A good chocolate chip cookie recipe is hard to come by. All too often, cookies come out too crispy, too crunchy, or not chocolatey enough. If you are ...
A good chocolate chip cookie recipe is hard to come by. All too often,
cookies come out too crispy, too crunchy, or not chocolatey enough. If you are lucky enough to have a really awesome cookie recipe, why not share it? Nothing spells out your appreciation quite like home-baked chocolatey goodness.
Here are a few suggestions for how you can put your chocolate chip cookie recipe to work.
Birthdays - Chocolate chip cookies make a great birthday gift for a friend, family member, or co-worker. Although giving cookies can be a good way to stay within your gift-giving budget, it's also a way to show you care, because of how much time and effort goes into baking cookies for someone. Give the cookies in a pretty cookie jar or tin for an added personal touch, or make an extra big cookie and slather it in frosting in lieu of a cake.
Picnics and Parties - Nothing makes more people love you at a potlock than bringing something sweet and homemade, such as chocolate chip cookies. Cookies make great picnic and party food because they don't require knives to serve them or silverware to eat them. Make a big batch and be sure to bring enough for everyone!
Valentine's Day - Instead of giving a box chocolates, do something a little different!Buy a pretty Valentine's Day-themed tin at the store and fill it with cookies you've made yourself. For a nice added touch, make a bouquet of Hershey's kiss roses to accompany your homemade treats.
Halloween - Unfortunately, parents' concerns have made it difficult to give out homemade "treats" to perfect strangers, so unless you know your neighbors very well, stick to party snacks and favors!To add to the festivities, cookies can be individually wrapped in Halloween-themed plastic wrap. You might even add a little food coloring to the dough when you're making it, in order to turn your cookies orange.
Christmas - Everyone loves cookies for the holidays!Just as with any other occasion, baking cookies for someone is a great way to show your love without breaking the bank. Find a nice tin and fill it to the top with home-baked goodness as a present for a good friend or loved one, and include a printed copy of the chocolate chip cookie recipe if it's an old family favorite. Cookies make great stocking stuffers, too -- just wrap them in red or green plastic first, so that they don't leave crumbs in the stockings!
Other Special Occasions - Truth be told, cookies are perfect for almost any type of special occasion. Whether you are bringing a big batch of cookies for everyone to share, or giving someone their very own tin of cookies, home-baked treats say that you care enough to spend the time and energy to make them!
As anyone who bakes knows, a good cookie recipe is hard to find. If you have the perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe, chances are your friends and family will always be begging you to make cookies!That's why cookies make such a great way to celebrate special occasions -- because you will always know that no one will be disappointed!
