Because I’m always looking for a good excuse to make cookies, I’ve been trying to give more of my baked goods away lately. But I’m a terrible grocery shopper {I don’t think I’ve ever gone to the store and actually purchased everything on my list } and I always forget to buy paper plates, so I never have anything to give my baked goods away on. And it’s just too embarrassing to show up on someone’s doorstep with a baggie of cookies, you know? So last summer I created some folded paper cookie, cupcake, brownie, and truffle boxes so I could put my old scrapbook paper to good use as treat packaging (downloadable templates here). But those were individual serving sizes – so recently I made a slightly larger folded paper cookie gift box that holds 6 large or 10 small cookies. Each box takes two pieces of 8.5×11 cardstock and is just plain cute.
I cut a circle out of the lid of each box and lined it with plastic cut from a plastic page protector (a transparency would work as well). This way you can see the cute treats inside. The adorable paper I used for these boxes is from A Muse Studio, a stamp company that carries all sorts of awesome stamps, ribbons, dies, and papers. They sent me some of their gorgeous printed cardstock to try out in scrapbooking, but I’m using it for cookie boxes instead 🙂
When the box itself is so adorable, all you need is a little ribbon or twine to tie it shut. They even look cute with nothing but a strip of washi tape across the front.
To make one of these boxes, start with two pieces of 8.5×8.5 cardstock. (Final box dimensions are 4.5×4.5, which was perfect for packing up 10 2-in cookies. If you want a larger box, just start with a larger piece of paper, but be aware you may need to line the bottom of the box with cardboard for stability.)
***Make sure your cuts and folds are as exact as possible for the best looking box***
Looking for the perfect cookie to package up and give away? Try soft sugar cookies with cream cheese frosting, 15 minute chocolate reese’s cookies, or chocolate sandwich cookies with caramel cream filling.
vanessa says
I’m going to put popcorn in it 🙂
Lorraine Jacobs says
Wow, that looks pretty nice! I really love boxes and having to do it on my own and customizing my own design and color can be so much interesting! I will mark this page and I will surely give this a try. Thank you so much for sharing this idea.
autumn says
You’re welcome, Lorraine! If you make boxes of your own, I’d love it if you’d take a photo and upload it to the It’s Always Autumn reader projects flickr pool (linked in the menu bar).