Before I Bite off more than I can chew, how might I freeze these cookies?

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mariadnoca

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I often take on ideas that may not be practical so grain of salt. I'm just toying with this idea I'm not sure that it's practical at all.

Was thinking of offering my niece to make these as favors and then we could place them in a nice bag on each place setting at her wedding. However these are molded cookies that have to be hand painted. Meaning I have to mold each cookie one at a time so that would take 1 million batches of cookies. And then each one is as big as your hand, so how would I wrap these and freeze them so they don't have any freezer burnt smell? Given I don't know her count for the wedding yet but it could be like 100 to 200 people. That's a lot of cookies, but the wedding is not till September. Still though — am I insane and she just shut up and not Say anything due to the fact this is just crazy?

(I do own a food saver, but I don't know how I would use it for this purpose.)

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Some ideas

If you decide to tackle this job (a big one) I think I would freeze them in a large ziplock (lay flat - they look delicate so probably only one layer) - suck the air out with a straw (or use your food saver) and then bag them right before the wedding.

You can find all size of cello bags at stores like Papermart.com

I did a lot of favor cookies (showers/wedding) and this is what I did.

 
Maria, I make cookies for my hubby and here is what I do.

I put each cookie into a fold lock top baggie, then I put them all into a good freezer bag, such as Zip Lock., in one layer. I put those bags on a sheet pan, then in the freezer to freeze. Once frozen I take the zip lock bags off the sheet pan and layer them onto my freezer shelf. They freeze very well that way, and we can remove one or two at will. That extra layer of protection with the baggie, seems to protect them somewhat. I remove most of the air, by running my hands lightly over the bag and pressing the Zip lock with the other as I move across the bag.

 
My concern would be freezer space. You can't just look at one cookie...you have

to visualize 6" x 4" by 1/2" (approx size?) covered in protective wrap and then stacked somehow. Approximate 24 cookies fitting into a 12" shoe box: does that seem right to you? (It would be far fewer if cookies and packaging are thicker.)

So you would need freezer room for 4 to 8 shoe boxes and that's if the wrapping is minimal. Be sure that you (or some family member) has that kind of freezer room available for the full time until the party.

 
Yes, asked mother of the bride if she has the space in her spare fridge/freezer

Other than that I could also make jam, which would be a lot easier, So mention that to her as well. Mother of the bride says she's trying to hold the number to around 70 which would be much more realistic but still a lot.

 
What is a price point? I looked around online and thought I'd found one

f or 35cents, but then there is the lid, making it 69 cents which is pretty much the going price at a supermarket.

 
For a good price you need Michael in Tampa's (now Naples) good karma. He ordered

something like 4 sets (4 each) and they shipped him four cases for the same price. So instead of 16 jars, he ended up with 48 (I think).

I was the HAPPY recipient of one of those bonus sets.

 
Deb, how long did a wedding project take you? I was going to do this for a friend, but

the distance logistics just didn't work out (it turned out to be a destination wedding).

 
The more I think about it it was two large bridal showers

And somewhere between 75 to 90 cookies each. Made and froze way ahead of time. Did a few smaller events for friends (bee cookies for a book launch - the cover of the book had beess on it, etc. For that one I made little bees up way ahead of time with stiffer royal icing and then plopped them on the cookies.)

For one I made up the dough at least a month in advance and then one day I baked and decorated the same day. This one was a heart shaped cookie that was flooded in white and then then I think I put the initials of the bride and groom in script - something like "V & J". I'm a tad hazy because at the same time I was making 200+ faux cupcake place card holders - I did that one in stages over weeks. And damn near went crazy.

The other I once again made the dough way in advance on froze it. And then a day or so ahead I made a slew of pink hearts with royal icing (at a stiffer consistency). The next day I baked and flooded the cookies in white and dropped a heart on each.

With both, once dried, I laid them single layer in large 2 gallon ziplocks and frozen until the night before they were needed. Bagging them was the simple part:) I think I also made nice labels that I quickly put on the backs of the cookies with a glue runner (small, cheap plastic thingee).

I have lots of freezer space. (3 freezers) but they really didn't take up too much space. I think the cookies were 4 inches.

 
It won't be by the time you add shipping. We can buy jars in the supermarket

or WalMart for about 75cents each for 4 or 8 oz. sizes

 
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