How to make a cookie box

To make a cookie box, choose a gift box (such as a garment box) or a box made specifically for cookies with small compartments for each variety. Decide on your cookie varieties, bake them, and allow to cool completely. Place tissue paper in each compartment and nestle the cookies in in a pretty pattern. Place the top on and give to a lucky recipient!

What do you put in the bottom of a cookie box?

Place parchment or wax paper in the bottom of cookie box followed by seasonal tissue paper.

How do you separate cookies in a cookie box?

If you are not shipping the cookies, you can separate them with parchment liners, cupcake liners, or cardboard and/or craft wood that you cut yourself. If shipping be sure to wrap the cookies in plastic and use plenty of tissue paper and/or shredded paper to prevent them from moving during shipment.

Christmas Cookie Box {+ a Peppermint Bark Recipe}

Description

This White Chocolate Peppermint Bark is the easiest but most festive treat. I have been making this for YEARS - ever since my kids were teeny tiny. Only 2 ingredients, but my secret method is what makes it extra special

Ingredients

24 ounces white chocolate chips *see notes
12 peppermint candy canes

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Instructions

Place a long strip of parchment or wax paper on your counter top.
peel and place candy canes in a large zip-top bag. Using a rolling pin or meat mallet (the flat side!) smash candy canes into bits. You want some larger pieces and some dusty bits.
Now, using a fine mesh strainer, separate the large candy cane bits from the dust (my kids and I used to call it fairy dust). Save the dust in a separate bowl and just leave the larger bits in the strainer as you prepare the chocolate.
Place chocolate chips in a large glass bowl and microwave in 30 second blasts, stirring each time, until all chips are melted. should take about 2 minutes total.
Now, working pretty quickly, stir in your fairy dust while the chocolate is still hot and very runny.
Quickly pour mixture out onto the paper and spread to a thin, mostly even layer.
Quickly sprinkle top with larger chunks of candy cane, pressing down slightly so they really stick.
Allow to cool completely and break or cut into any shapes/sizes you want!

Notes

Just to make our lives complicated, Nestle chips come in 12 ounce bags and Ghirardelli chips come in 11 ounce bags. Just use two bags of either variety - you don't need to get too fussy about those few ounces.

One year I couldn't find candy canes and I used those little red and white star mints with great results.

Originally published December 2020 and updated November 25, 2023

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 2 minutes
Category: cookie, dessert, Christmas

Keywords: Christmas cookie box, peppermint bark, cookies