- A tin full of cookies is a simple, inexpensive gift that works especially well for the holiday season. Bake or purchase a variety of cookies or fill the tin with the recipient's favorite cookies. Line the tin with cellophane or festive tissue paper, and then arrange the cookies. Martha Stewart suggests using corrugated paper to serve as dividers in a square tin. Choose a seasonal or holiday theme tin or decorate a solid color tin with a personalized sticker or large bow.
- While fortune cookies are inexpensive to purchase at a grocery store, making your own cookies with personalized messages is a creative, unexpected gift. Hand write messages on slim strips of paper or print on a computer. Fortune cookie recipes are readily available online from sites like Food Network (foodnetwork.com). The most important step is to place the fortunes in the center of the cookies as soon as they're done baking and to immediately fold them; otherwise they'll harden and you'll have to start over. Place several cookies in a Chinese takeout box and decorate the box with ribbons, pine cones or other trimmings.
- Slip one large cookie inside a CD sleeve and close it with a beautiful sticker. Pair the cookie with a CD mix of the recipient's favorite music or a disc of seasonally theme tunes for a personal gift. Another idea is to set a basket full of cookie CD packages by your front door as a festive party gift for guests to take home after your next event.
- Make chocolate cookie pops as an alternative to a bouquet of flowers. This easy to make gift is ready in just an hour and uses Oreo cookies as the main ingredient. Insert a lollipop stick into the center of an Oreo, and then dip in melted chocolate. Use sprinkles and small candy pieces as decoration. Once the chocolate has set, gather the cookie pops and place in cellophane bag. Tie the bottom with a brightly colored ribbon to complete the cookie pop bouquet.
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