Cookies in a box: not so much.

I ended up making 10 of the origami boxes mentioned earlier this week. I put in tissue paper and filled them with three different things:

1. Sugared Spiced Nuts, yum, with a ridiculous combination of cinnamon, ginger, curry and cayenne.
2. Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
, made as per the recipe, except with mini chips and less nutmeg
3. Pretzel Hugs: take Hershey's Hugs and put them on pretzel snaps, bake at 250 until hugs start to melt, top with toffee or m&ms, then cool.

So, they looked really pretty (but didn't get a chance to take a photo).

But, I brought them into the office on the first day back after holidays and had several issues with them:

1. Someone thought I was dumping leftover treats on them. I had to explain to everyone that indeed it was all freshly made.
2. People are SICK of treats by January 5th. One person even dumped the entire thing (origami box and all) outside his office so someone else could enjoy. Sigh.

Lesson: next time, be on time and make office gifts in December.