Pour Some Sugar on Me

Pour Some Sugar on Me

July 9th, 2011 @ 1:50 pm by Mrs. Cucumber Sandwich
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The “cookie letters” are in the mail! What are the “cookie letters,” you might ask? Excellent question. Like many brides before me, I am planning on having a cookie bar. In Pittsburgh (and the surrounding area) it is a wedding tradition for important women in the life of the bride and groom to bake homemade cookies to be served to the guests as favors.

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Yum! / Image via Project Wedding / Photo by Robert Sukrachand Photography

It took me all weekend, but I finally wrote the letters to the Sammie aunts and friends asking them if they would be willing to help me with this tradition. Hopefully they will say yes! I read somewhere that on average we need four to six cookies per person. That is a whopping 625 cookies! Ahhh so many. I have a feeling I might be doing some baking as well.

I am so excited to have a cookie table, but I am at a complete loss about how to set it up. The perfectionist in me is not wild about the platters and platters of cookies. Something about a sea of cookies rubs me the wrong way. (Though I am sure there are ways to make it gorgeous.)

Cookie sensory overload / Image via PTIT Chef

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Attack of the cookie / Image and event planning by Great Expectation Events

And then Martha came along and rocked my world. Oh, Martha.

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Le sigh / Image via Martha Stewart

Now I know why people bow down and worship you. So classy and elegant. You make mounds of cookies dainty and aesthetically pleasing. Only Martha. I was sold. Cookies in jars it is!

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Getting closer / Image via Grand Rapids Press / Photo by Dave Raczkowski

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There it is! / Image and event planning by Great Expectation Events

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Image and event planning by Great Expectation Events

My research on those jars has been amateur hour, and I can only find them at Crate and Barrel for $12 each. When I think about the amount of jars I will probably need, $12 is too much. I can probably purchase the jars with the intent of reselling them and make a small portion of the money back, but that does not seem appealing.

Anyone know where to find jars big enough for cookies? Any tips on carting cookies to Cape May?

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24 Responses to “Pour Some Sugar on Me”

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Mrs. Waffle (message) 1,121 posts, Bumble bee

ebay totally saved my life when i was collecting stuff for the wedding!

7/9/11 @ 1:58 pm (reply)

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weeonebride (message) 532 posts, Busy bee

Apothecary jars… when you look online look for that and you will see more of a discount selection. I have seen them alot of places I just cant remember where. HTHs!

7/9/11 @ 2:05 pm (reply)

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carly5482 (message) 147 posts, Blushing bee

Places like TJ Maxx and Marshall’s often have these, as well as Michael’s (make sure you have a coupon!!) and Hobby Lobby (if you have one nearby). Michael’s & Hobby Lobby always have coupons and regularly do 40% of 50% off all glassware, vases, jars, etc.

I think Hobby Lobby is having a 50% of glassware sale right now actually.

7/9/11 @ 2:10 pm (reply)

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Jamie2887 (message) 27 posts, Newbee

Just bought some 1 and 2 gallon SizEd apothecary jars at walmart for $5.97 and $8.97. In the kitchen section, mine had them on bottom shelf by the baking canisters

7/9/11 @ 2:17 pm (reply)

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Nicole

Look at Home Goods! We bought the jars for our smores bar at Home Goods

And as a girl from Pittsburgh living near DC, it saddens me when I attend a wedding and there are no cookies - so yay for the cookies table!

7/9/11 @ 2:40 pm (reply)

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Miss Fish (message) 1,461 posts, Bumble bee

YES! COOKIE TABLES FTW!

7/9/11 @ 3:00 pm (reply)

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sassycat494 (message) 12 posts, Newbee

I live in Johnstown, PA and I am having a cookie bar too. I just a bought a bunch of cookie jars at Target!

7/9/11 @ 3:48 pm (reply)

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Miss Balloons (message) 132 posts, Blushing bee

I bought my cookie buffet jars from Walmart. The bigger 2 gallon ones were $9.97 & the 1 gallon ones were $7.97

7/9/11 @ 4:05 pm (reply)

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carol

Jars are great for cookie bars/tables. The one thing you have to worry about with jars vs plates/platters is the size of the cookies. If the cookies are too large they might look odd. Smaller cookies are better in the jars because they take up more space. To get cookies like chocolate chip/oatmeal raisin, etc use a scooper to get them consistent sizes.

7/9/11 @ 5:12 pm (reply)

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Breeze

Lidless glass vases from Ikea etc might run a but cheaper?

7/9/11 @ 8:41 pm (reply)

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dinajean (message) 77 posts, Worker bee

can you share your cookie letters please I would love some inspiration on some original ones

7/10/11 @ 12:03 am (reply)

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tinylittlebird (message) 1,695 posts, Bumble bee

One major suggestion that will help you a lot- you say you need like 600+ cookies, yes?

Were you planning to have them all on the table at the same time?

If the answer to that question is yes, then you are going to end up buying WAY too many jars.

Plan on one jar per type of cookie only, then assign a person (or people) to replenish the jars as the cookies start to dwindle.

This will keep your table looking dainty, and you won’t need tons of jars.

(Oh, and for jars, I second T.J.Maxx. That’s where I got most of my jars for my candy buffet)

7/10/11 @ 12:14 am (reply)

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futuredoc (message) 17 posts, Newbee

You should purchase a jar for each of the ladies baking cookies…they can fill them at home and bring them, then keep them as a thank-you for baking. Just a thought!

7/10/11 @ 2:29 am (reply)

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Mrs. Tartlet (message) 3,207 posts, Sugar bee

I’ve definitely seen these at Marshalls, and more recently at Target (though I can’t recall the price). My wedding brain hasn’t quite turned off, yet, and I feel an overwhelming pull towards cute containers like these.

7/10/11 @ 11:52 am (reply)

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latinameli (message) 39 posts, Newbee

I am thinking of buying these from Bed, Bath and Beyond:
http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?sku=10438446&utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=shopping

7/10/11 @ 1:38 pm (reply)

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SadieBee (message) 771 posts, Busy bee

Search for Old Time Pottery in your area. If you have one nearby (or within reasonable driving distance) they have a massive selection of decorating pieces, including various sizes and shapes of jars and vases. That’s where I got all of my apothecary jars for my candy bar at really good prices.

7/10/11 @ 4:24 pm (reply)

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