Food & Cooking Recipes Dessert & Treats Recipes Cookie Recipes Storing and Packaging Cookies By Martha Stewart Editors Martha Stewart Editors Facebook Instagram Twitter Website An article attributed to "Martha Stewart Editors" indicates when several writers and editors have contributed to an article over the years. These collaborations allow us to provide you with the most accurate, up-to-date, and comprehensive information available.The Martha Stewart team aims to teach and inspire readers daily with tested-until-perfected recipes, creative DIY projects, and elevated home and entertaining ideas. They are experts in their fields who research, create, and test the best ways to help readers design the life they want. The joy is in the doing. Editorial Guidelines Updated on November 11, 2019 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Sang An You can't give cookies as a gift in these beautiful packaging ideas without baking cookies first! For more holiday cookie recipes and packaging ideas, download our complete guide. 01 of 10 Storing and Packaging Cookies Sang An Proper storage can ensure your cookies stay fresher longer. And our packaging ideas take advantage of household items to make gift-giving easier. 02 of 10 Storing Cookies Layer cookies between waxed or parchment paper. This keeps them from sticking together or losing crispness. Metal tins keep cookies firmer than plastic bins. Let cookies cool before storing. 03 of 10 Don't Combine Crisp and Soft Cookies When storing cookies, do not combine crisp and soft cookies in the same container, as this will cause the crisp ones to soften a bit. You can restore the crisp texture of cookies that have softened by heating them in a 300-degree oven for about 10 minutes. Let the cookies cool completely before serving. 04 of 10 Packaging Cookies Many of the materials for making cookie gift packages are probably already in your home -- ribbon, paper bags, a cardboard oatmeal container. Keep in mind how much room your cookies will take up in whatever container you select -- and how much filler you will need to cushion them, depending on how you plan to deliver the gift. 05 of 10 Line Containers Always line cardboard containers with parchment or waxed paper. And you should make sure that cookies have cooled completely before you package them; the steam given off by warm cookies will make them soggy. 06 of 10 Packaging Idea: Mix-and-Match Cookie Tins A mixed tin is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser. Line the bottom and sides of a square or rectangular airtight tin with corrugated paper. Fold short lengths in half for dividers. Envelop your cookies in tissue paper, buffer them with corrugated paper tubes, or protect them using accordion-folds of paper. You can also tie a stack of cookies with baker's twine. 07 of 10 Packaging Idea: Kitchen Molds Kitchen molds make attractive gift containers, and they serve the recipient well long after the cookies are eaten. Here, pudding molds lined with parchment make excellent vessels for soft cookies. 08 of 10 Packaging Idea: Bread Pans Long lidded bread pans, swathed in bright taffeta or velvet ribbon, are the perfect container for delicate cookies such as biscotti. 09 of 10 Packaging Idea: Cellophane-Wrapped Cookies Labors of love as pretty as home-baked cookies needn't be hidden by paper or cardboard. Here, neat rows of chocolate-espresso wafers and orange-ginger rounds are rolled in cellophane, and the ends are finished with ribbons. 10 of 10 Packaging Idea: Card-Stock Packaging Enclose a delicious cookie treat in this inventive packaging for a perfect homemade gift. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit