Shipping cookies Overseas!

**JustJoy** · 01-06-2007, 10:06 AM

Can someone give me advice on the best way to pack home baked cookies to ship over seas? I have an adopted solider stationed in Iraq and just received a letter from him saying he'd love some homemade chocolate chip cookies. When my son was in Iraq I never sent any home baked goods as he is not a sweets eater.

I just don't want them to end up being a box of crumbs when he gets them.

**Michelle** · 01-06-2007, 10:15 AM

I just bumped a thread for you that I posted a while back about this very thing. HTH

**JustJoy** · 01-06-2007, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by Michelle

I just bumped a thread for you that I posted a while back about this very thing. HTH

Thanks so much!

**jamie79** · 01-06-2007, 11:25 AM

If you put them in a tin they should be fine. Just pack the box snugly so the tin doesnt bounce around too much. I would put them in a Ziploc bag in the tin to help keep them fresher too

**bumplett** · 01-06-2007, 12:48 PM

my dad sent my hubby home baked goodies in a vacummed sealed baggie & then in a tin - (those 'as seen on tv' vacuum sealer thingies) -

everything arrived fresh and yummy - the biggest problem is the amount of time it takes for the guys to get their mail - those cookies could be tumbling around for weeks - (that's why my dad used the vac sealer thing)

**bumplett** · 01-06-2007, 12:50 PM

oh, there was something else that my dad sent to dh ~ he used layers of wax paper inbetween - it was something chocolate (brownies or turtles) ~ he put them in a tin also, with wax paper inbetween each layer and paper towels on the top & bottom - those arrived safetly also.

**leezza** · 01-06-2007, 06:12 PM

When DH was in the Navy I sent him cookies:

wrap in plastic wrap first, (like saran wrap) this will keep them moist, then in foil, (to keep sturdy).....then put into tin or into a sturdy box.

Most things I sent went thru APO-FPO addresses and were recieved in 7 days....I suggest using those FLAT rate boxes from the USPS, no matter the weight they are $8.10 and they go priority.

JMHO,
leezza

**JustJoy** · 01-06-2007, 06:49 PM

Thanks for all your suggestions ladies

**moldy** · 01-11-2007, 06:17 PM

Also if you are mailing heavy boxes, get the flat rate priority mail boxes from teh post office. It will save you a bunch in fees. YOu can basically mail any weight in these for a flat fee (I think it is around $8.10).