I promised you another giveaway, and what better way to celebrate Back to School than with....
Ever wonder where all this crazy cookie stuff started for me? (Humor me with "yes.") 'Twas way back in 1998, when a gal named Sarah had an idea. And she turned that idea into a shop. This shop. Bundles of Cookies. And she asked me to be her decorator, based solely on her instinct at seeing my artwork. And I said OK, thinking it would be a nice temporary job for the holidays. I stayed nine years...
the shop
What makes us (I still say "us" though I left three years ago to have my daughter) so special? Bundles of Cookies is known for putting anything on a cookie, beyond flowers and balloons to the unexpected, such as hair dryers and margaritas. We just got better and better with each bizarre customer request: Mac n’ cheese, space aliens, human organs, martinis, yo-yos and yoga poses and so so much more. All on cookies. Twelve years in, Bundles of Cookies thrives. Bundles of Cookies can craft a cookie arrangement to match any imaginable theme. Below is a miniscule sampling. (click on picture to enlarge)
the giveaway
And now for the giveaway.... Bundles of Cookies is celebrating Back to School with an all-cookie brown bag lunch.
the prize: a brown bag cookie lunch
all the cookies you see here
(Doritos, milk, sandwich, apple, and chocolate chip cookie)
plus a bonus cookie, decided by you!
how to enter
(Doritos, milk, sandwich, apple, and chocolate chip cookie)
plus a bonus cookie, decided by you! how to enter
Leave a comment before Monday, September 6 answering this question:
"what special something or peculiar food was packed in your school lunch?"
One winner will be chosen randomly and their answer will be turned into the bonus cookie (as long as it can be translated to frosting). Need an example? Sarah's mom once packed a wine cooler, mistaking it for juice, in her brother's lunch. And sent him off to his Catholic School.
and... increase your chances to win!!
follow Bundles of Cookies on facebook and/or twitter, then come back and leave another comment indicating you joined, two more comments if you follow both!!
the rules
"what special something or peculiar food was packed in your school lunch?"
One winner will be chosen randomly and their answer will be turned into the bonus cookie (as long as it can be translated to frosting). Need an example? Sarah's mom once packed a wine cooler, mistaking it for juice, in her brother's lunch. And sent him off to his Catholic School.
and... increase your chances to win!!
follow Bundles of Cookies on facebook and/or twitter, then come back and leave another comment indicating you joined, two more comments if you follow both!!
the rules
deadline to enter: Monday, September 6, midnight, EST
Because of international shipping restrictions, cookies will only be shipped to US addresses!
Be sure you have an email address or contact information attached to your profile or in the comment so we can contact you if you win.
Because of international shipping restrictions, cookies will only be shipped to US addresses!
Be sure you have an email address or contact information attached to your profile or in the comment so we can contact you if you win.
visit
Bundles of Cookies ships across the United States, but if you live in the Washington DC area or plan to visit, be sure to stop in the shop! It's located at 4930 Hampden Lane in Bethesda, MD. You can also contact the store at 301.652.8840 to place an order or for more yummy ideas.
Bundles of Cookies ships across the United States, but if you live in the Washington DC area or plan to visit, be sure to stop in the shop! It's located at 4930 Hampden Lane in Bethesda, MD. You can also contact the store at 301.652.8840 to place an order or for more yummy ideas.
As a kid- I was NOT a fan of sandwiches, so my mom would roll up pieces of ham and cheese!
ReplyDeleteSlim Jims, I loved when my mom would sneak one in.
ReplyDeleteBTW. That milk carton cookies is adorable.
I would get turkey bacon ranch wraps that my mom would make... I still sometimes make them for lunch!
ReplyDeleteMy parents are originally from Lebanon, so I would sometimes end up with typical Lebanese school lunch. Thin Pita rolled up with Zaatar(thyme seasame seed mix), or Labne(strained yogurt cheese), or Hummus. The kids would stare like I had 5 heads, LOL.
ReplyDeleteMine always included carrot sticks and a pudding cup with my sandwich and apple
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a girl I was a PB&J only. I loved it when my mom would sneak in a twinkie.
ReplyDeleteMimi
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ReplyDeleteMy dad would always put salami sandwiches and pickles wrapped up in foil. The best!
ReplyDeleteI would love cold grilled cheese sandwiches and my mom's snickerdoodles.
ReplyDeleteI've been a fan of Bundles of Cookies for awhile now on FB.
ReplyDeleteMy mom used to make me cream cheese and olive sandwiches! I still love them!
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a kid, my mom often wrote small poems or nice massages on a paper or she cut out little hearts of the cucumber. It always made me feel special and made me smile for the rest of the schoolday.
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Btw....love your work!
ReplyDeletemy favorite lunch ever was ravioli sandwiches from the left over dinner the night before!!
ReplyDeleteMy mom used to always write things like "eat me"
on fruits like bananas and oranges too! FUN.
When I was a kid my mom didn't really cook, so I would have to say a lunchable. My mom thought she was a good cook;)
ReplyDeletei just joined to follow her on facebook. Isn't technology great! What a way to stay connected.
ReplyDeleteI don't remember having cold lunch much...so my favorite hot lunch at school was "cheese zombies." LOL They were basically a giant grilled cheese sandwich served with tomato soup. yum.
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My mom used to put little gifts in mine occasionally. One time it was bracelets that were pens, another time earrings.
ReplyDeleteI used to love to have animal crackers!! or a banana.
ReplyDeleteCheesy, but mom always included a Hershey's kiss and a hug in my lunch. I loved it.
ReplyDeleteI love dessert so there would be a cupcake in my bag.
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I always received a swiss cake roll in my lunch.
ReplyDeleteA special treat in my lunch woulda been a Ho-Ho. Loved'em!!
ReplyDeleteMy Mom basically packed a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in my lunch everyday. It was pretty much the only thing I would eat. For a very special treat, she would pack a Tastykake.
ReplyDeleteI remember when I was much younger how my mom would place Ding Dongs in my lunch box, you know the chocolate cakes with the white creamy center. made by Hostess... Yummm I can taste them just thinking about them.
ReplyDeleteMy lunches were pretty typical, but my favorite thing was Hostess Cupcakes. I always peeled off the icing, then ate just the chocolate part leaving the white swirls for last. I still eat them that way!
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Now following on Facebook...
ReplyDelete... and also following on Twitter!
ReplyDeleteIt's fun to read everyone's lunch menus - giving me ideas for my own kiddos!
My sweet mom would pack me a dill pickle and sliced american cheese sandwich... Two pieces of bread, one slice of cheese, and cover the cheese with dill pickles.. Oh My how good it was!
ReplyDeleteDunk-A-Roos!! I used to save 75% of the frosting for the last cookie :)
ReplyDeleteCan I say what WASN'T in there? Lunchables! My father REFUSED to pay more for the actual Lunchable and instead just cut my lunchmeat and cheese into small pieces and added crackers. He just didn't get that it was only "cool" if it came in the plastic box and Andee's Thin Mint chocolate. :)
ReplyDeleteMy mom would pack (when she packed my lunch, which was not often because I was a hot-luncher most days) one of my dad's snack cakes in my lunch! And boy was that a treat!! He kept a stash because they were only for him, no one else! But when she packed my lunch, she'd dip in there and grab a swiss cake roll or a raspberry zinger for me!!
ReplyDeleteMy mom used to pack these little shortbread cookies topped with chocolate kisses. They were made by Keebler but I can't remember what they were called! I do remember wanting to eat the entire box though. Yum.
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Beautiful cookies, by the way!!
Oh I was and still am a Twinkie Nut.
ReplyDeleteI always had a Twinkie in my lunch..
Being Asian, I ate lots of noodle soup for lunch. That would be a cool looking cookie!
ReplyDeleteWe used to have time to go home to have lunch, no funny story..
ReplyDeleteBy the way the cookies are just perfect!
Ketchup packets! Yum I used it on potato chips :) scg00387 at yahoo dot com
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ReplyDeleteMy mom would always pack me a thermos of soup on days when I'd have a dentist appointment before lunch. I still remember trying not to dribble soup out of my numb mouth!
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ReplyDeleteMy mom would pack leftovers, omcheese how uncool! and always made sure I had one of those snack packs of raisins. :D
ReplyDeleteAnd also a fan of the FB group. :)
ReplyDeleteI didn't like pb&j ,like my brothers, so she would send brown and serve breakfast sausages on white bread. I love the sand castle cookies- those are adorable!
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My dad would put a whole carrot - not even pealed, into our lunches. Let's just say it never ended up in my stomach!
ReplyDeleteI'm a fan on facebook.
ReplyDeleteA Banana with a message written on the peel, fro my Mom!
ReplyDeleteWhat adorable cookies!
ReplyDeleteMy mom used to pack pan dulce(Mexican sweet bread) in my lunch. Though, I loved it, I was embarrassed when everyone asked "What is that?" It didn't help that I was shy.
My mom would make Japanese rice balls for my lunch. It was my favorite!
ReplyDeleteI always loved Oatmeal Cream Pies in my lunch. Cute cookies!
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ReplyDeleteI don't know if it counts as lunch, but for field trips (LUNCH) my Mom would always pack fried chicken leg, boiled egg and twinkies! Loved field trips! (OH and the frozen canned soda)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the opportunity! My family immigrated from the Philipines. My mom didn't really know what a brown bag lunch was about. I was the poor kid in school w/my lunch wrapped up in tin foil. Inside the tin foil was rice and scrambled eggs & fried spam slices. I so wished I had a peanut butter & jelly sandwich, chips & twinkie!! Today, I bring my lunch to work in my nifty tupperware. I pack brown rice, scrambled eggs beaters & turkey spam. The tables are turned, my co-workers often ask for a taste of my lunch.
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My mom would always pack tuna fish sandwiches, which wouldn't have been bad, but to save time, she would prepare them ahead of time and freeze them. They were never completely defrosted by lunch, so I usually had a partially frozen tuna fish sandwich for lunch!
ReplyDeletePeanuts to put in my Pepsi :0)
ReplyDeletePeanut butter sandwiches on Rye.. MAN! WAS THAT YUMMIE! I had them every day for 3 years straight! My mom tried to get me to eat something else, but I would not have it!
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ReplyDeleteMy dad would always make me a peanut butter sandwich! No Jelly!
ReplyDeleteMy momma would make saltines with icing in the middle, my absolute favorite back then!
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These cookies are adorable, what a great idea to translate a brown bag lunch into cookies. My favorite thing for lunch as a kid was Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches and my mom would sometimes sneak in a Hostess cupcake too!
ReplyDeletewhen I would have packed brown bag lunches my mom would put in "turkey dogs"! They were individually wrapped and my favorite were the honey flavored ones! They didn't last long and I miss them!
ReplyDeleteI don't remember anything special that was packed in my lunch but I do remember what my lunches were packed in at times. We were poor and didn't always have lunch boxes. Or brown paper lunch bags apparently. Sometimes my mom would put our lunch in saved plastic bread bags. Imagine a PB&J stuck on the bottom, in the form of a bowl, with an apple stuck in the middle of it. OR another favorite is when I put my lunch in a paper grocery bag. I didn't want it to seem so huge so I cut off the top. The result: a very wide, very short lunch bag that still wouldn't fit in my back pack!
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My nan said that my favorite school lunch is always the most basic peanut jelly sandwiches.
ReplyDeleteok, this is gross but Vienna sausages.
ReplyDeletethe cool girl at school used to bring them and I was convinced that I must have them.
i think i just puked a little bit.
I miss my Lion King lunch box now :)
ReplyDeleteMy Mom always taped two quarters to the lid of my lunch box. It was fun because it was up to me to buy what ever snack I wanted :D I usually got a dixie cup ice cream, half vanilla and half chocolate!
Sardine sandwiches with mayonnaise on wheat bread. I loved it! But the peer pressure of my classmates will not be forgotten.
ReplyDeleteMy mom once packed me a MilkBone dog biscuit with my lunch. I opted to save it for my dog.
ReplyDeleteI don't know if this is unusual or just plain, um, gross-I was packed a liverwurst sandwich. Now for a 9yr. old liverwurst looks like catfood. To this day I cannot stand the sight of it.
ReplyDeleteMy mom put me on a diet in 5th grade and packed me plain tuna in a tupperware container. It was so gross by lunchtime! I was mortified!
ReplyDeleteOf course a cake we call (in italy) mars cake, we made it with rice cryspy butter and mars!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful giveaway!!
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My mom always packed my lunch.. and I loved it when she'd replace the regular Pb & J with egg salad. Still love egg salad to this day!
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't eat sandwiches so my grandmother would pack slices of salami and cheese rolled up on toothpicks. I was such a picky eater! It's just my luck that now my 4 year old son is equally picky!
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when I was in second grade, I took tuna with apple sandwiches for lunch every single day that year! every single day for the entire school year. my mom told me recently that she was tired of just making it and she has no idea how I could eat them without getting tired of them. I still put apples in my tuna. =)
ReplyDeleteI used to love to dip my doritos into my Snack Pack Chocolate pudding.
ReplyDeleteA thermos of gumbo.
ReplyDeleteA thermos of gumbo.
ReplyDeleteThe best was getting a sweet note from my mom. It didn't happen very often, but when it did, I was on cloud nine all day.
ReplyDeleteon every first day of school, my mom packed in my lunch (brown bag, always!) was a little packaged note, folded up, and when you opened it looked like a pencil, ususally writing on the inside something cute wishing me luck on the first day. it happened every year, from kindergarten up until 12th grade. when i went to college, i found, in a package of food/snacks, another note. after college, i recently moved into a new apartment, and it's the first time im NOT going back to school since i graduated and moved. in another box of food, i found another note - saying i wasnt in school anymore, but that she just loves giving the notes every september.
ReplyDeletesorry this is such a long story, but my "first day lunch" always had that note, and thats what the cookies reminded me of.
My mom was a chocolate lover so we'd always get a mini candy bar in our lunches!
ReplyDeleteThose cookies are A-DORABLE!
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My mom would pack cream cheese and jelly sandwiches, but sometimes she would also pack cucumber and cream cheese sandwiches as well.
ReplyDeleteMy mama would pack me musubi's! :)
ReplyDeleteThey were DELISH!!
I was strictly a peanut butter kid, but hated how it dried out. So, I would have peanut butter & butter sandwiches. Yum!!!
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I was a pretty picky eater. My mom discovered that the only thing I would eat was cereal so she packed a tupperware of cereal and a quarter for me to buy milk.
ReplyDeleteGrapes and string cheese
ReplyDeleteyour blog is amazing, adding to fb as well. My favorite thing(s) to add were little debbies, the peanutbutter ones for sure, or nutterbutter cookies.. yum!
ReplyDeletepeanut butter and jelly sandwiches...everyday!
ReplyDeleteman, you guys got some great stuff. sadly, my grandparents always gave me a bologna sandwich and i hated them (not my grandparents...the bologna). i know they loved me, just not sure why bologna!?!
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ReplyDeleteSonia
Did cold cuts even exist then? PBJ all the way in the vinyl cardboard covered lunch box with matching thermos. Then home for a Bugle on each finger snack in front of the Brady Bunch.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was in first grade (a loooonng time ago!), my mom told me she packed something different for lunch. It was a peanut butter and raisin sandwich. I haven't been able to convince my kids to try it, but it is still one of my favorites.
ReplyDeleteI always loved salami and swiss cheese rollups.
ReplyDeleteAlways had a Sarah Lee cupcake of some sort, mostly Swiss Miss Roll.
ReplyDeleteI have fond memories of getting pretzel sticks and chocolate pudding. I dipped. I still sometimes do it too. :)
ReplyDeleteMy special sack lunches included pepperoni and butter sandwiches. Sounds gross, but when I was 7 I love them!
ReplyDeleteWell, my granny would always pack a nutty buddy in my lunch but one time she accidently put my dead pet turtle in it. I swear it really did happen.My turtle had died and she meant to bury him but she put him in a brown sack and buried my lunch and put the other bag(with dead turtle) in my back pack. I did not even know he had died.Yeah, sad.My granny had a brain tumor so,she was forgetful.jacksoncrisman@yahoo.com
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My mom would pack me a scrambled egg on a hamburger bun. It was my favorite.
ReplyDeleteI would only ever pack a lunch if I had some sort of tooth ache or felt sick. That lunch of chicken soup would always be in one of those thermoses where the lid flipped over and became a cup. Mine was dark green and had roosters on it (I don't really like roosters, but I didn't complain, my soup was hot for lunch)
ReplyDeleteI always wondered where you used to make cookies! :)
ReplyDeleteOn my half-birthday, my mom would send me to school with half a birthday cake!
I was always happy when my mom packed pudding. YUM!
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ReplyDeleteMy mom had this thing for packing leftovers...unfortunately this was when Tupperware was the only type of plasticware and my mom was not about to send me to school with her 'good stuff' and lose them, so she was always trying to wrap stuff in foil, plastic, etc. Not a pretty sight after a few hours of sloshing around in a lunchbox!
ReplyDeletemy father used to work near schrafft's candies in charlestown, massachusetts. on thursdays, they sold the "seconds" for half price. mom would sneak a piece of dented candy in my lunch.
ReplyDeleteoh i have a funny story about bagged lunch. when i first got married and was madly in love with my hubby, i tucked a note "in" his sandwich. when he got home, i said did u get the note? to which he said "what note?". lol
ReplyDeleteJust joined her merry band of Tweeps! @NotJustAMommy
ReplyDeleteevery once in a while in the fall, my Mom would throw in a caramel apple. Talk about the envy of the table! YUM!
ReplyDeleteI don't really remember what was in my lunchbox but I do remember I was mortified because I had this "fancy" Tupperware lunchbox instead of a regular metal one with a thermos like the other kids. (Of course, I'd LOVE to have that Tupperware lunchbox now...sigh...)
ReplyDeleteNow following @bundlescookies on Twitter. There goes my diet...sigh some more...
ReplyDeleteI was so boring with my lunch as a kid. Strawberry yogurt every day - although I might occasionally mix it up with peach.
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