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Cookie Favors--Am I crazy?
I have been planning on making cookies for favors for a while. Both FI and I love cookies, and I definitely want to do something edible. But now I'm starting to wonder if it is going to be too much work.
We are estimating that we'll have about 200 guests. My plan was to do sugar cookies and frost them in our colors, then put them in those clear plastic bags and seal with a sticky address label. Maybe add a ribbon depending on time. I debated doing them ahead of time and freezing them, but really I don't have much freezer storage and I'm worried about taste. I feel like taking a day to make these the week of the wedding won't be too awful...especially since my mom and sisters have agreed to help out. I'm trying to get as much done as possible before hand like the escort cards, seating chart, etc so I don't have as much to do that week. Am I setting myself up to be stressed out about this or do you think I'll be fine? Any time saving tips/suggestions?
We are estimating that we'll have about 200 guests. My plan was to do sugar cookies and frost them in our colors, then put them in those clear plastic bags and seal with a sticky address label. Maybe add a ribbon depending on time. I debated doing them ahead of time and freezing them, but really I don't have much freezer storage and I'm worried about taste. I feel like taking a day to make these the week of the wedding won't be too awful...especially since my mom and sisters have agreed to help out. I'm trying to get as much done as possible before hand like the escort cards, seating chart, etc so I don't have as much to do that week. Am I setting myself up to be stressed out about this or do you think I'll be fine? Any time saving tips/suggestions?
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Re: Cookie Favors--Am I crazy?
I would suggest making them ahead of time and freezing them. I know you said you don't have much freezer space... do you have friends or family who could take a few boxes of them to keep for you?
Stuff comes up during wedding week that needs to get done... plus, I know that for me, by the time the week before the wedding came around, I was done. I just didn't care if any of those little details got done or not. If it's something you really want to do, I'd suggest doing as much as you possibly can ahead of time. Or else you might end up scrapping it due to lack of motivation (if you're anything like me).
We ended up buying our sugar cookies because I didn't want to deal with them- quite frankly, it was enough of a hassle just bagging them and putting a ribbon on- and I just tied it in a knot and let the ends dangle! lol
We got 13 dozen cookies for $170- not cheap, but worth it to not have to stand and ice 170 cookies and all that.
Maybe you could check around to bakeries and see if they have any deals on bulk purchases. We got our cookies at Christine's, and their price for a dozen was actually 13 cookies.
If you insist on doing it (even though I do a lot of baking, I'd probably buy them), I agree with everyone, especially about doing a sample recipe to see how many cookies you get, how delicate they are, how they freeze, and how they taste after freezing. I doubt it will have any negative effects on the cookies if you freeze them.
I also agree that you probably want to freeze them unfrosted. I've frozen flat sugar cookies in large batches, with wax paper & paper towels between the layers. Very large gift boxes, like those from Macy's, or shoe boxes, are perfect for this.
If you are having anyone help you, you might want to have them do the baking & decorating all at one house, either yours or another friend or family member's. Ovens cook differently, and what might take 8 minutes in one oven can take 10 minutes in another. You probably want to make sure the sizes & "brown-ness" are the same. Also, depending on what colors you are using to decorate, you want them to all be the same, ie the same depth of color.
Good luck. I'll give you credit for being ambitious, LOL.
[QUOTE]I wouldn't frost them before you freeze them, but it can certainly be done.... We ended up buying our sugar cookies because I didn't want to deal with them- quite frankly, it was enough of a hassle just bagging them and putting a ribbon on- and I just tied it in a knot and let the ends dangle! lol We got 13 dozen cookies for $170- not cheap, but worth it to not have to stand and ice 170 cookies and all that. Maybe you could check around to bakeries and see if they have any deals on bulk purchases. We got our cookies at Christine's, and their price for a dozen was actually 13 cookies.
Posted by culbycheese[/QUOTE]
Yeah I think I'm going to do my cookie favors from Christine's too. Were they good? :)
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[QUOTE] Yeah I think I'm going to do my cookie favors from Christine's too. Were they good? :)
Posted by queenfm85[/QUOTE]
<div>They were DELICIOUS! Everyone loved them, and they turned out so cute! We got little goldfish that we had iced in teal and fuchsia to match our cake topper. We got a lot of compliments on them!</div>
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