hi everyone i need some help ummmmmm i have a friend thats in iraq and i want to send him some cookies but i dont know how best to ship them or even what to bake because it will take up to 2weeks to get there its for his birthday but since i cant send a cake then ill send him some cookies for him and he's crew 
ne advice??? thanks
Another option would be "cakes in a jar". You can google and find tons of recipes and tips on baking them.
example~
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Apple-Cake-in-a-Jar/Detail.aspx
Yep I do. My Brother was in second Gulf action, and my cousin has been to Afghanistan and then in Baghdad for 13 months. I've been very successful using a FoodSaver. Lay them out on cake boards so there's limited ways for air to get trapped. Then lay the boarded layers of cookies in a box with lots of bubblewrap or packing peanuts in between.
And don't worry....when the APO realizes those are cookies, they make it there LOTS faster than regular mail does 
God bless your friend and all the hero's in Iraq and Afghanistan. When my hubby's cousin was in Kuwait during the first Gulf War, we sent cookies all wrapped and thought they would get there in good condition. They were a crumbly mess when they got there. The soldiers didn't care, they just wanted something from home.
When I was a kid, our family had close friends who where missionaries in Africa. I would send cookies to them when they were in the field. They asked that each cookie be wrapped separately in aluminum foil and then packed into a box. Since they are headed into the desert, I think individual wrapping is certainly wise--keeping out sand and bugs. I'd also buy some kind of plastic container to seal them in and for them to keep them sealed.
There is a website that helps with that kind of thing, and suggests what our troops would enjoy. I have sent several boxes and included things like tuna in pouches, twizzlers, Pringles, paperbacks, playing cards, TP, canned meats, tubes of peanut butter... http://www.anysoldier.com/
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Sorry to do this, but this was posted in WWW.anysoldier.com.
" Things not to send"
Home-cooked anything.
Note: Due to concerns for the health and safety of the Coast Guardsmen, and as much as we don't want to say this, please do not send home-cooked anything to Coast Guardsmen other then to your relatives or people who know you. Factory packaged only. Sorry. The Coast Guardsmen are told to throw away anything that is not in a factory package.
I would hate to see you go through all that trouble fixing cookie packages and have them discarded. I was looking in the Coast Guard page.
But I am sure it's in anysailor, anymarine. ant airbourne. etc. too.
I'm pretty sure that refers to that orgainzation which matches servicemen and women with people who would like to send packages, not family members. I have gone through that agency and followed their rules, but have friends who have sent homemade goodies to their sons, nephews, etc with no problem.
Good catch!
I always sent prepackage items to my son because I was worried about things not staying fresh. But I have known several moms that have baked cakes in a jar to send over for their soldiers birthday.
DH has been to Iraq twice and on deployments as well. The kids and I like to make him Rice Krispy treats and chocolate chip cookies. We package them in the round tins, well-lined with waxed paper layered with napkins and/or paper towel. Bake the cookies well, to the crispy side and let cool thoroughly. Firmer cookies work best, as well as bars. You can fill in the gaps with air-popped popcorn, and tape the lid securely. The cookies should not be able to move!
Cookie cakes work well! I have made these and sent them pan and all. DH brings to pans home or mails them back for refills. It works well because the pan supports the cookie. Just wrap really well in plastic and foil, then box, with popcorn for filler.
I sent cookies to a friend of mine who was over there. I baked the cookies in the glad containers that are oven safe and that have lids that you can attach after they are baked. I left them in the pan and did not cut them. It was like a cookie cake. Then I wrapped them in a layer of saran wrap, tin foil and saran wrap again. They arrived fresh and not damaged. The glad containers packed great. Hope this helps a bit.
aww thanks this gives me great help!!!umm just one more question which recipe works best?? im a first timer at cookies so i really dont know ???
When my son was in the Navy, I sent him cookies. I sent chocolate chip and packaged them in Pringles cans. My small cookie dropper made them a perfect size to fit in the can but not loose enough to move around. He wanted me to send enough for his friends to enjoy also.....we had to eat a lot of Pringles ...just for the empty containers. Now, anytime I want to send anyone cookies that is how I do it.
When my husband was in Iraq I made him cookies every week, stuff from home really does make a difference!! I made my choc. and butterscotch chip cookies as usual and then I made some air popped corn( without salt or butter) and I would fill up quart or gallon bags with the pop corn and cookies. The pop corn helped keep the cookies fresh protected from crumbling. My husband said they always showed up fresh and unbroken. Good luck!
biscotti works well too.
My brother just got home and I mailed him cookies several times. They always got there safe and sound. I just parchment papered between each cookie inside of a platice bag.
My aunt used to pop popcorn and package the stuff in that. She just thought it would be good cushion. The her hubby loved it they ate the popcorn too!!
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http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-486843-.html
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