Edible Wedding Favors never looked or tasted so GOOD!
Hello de Lovely readers! I am Allison, and I blog over at MarryThis! Mellissa and I have been talking about doing a guest post swap for a while now, and I am so excited to finally be here! Today I am sharing with you a fabulous, frugal wedding favor that your guests will be sure to enjoy – Oreo-Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies! Hello, serious yum!
With stuffed-cookies being all the rage on Pinterest right now, I thought they would make a perfect wedding favor. Not
only are these cookies so easy to make (be sure to check out my baking
tip below), but they also came in at less than $1 each! Now, THAT'S
something to celebrate.
"It's What's Inside that Counts" Cookie Wedding Favor - How-To and Budget Breakdown
Here's what you'll need:
- Pre-baked oreo-stuffed chocolate chip cookies, cooled (my batch yielded 24 cookies)
- Paper sleeves in your choice of color/pattern (I chose yellow chevron)
- Full sheet label paper (to be fed through an inkjet printer)
- Scissors
- Plastic wrap
Project Instructions:
1. Download your free “It’s What’s Inside that Counts” cookie printable! Add your initials and print on white full-sheet label paper. Never used a MarryThis! customizable printable before? Visit our printing FAQ page to learn how to add your own initials to these labels in Adobe Reader (it’s easy!). Cut out each label and set aside.
2. Assemble your pre-baked Oreo-stuffed chocolate chip cookies. I followed this recipe. BAKING TIP: The trick to this recipe is to add the correct proportions of cookie dough to the top and bottom of the Oreo.
I added about 80% on top and 20% on bottom, which seemed work great. DO
NOT add equal amounts of dough on each side unless you want your
cookies to look like this. (Hey, in my book, if it tastes good it’s a win!)
3. After
your cookies are fully cooled, wrap each cookie in plastic
wrap to give them a longer shelf life and prevent grease from staining
the paper sleeves. Place each wrapped cookie UPSIDE DOWN in a paper
sleeve. You want the flat surface facing up so the label is easier to
adhere.
4. Fold
down the top inch of the sleeve (to make a clean crease), and then fold
in half again over the cookie. Adhere label to seal the paper sleeve
shut. Viola! It ain’t rocket science, people.
These
favors should stay fresh for up to a week (don’t forget to plastic wrap
the cookies!). Best of all, these favors are so easy to assemble, you
could have a baking party with your bridesmaids and knock out all your
favors in one night.
Budget Breakdown:
- Chevron paper sleeve: .25 cents each
- Label paper: .25 cents per sheet (6 labels to a sheet)
- Cookies: About .30 - .50 cents each, depending on the quality of your ingredients
Grand total per favor: Less than $1 each!
I hope you love these favors as much as I do! (Trust me, you can’t go wrong with cookies!) Send us some photos of your finished wedding favors so we can share with other readers. This is the best kind of inspiration!
Happy Friday!
xo, Allison
P.S Let us know what you think about this awesome recipe and guest post by leaving a comment below. Check out all our other Edible Wedding Favor ideas on PINTEREST!
Allison Doty is a graphic designer in the beautiful city of Boise, Idaho who is obsessed with all things beautiful. She is the founder of Allison Doty Graphic Design and Art Director for Marry This! Allison is an alumnus of Sigma Kappa and Washington State University where she studied Journalism and Fine Art. While Allison wishes she could stick to one hobby she finds herself as more of a hobby collector than an actual hobbyist (recently she has learned to play the ukulele … ish).
