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I've both transported and mailed a lot of cookies (and brownies) over the years. Container can be whatever won't crush and has a secure lid. It's the inner packing that really counts:

Wax paper. Not parchment. I'm surprised to see so many posts saying to use parchment. It's brilliant for baking but is still paper, and will leach some oils and moisture out of the cookies if you wrap them in it for long enough; wax paper won't do that. I put wax paper between each cookie so they don't stick together and turn into a cookie lump. You don't need to lovingly cut perfect squares to go between cookies! I just rip off a long strip and fold it--cookie, fold, place the next cookie on top, fold, etc. Then crumple plenty of wax paper around the cookie bundles so they're padded well inside the container. A Pringles container, like someone suggested, would be terrific, if your cookies fit it! And you could use less wax paper. I'd still separate the cookies with it.

I would not freeze the cookies. They'll start to thaw during transport unless you're using a cold bag and an ice pack, and I think airlines are not going to welcome an ice pack (which is a chunk of gel). And unless your kid plans to eat them immediately they'll get soggy and possibly moldy if not stored in a fridge or freezer when they arrive at school. If you can get them there frozen and they go into a freezer that's actually great, as your kid can then take a few out at a time and eat them for weeks to come. (Someone will come along to say they freeze cookies which then are left out and are fine, but my experience has been that it yields damp cookies if you try to keep them any length of time.)

Have a great visit, OP!! [/quote]

I disagree with this PP.

1) Parchment paper works great. It’s coated in silicone and won’t absorb anything. I’m sure wax paper would also be fine.

2) freezing cookies works beautifully and they won’t get soggy and don’t need to be kept frozen for transport. They just need to be fully cool before freezing, whatever they’re in needs to be wrapped securely in plastic and then thawed fully while inside that wrapping so any condensation forms on the outside. I do this all the time. A ziploc is okay but a box wrapped well in plastic wrap is better. If your cookies are maybe not all the way cool, you can freeze them in one layer on a wire rack for a hour or two (this keeps steam and condensation from making them soggy). Then pack those frozen cookies in your box and wrap well with plastic, then freeze for as long as you need. [/quote]

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