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zoebartlett

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I'm considering making chocolate chip cookies to include in the welcome bags for our out of town guests. I think we've been talked out of doing favors at the reception, and that's fine with me. My cousin made cookies and put them in the welcome bags and they were a big hit. They were a tasty treat and it was a nice gesture/touch. Would I be out of my mind to try putting this together before our wedding or is it easily doable?
 
I love welcome baskets....but don''t take on any more than you can reasonably handle...you''ll be uber busy right before you wedding!

My DH and I did bottles of champange in our welcome baskets, with hand written and personalized notes. We also included a nice bottle openers obviously. Fresh fruit, candies, crackers and cheese spread. We put them in mini suitcases along with some local information about sight seeing, places to go...

they were a hit!
 
I think the cookies are a great idea. I want to make favors or welcome but I don''t know if I could pull it off. My FI and I are definitely making gift baskets for our wedding party though.
 
Make the cookies if you will enjoy doing it and find it relaxing. Otherwise, I would say don''t do it!

For me, it would be relaxing alone-time amid the hectic-ness. But I really loooove baking!
 
Okay, so if I decide to do it, I''ll just use the super easy Toll House receipe. I figure four cookies per bag should be good, right (2 per couple or 1 per family)? I feel silly posting about this almost 4 whole months before my wedding, but I have the time this week, so my mind is wandering. Now, would you recommend that I make the dough ahead of time and then freeze it until I''m ready to actually bake the cookies? How far in advance can you freeze the dough -- 1 week, 2, ??

Hmmm, instead of freezing the dough, maybe I can make the cookies and then freeze them until I want to package them up. I don''t know -- any thoughts?

Thanks!!
 
Zoe, a lot of bakeries freeze the dough in balls and then thaw the dough before they cook them. The cookies keep their shape better. But to answer your question, I would try doing them both ways and see what you are happiest with. I prefer to freeze the dough and then bake the cookies. Also, if the cookies are not going to be eaten within one day of being baked, I would recommend staying away from using shortning. Shortning causes the cookies to go stale quicker, but adds a nice crispness to the cookies.

I think giving your guest two cookies each is more than generous.
 
Thanks Gtn! I''d use butter, not shortening, for the cookies. I think I may experiment this week.
 
I think it would be a really nice gesture!
 
Suddenly wanting some chocolate chip cookies - and I don''t even like chocolate! Sounds yummy Zoe!
 
Thanks Tacori!

Stephanie, I WISH I didn''t like chocolate.
 
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Mmmmmmm, cookies....
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I've been debating using cookies for reception favors (each person would get one cookie of FI's and my favorites, so two cookies per person). I've already decided that if we go with this idea, we'll make the cookies ahead of time and freeze them. My experience has generally been that cookies survive the freezer just fine if they're sealed well and it isn't for too long a time. Like somebody else said, try them both ways (frozen dough or frozen cookies) and see what works best.
 
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