Chocolate Graham Cracker Cookie Box, and a free Printable Valentine
This is a sponsored post, written by me, in partnership with Annie’s Homegrown. All opinions stated herein are straight from my heart.
How to Make a Cookie Gift Box! Tuck a few Valentine’s Day treats inside this fun craft project. Plus a Free Printable Valentine card, with Annie’s Bunny Fruit Snacks!
Good afternoon, friends! I’m popping in again today with a couple of fun Valentine’s Day ideas!
Did you know you could make a gift box out of cookies??? It’s true! It’s fun, and pretty simple stuff too.
You can do this with any roll-out/cut-out cookie recipe you like. I have a really good vanilla recipe here, and an even better chocolate version, but for today’s post I decided to use this chocolate graham cracker recipe. I had my kids in mind when I made these, so I like all the healthy whole grains that are in there.
Especially when gifted with a pack of Annie’s Organic Bunny Fruit Snacks! How cute are these, seriously. Look at how you can write a little message right on the package. These were just made for Valentine’s Day gifting!
All you need to do is roll the dough out to a thickness of 1/4-inch (I really love these rolling pin rings for getting a nice, even thickness), and then cut out your heart shapes. I used the biggest cutter in this set
. If you’re using this recipe, you should have enough dough to make at least 2 cookie boxes. So, you’ll first cut 4 hearts, and then with the remaining dough, you’ll cut 6 more, using a sharp paring knife to cut away the middle part of the heart. You want to leave yourself with about a 1/2-inch cookie border. After they’re baked, just stack them up like so:
…using a little royal icing to adhere them together. Decorate the top of the box with royal icing designs, and voila!
It’s a perfect place to hide a fun little treat.
My kids love Annie’s Organic Bunny Fruit Snacks- they’re sweet and chewy and full of fun, fruity flavor. And I’m happy to give them to them because they are made from organic ingredients, with no artificial flavors, colors, preservatives, or high-fructose corn syrup.
Making these cookie boxes was a fun little craft and I’m excited to give them to my boys on Valentine’s Day. And, since I always like to make fun and unique Valentines for them to give to their classmates, I’ve also created a cute printable.
You can download the jpeg file here. Just print it out on letter-size cardstock as a 5×7, two to a page. And be sure to uncheck the “Fit Picture to Frame” option. Then use some festive washi to tape on a pack of Bunny Snacks. Sweet!
Some of the tools I used to create these cookie boxes:
Rolling Pin Rings
Parchment Paper Sheets
Half-Sheet Baking Pans
Heart-Shaped Cookie Cutter Set
Disposable Piping Bags
Couplers
Small Round Icing Tip #2
Recipe Resources:
Vanilla Cut-Out Cookie Recipe
Chocolate Cut-Out Cookie Recipe
Dark Chocolate Graham Cracker Recipe (tastes like an Oreo!)
Royal Icing Recipe and Decorating Video Tutorial
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This is a sponsored post, written by me, in partnership with Annie’s Homegrown. All opinions stated herein are straight from my heart.
oh my gawd, Allie!!! this is the CUTEST thing I have ever seen!! LOVE this!! and love the printable!! we love Annie’s! 🙂
So do we! I’ve been buying Annie’s ever since my oldest started solids. It’s such great stuff! Thanks Alice!
Ok this is brilliant!
Thank you so much Carrie! So glad you dropped by 🙂
SO FUN!!!!! Your icing on the cookies looks amazing! 🙂
Thanks Tiffany! 😀
Oh my goodness! So flippin’ cute!
You’re so brilliant my friend!
And you are too kind! Thank you though 😉 Hope you’re having a great week, Melanie!
I’m sure your boys will have a wonderful Valentine’s Day knowing their mom cares enough to make them such special cookie boxes.
Thanks Beth! I hope so!
Your creativity leaves me in awe every time! These are the cutest little cookie boxes. Can I be your Valentine? I’d love to get one of these filled with Annie’s delicious bunny fruit snacks!
Lol you are too kind Jen! I’d love to share one of these with you though 🙂 Thanks so much for the sweet compliments!
This is soooo creative and cute! Gosh Allie you are so talented. I love!
Thank you sweetie!
What a brilliant idea. Your piping skills are outstanding. These would make such great gifts.
Thank you so much Janette!
This little edible heart box is the cutest thing ever, and you decorated it so beautifully! Im when my kids were younger it was all about Annie’s products — love those cute little bunnies and that they’re an all natural product!
Same here Marcie! It’s one packaged treat that I don’t get all twitchy about letting them have, lol!
This is probably the most adorable Valentine’s Day treat I’ve seen so far!! Seriously, Allie! I NEED to learn some icing skills from you!
Lol thank you Lisa!
Wow, I am so impressed! These are both creative and gorgeous. You have mad-crazy skills with your icing…. just amazing. You must have a very steady hand. Nicely done. Pinning!
Thank you so much Meggan! <3
These are so pretty! What a great treat for Valentine’s Day. And you have serious decorating skills – your text is so perfect! I’m pinning these, and putting them on the list for next year because I know my girls would LOVE them 🙂
Aw that’s so great Aida! I hope your girls will enjoy! xoxo
What a fantastic idea, Allie! I absolutely love this! I’m totally doing this for my husband! 🙂
Wow, that’s so awesome Gayle! Have fun and I hope he likes it!
This cookie gift box is so adorable and creative!
Thank you so much sweetie!
These are beyond ADORABLE! You have some serious cookie decorating skills. Can we give me a lesson next time I’m around your hood? Thanks!!
Something tells me you’re no slouch yourself! Thanks hon 🙂
These are just stunning!! And so creative and festive. It’s so much fun to celebrate Valentine’s day with kids.
It is! They love this holiday. Thank you so much Nora! Hope you’re keeping warm sweetie!
Awww… Allie, you’re so creative and I love to see this bunnies! So cute and fun to make.
Thanks so much sweetie!
You make me want to be better at crafty stuff…actually, you make me want to be better at life. These are so special, Allie! Love them!
These are just the cutest!!! You totally rock in the icing department – am in complete awe! Just gorgeous! We love Annie’s and the bunnies are so adorable!
Allie, this is ridiculously adorable! It’s almost too cute too eat… almost 😉 Your work with royal icing is impeccable! I don’t think mine would look nearly as neat, but it’s the thought that counts… right? 🙂
What a fun and creative idea Allie! These are really cute and I love how nicely decorated they are! Love Annie’s , great idea for a Valentine’s Day present !
Aww these are so cute! I would love to get one of these for Valentines Day! Adorable!
The person who receives this cookie box will be made to feel very special! It’s clear that love and care went into creating it! Beautiful job!!
This is the cutest thing I’ve ever seen! And how in the world did you get the decorating and writing so incredibly beautiful and perfect on top of your cookie container? I can’t even do that with pen and paper (seriously, my writing is atrocious). I bow down to you, Allie. I love everything about this!
Allie, your bakes are always professional standard, but I think you’ve surpassed yourself with these ideas … especially that amazingly creative little box. I love that it looks incredible but seems achievable for the average amateur baker i.e. me!
Happy Valentine’s day!
What a fabulous and adorable idea! I love how you stacked them up…so creative Allie! You are such a food artist…it looks so perfect! …almost to perfect to eat! Pinning. xo
These cookie boxes are so so cool! I would love to get one of these 🙂 So pretty too Allie!
I love the cookie boxes..great idea!
This is such a wonderful idea. Wouldn’t have thought of it. I lreally like it.
Allie, you are blowing my mind right now! These are so adorable I could eat them up–oh, wait, I literally can 🙂 Such a good idea!
This is a brilliant idea Allie! Such an innovative Valentine’s Day treat – I must try my hand at the recipe.
Your decorations are gorgeous! I love the idea of a cookie box 🙂
Thank you so much Ashley! It’s fun, right?
OMG! The cookie box is perfect and soooo cute! The royal icing is perfect! Saving this recipe, because it’s such a great idea and I can use it for other holidays too. Pinning 🙂
Yay! Thanks so much Maggie! And you’re right- it would be fun for a birthday too, or any other occasion really! Hope your week is off to a great start, sweetie!
That is THE cutest Valentine Day’s idea I have seen—-truly. So creative! You get the gold star.
Aw, thank you so much Carol! You’re the best 🙂
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I really like these boxes. They are made with a unique style and looks luxury. I also want to get these boxes for my bakery items.
oh, very cute gift packs and boxes. Thank you for adding this. Please add some links for buying this product
Bravo! Allie your site page is so attractive and full of creativity. I will try the vanilla recipe with the chocolate version. everything is perfect.
Allie your creativity! this is the fantastic I have ever seen and I tried your dark chocolate graham cracker recipe. it was so good my husband really likes it. thanks for sharing it with us. You are so intelligent Allie.
Delicious! the decoration on the cookies is so beautiful. I get an idea from your site next time I will decorate my cookie cake the same as it.
Yummy! great work. cute Allie.