COOKIE BASKET IDEA

Container Ideas:

• Cake plate

• Canister

• Cookie jar

• Flat basket

• Flower pot

• Plastic bucket

• Platter

• Serving tray

• Teapot

• Tin
   

Content Suggestions:

• Bottled lemonade or powdered lemonade mix

• Certificate to Baskin Robbins or other ice cream shop

• Chocolate candy

• Gourmet coffee or tea

• Nuts

• Plush animal

• Store-bought cookies or gourmet cookies or homemade cookies

• Taffy
   

Decorating Possibilities:

• Use a piece of gingham fabric to line the bottom of the basket. Use pinking sheers on the edges of the fabric and allow the corners to hang outside of the basket. Wrap with cellophane, and add a gingham ribbon

• Place a small teddy bear inside the basket

• Place silk daisies inside or outside the basket.

• Make a cookie bouquet by placing baking sticks in each cookie before baking.

• Use a bright yellow color scheme, and place smiley-face stickers onto the outside of the basket.

• Simple and Inexpensive:  Place some cookies on a pretty plate, wrap with cellophane or plastic wrap, and top with a colorful bow.

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The basket pictured above can be purchased from GiftTree.com