| Food is probably one of the most pleasant gifts | | | | with gourmet holiday coffee or bottle of |
| people can receive during Christmas season. Aside | | | | chardonnay and cabernet sauvignon. |
| from being a potential staple item on the table | | | | You may also want to give a Christmas food gift |
| during Christmas Eve, Christmas food gifts can | | | | that includes an assortment of various nuts such |
| reflect good taste to gift-givers. Although it is still | | | | as almonds, filberts, cashews, pecans, pistachios, |
| months before Christmas time, it's never too | | | | walnuts, peanuts, and Brazil nuts; a Candy food |
| early to think of the food items you can give out | | | | gift basket that include several variations of |
| as presents. | | | | Christmas candies and sweets; or a Nutritious |
| As early as now, you can look for special sweets, | | | | Christmas food gift that contains snack boxes |
| tarts, candies, breads and bottled treasures in | | | | such as fruit and nut mixes, maple syrup, jams, |
| specialty stores or you can start learning how to | | | | and fruit-filled pies. |
| make special homemade cookies that you can | | | | But, among the so-many possible Christmas food |
| give to your spouse, friends, relatives, teachers, | | | | gift items, cookies--in different shapes, flavors, |
| clients, associates or officemates. | | | | and sizes--are always on top of the list. Here are |
| GETTING STARTED | | | | some of the cookie basics you need to know |
| Through the years, possible Christmas food gift | | | | before giving out this most popular Christmas |
| ideas or items people give out include boxes of | | | | food gift. |
| chocolates in various Christmas shapes like star, | | | | 1. Choose your recipient's favorite cookie. Knowing |
| snowman, or Christmas tree; a selection of fruits, | | | | your recipient's favorite cookie will make it easier |
| different arrangements of fruit baskets, traditional | | | | for you to buy or prepare your gift. If not, opt |
| Christmas hampers that contain Christmas | | | | for standard cookies favorites such as fresh |
| specialty foods such as ham and cheese, | | | | ginger cookies, fruitcake cookies, holly Christmas |
| traditional Christmas cakes and puddings, | | | | cookies, Christmas tree cookies, and chocolate |
| mincemeat tarts in different shapes and sizes, | | | | chip or oatmeal cookies. |
| festive shaped shortbreads, fruit cakes, Dundee | | | | 2. Make the presentation attractive. Be creative in |
| cakes, and bottles of wine like sauvignon blanc | | | | packing your cookies by embossing it with |
| dry white wine. | | | | ceramic, metal, or plastic stamps or molds or by |
| If you want your Christmas good gift giving more | | | | adding special add-ons to the finished product such |
| personalized or intimate, you can customize it into | | | | as colored sugar, finely chopped nuts, or colorful |
| different variations such as Wine and Gourmet | | | | sprinkles. Make that you decorate the outside of |
| food gift basket that contain gourmet pepper and | | | | your cookie container with distinctive labels, unique |
| poppy crackers, pacific smoked salmon with | | | | cards, and colorful stickers or wrapping paper. |
| gourmet cheese spread with wine or a Sesame | | | | 3. Maximize your effort. If you are baking the |
| Crackers food gift which include a selection of | | | | cookies by yourself, make sure that you prepare |
| garlic and cheese mix and chocolate drizzled | | | | to bake a large selection of cookies by freezing |
| almond biscotti and dark chocolate mint sticks | | | | several rounds of this dough in advance. |