Recently, one of my good old friends held her first get together in the form of a games night at her sister's home. I wanted to bring something a little something for her to enjoy with her family to thank her for hosting. I love hostess’ gifts, especially those with the pretty ribbon and greeting cards. It’s always optional to bring a hostess gift but quite thoughtful and a wonderful way to say a little thank you. So the night before, I whipped up some simple white chocolate biscotti using this recipe http://allrecipes.com/recipe/mariettas-white-chocolate-macadamia-biscotti/detail.aspx ( I omitted the nuts and liquer)
A side note: These would make great additions to a cookie platter for a tea party, so elegant. Interestingly, the term Biscotti actually refers to any type of cookie, but in North America, biscotti is commonly used to refer to long dry, twice baked cookie. The ones that I buy once in awhile from the market are known as cake rusks but the idea is the same.
To make your own small hostess gift, you will need the following.
1. A glass jar with a cute lid (I bought mine from the dollar store, washed and dried the inside and placed some biscotti neatly inside the jar).
2. Homemade cookies, biscotti, or candy
3. Cute ribbon
4. Place card or attractive card paper to make a gift tag
5. Scissors
Place your treats inside the glass jar ensuring that they are placed neatly inside without crumbling.
Write a kind greeting on the gift tag. Poke two holes into the place card and thread a small length of ribbon through the punch. Wrap this ribbon/place card around the glass jar and secure.
Voila! Bring this hostess gift to your next gathering to surprise your host.
Here are some other fantastic ideas for hostess gifts courtesy of Martha Stewart
http://www.marthastewart.com/photogallery/hostess-gift-ideas#slide_31
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