A fun gift for any occasion is home baked cookies. Whether shipping Christmas cookies to friends and family on your list, or mailing a batch of cookies to a member of the military serving overseas, cookies are fun, personal presents. Of course it’s generally positive if they arrive at their destination without breakage or spoilage. Following, we give you a few points of advice on how to accomplish just that.
First, you want to let your cookies cool to room temperature before you wrap them. Warm cookies can lead to mold or soggy cookies, because they give off moisture in the packaging. However, you shouldn’t wait more than 24 hours after they’re done to send out your homemade gift. If you wait more time, the cookies can dry out and become stale.
Second we do the wrapping. The 미국배송대행 most common materials used to wrap pastries are cellophane or waxed paper. Either material will do nicely. If the baked goods are going to be shipped over a great distance, you may consider wrapping each cookie individually to protect them from becoming mashed together. For those of you sending your baked goods in a tin or strong box, you can package the baked sweets in cupcake papers or coffee filters. However you end up wrapping them, make sure you separate different types of cookies to individual taste and moisture levels. If you are worried about your cookies drying out on the journey, try putting a chunk of bread or slice of apple in the package.
Next, you want to place your cookies in an airtight canister. The most used cookie container is the metal tin. During the holidays, most all stores sell specific tins for exactly this reason. However, every day you can buy tins suitable for baked sweets at hobby stores and general stores. Glass or mason jars with tight lids can also be used. Another consideration is plastic food receptacles. General stores offer reseal-able plastic containers for pretty low prices. As always, the most basic but least decorative option is the plastic bag. Bags do give you flexibility and tight storage, but not strength, so you would have to place the bag in a stronger receptacle. The container absolutely must be airtight. This will keep moisture, contamination, and more undesirable particles away from your home baked cookies, and keep the rich taste of your gift.
After following the steps above, stow your cookies in the shipping box. You can get a cardboard box from the shipping company, reuse a box you already have, or get one from your local. Make sure the box contents are padded on all six sides. This can be accomplished in a myriad of ways: strips of old, clean sheets, packing paper, old plastic grocery bags, and newspaper or magazine pages. Basically, if it can be crumpled, it works. Some unique thoughts which also work are popcorn or candy and gummy fruits. These cushioning agents can then be enjoyed by the bachelor uncle as well! Once your cookies are fully boxed up and addressed, mark them as fragile and ship them out. You want to mail them with enough priority that they are not in shipping for beyond three or four days. Don’t ship over a holiday. You don’t want your fresh cookies to get old in a shipping office. The shipping agent should be able to give you an estimate of the shipping duration to help with your planning.