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Cookie Exchange For Angel Tree Packages

The holidays are fast approaching and I wanted to share a cookie "exchange" idea we used at our church last year.

Our angel tree provides gifts and food care packages for needy families in our community. (names are provided by the Red Cross and other similar agencies). Christmas care packages require home-made cookies, in my opinion.

A few weeks before your delivery date

  • Solicit used and new cookie tins. Sort, wash and discard tins as necessary.

  • Post flyers asking for a donation of ONE or more DOZEN home made cookies form each family (bring on a paper plate or other throw away) A normal size tin will hold about 3 dozen cookies; so determine the number of cookies bakes on the number of care packages you need to create

  • Create index cards for each family that will receive a box of cookies (Smith family of 7, for example) and place in the appropriate size tin.

  • Purchase a few bags for individually wrapped chocolates, candy canes and some curling ribbon.
On the day you plan to pack the cookies
  • Secure a location to place baked goods. It works well to place similar cookies together (peanut butter, chocolate chip, etc)

  • As your cookie PACKERS arrive, hand them a cookie tin and have them place an assortment of cookies in the tin.

  • Toss in a few chocolate kisses or mini bars

  • Tie with curling ribbon and a candy cane.

  • Eat leftover broken remains of cookies as everyone knows these have no calories

  • Deliver care packages to your needy families and smile knowing they are enjoying home-made cookies with their Holiday dinner and perhaps are even leaving one for Santa!
Last year, we prepared 17 care packages, received 50 dozen cookies which equal about 82,800 calories.

Source: Years of Angel Tree experience

By Diana from Prospect, KY

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