"Gigi" <itchyfeet(no > wrote in message
k.net...
> I'm planning to prepare a Christmas gift box to send to our nephew who is
an
> Army helicopter pilot stationed in Korea. Does anybody have any good
> suggestions for cookies that would ship well and stay reasonably fresh?
Crisp
> cookies end up in crumbs, chocolate chip cookies get stale so fast, and he
> doesn't like biscotti. I would really appreciate suggestions and recipes
if you
> have any special ones.
>

When I was in the Navy in Viet Nam, my mother used to send me cookies and
other edibles. The cookies she sent were always of the softer variety well
sealed and cushioned in crunched paper from the local newspaper. She sent:
peanut butter cookies, chocolate chip cookies, sugar cookies, and persimmon
cookies. They always arrived in good condition and were very popular with my
shipmates. My favorite, that I did not share, was fruitcake!.

Charliam