• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

The Nifty Foodie

  • Home
  • About
  • Recipes
    • Appetizers
    • Beverages
    • Breads/Muffins
    • Breakfast
    • Canning
    • Desserts
    • Dog Treats
    • Entertaining/Parties
    • Fruit
    • Holiday Recipes
    • Louisiana Cuisine
    • Main Dishes
    • Mexican
    • Nifty Foodie Original
    • Nifty Tricks
    • Project Food Blog
    • Pumpkin
    • Salads
    • Sauces/Dips
    • Side Dishes
    • Skinny
    • Slow Cooker
    • Spices
    • Stews/Soups
    • The Disasters
  • My Weight Loss Journey
    • Races
    • Running
    • Weight Loss Milestones
  • Crafts
  • Contact Me
You are here: Home / Holiday / My First Operation Baking Gals

My First Operation Baking Gals

October 7, 2009 by Amy 1 Comment

This past month, I decided to participate in Operation Baking Gals for the first time. Baking is one of my favorite hobbies, and now that I’m on a diet, I’m trying to find opportunities to bake that don’t require me to have a pan of brownies housed on my counter for a few days. Too tempting!

I knew I was going to bake three items: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Brownies, Halloween M&M Biscotti and The Chewy, which will all be featured on the blog.

I first went to the Dollar Tree and bought three packs of disposable containers, along with packing supplies. I also got the flat rate APO/FPO shipping box for free at the post office to do this. If you were doing this to send to someone NOT in the military, go ahead and just get a flat rate box. You’ll be glad you did…my box of goodies ended up being 7 lbs.!! Flat rate rocks!

First, I followed the directions on the OBG website, which said to line the containers with paper towels and place a few pieces of apple peel in the fold nearest where the baked goods will be placed. Then, I loaded up the containers with baked goodies, put another paper towel with apple peel and taped the container shut, just in case!

Then, I put in one layer of baked goods in the box and squished in grocery plastic bags around them to make the boxes as immobile as possible. The trick here is to make everything in the box stay absolutely still, so if they are shaken, they won’t get super crumbly before reaching their destination. I’ve shipped two boxes of decorated cookies using this method with GREAT success!

IMG_0514

Then, I added a second layer of baked goods. I ran out of containers, so I lined two ziplocs with a paper towel and apple peel and filled them up. I wrapped them tightly in bubble wrap as well. I’m not quite sure how these will fare, but hopefully, since they ended up being packed in pretty tightly, I’m hoping they will be ok!

IMG_0516

I also added a note to tell them how much I appreciate what they do for our country. 🙂 Then, I added a bunch of plastic grocery bags to surround the second layer of boxes/bags, as well as on the very top, put two layers of bubble wrap, so they don’t accidentally cut through the goodies when opening the box!

IMG_0517

All in all, this was a fun way to show appreciation to our troops! I paid maybe $20 (including $11.95 shipping) to do this, and I know I’ll definitely be doing this again!

I’m thinking, if I have enough Internet buddies interested, of hosting a team for December’s shipping dates. It is the holiday season after all, and who doesn’t like baking with fun holiday sprinkles?! 🙂

Filed Under: Holiday

Previous Post: « Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Brownies
Next Post: Halloween M&M Biscotti »

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Jen says

    October 7, 2009 at 5:29 pm

    What a great idea! I’ve been wanting to participate in one of these for awhile but unfortunately I have no kitchen right now! (remodeling) One of these days I’ll get to bake for people again!

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

Hey Y’all!

Image Credit: Leslie Pendleton Photography

 

Hey y’all!

Thanks so much for reading! I’m Amy, and I live in south Louisiana with my husband and our rescue dog. I enjoy sharing my love for cooking, baking, crafts & more! Follow my daily adventures on social media!

Follow my Daily Adventures

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

Footer

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

Archives

Copyright © 2023 · Foodie Pro Theme by Shay Bocks · Built on the Genesis Framework · Powered by WordPress