How to Ship Cookies Depends if you Know How to Make Cookies that are Storing Cookies

Long ago I had to ask how to ship cookies. I was shipping cookies quite often to people out of state and my son who was in the military. I learned the hard way that all cookie recipes are not for shipping. I first realized I had to find recipes for storing cookies. Many of the cookies that I make (and did ship) were stale and crumbly by the time they reached their destination. Heavy butter cookies are a NO NO ! I found that drier cookies with oatmeal and dried fruits did ship well and were still fresh upon arrival. They even taste better as they age. The following two cookie recipes are my favorite for both shipping and storing.

OATMEAL COOKIE

• 2 Cups flour


• 2 Cups sugar


• 4 Teaspoons baking powder


• 1 Teaspoon salt


• 1 Teaspoon nutmeg


• 1 Cup shortening


• 2 Eggs


• 4 Teaspoons grated orange rind


• 2 Tablespoons orange juice


• 3 Cups rolled oats

Preheat oven to 375F degrees.

Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg.

Add the shortening, eggs, orange rind and orange juice.

Mix well and stir in the rolled oats.

Drop level tablespoons of cookie dough onto a lightly greased cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.

Bake 12 to 15 minutes.

To know how to ship cookies, one must know the best storing cookies. The following recipe is a good shipping cookies recipe.

DRIED FRUIT COOKIES

• 1 Cup shortening


• 2 Cups packed brown sugar


• 2 Eggs


• ½ Cup buttermilk


• 3 ½ Cups flour


• 1 Teaspoon baking soda


• 1 Teaspoon salt


• 1 ½ Cups broken pecan


• 2 Cups candied cherries cut in halves


• 2 Cups cut up dates

Mix shortening, sugar and eggs and blend well.

Stir in the buttermilk.

Sift the flour soda and salt; blend into the creamed mixture.

Stir in the cherries, dates and pecans; chill for 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 400F degrees.

Drop rounded teaspoonfuls onto a lightly greased cookie sheet.

Bake 8 to 10 minutes.

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