I am the queen of last minute Christmas to-do’s.  I don’t know if it’s because I’m so busy it’s hard to carve out the time to shop and ship, or if it’s that my kids exhaust me so much that I simply give up trying to do anything special until the guilt sets in during the home stretch.

Well, this week that all too familiar "oh snap" feeling set in, and I’ve been scrambling a bit to get things done.  Last week I was lucky enough to receive some cookies in the mail shipped via FedEx , just so they could show me how great they are at shipping delicate baked items.  I was surprised–any cookies I’ve had sent to me seemed to be reduced to crumbles by the time it made it to me, but these cookies arrived in perfect condition.

Here’s the FedEx "recipe" for success, and just in time for overnight delivery today for you late bloomers like me:

–Place the baked goods in a sturdy container and layer wax paper between the baked goods, using crumbled paper to fill in void spaces

–Secure the lid of the container to the body with tape, to keep it from accidentally popping off

–Place the container in a sturdy FedEx box and use newspaper or plastic grocery bags to cushion the container tightly in place.

–Shake the box…if you can feel or hear any movement, add more cushioning.

Now that my boys want to prepare a box for shipping…even if it’s full of *only* the packing material…I think we’re set.  Note to family:  we love snickerdoodles.

**Arianne also blogs at To Think Is To Create

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