Wedding favors go back many centuries. Traditionally they were almonds given in little decorative boxes or fabric wraps. Confectionary was a favorite with royalty & the upper classes & originates from a time when sugar was expensive & considered a luxury item.

Cookies can be made in virtually any shape, size & color combination you want. You can match them to your wedding theme, style & colors with great ease. There is also a great choice for the cookie itself ranging from plain to chocolate chip & beyond. Being relatively inexpensive also makes them a popular choice for wedding favors.

Today's brides are becoming very creative & imaginative with their choice of favors, with many choosing gifts that are a reflection of the couples own personality & tastes. Cookies also provide a flexibility that many other favors cannot offer. Icing them with the guest's names can turn them into place cards as well as favors or create edible centerpieces by making cookie lollipops or hanging them from branches with ribbon.

Make your cookies into hearts, flowers or something else in line with you theme, insert a lollipop stick, ice them & arrange them within your flower arrangements. Or you could use them to decorate your cake. You could even create cookie favor boxes in gingerbread & fill them with chocolates or some other delight.

Make miniature gourmet cookies in an assortment of flavors & present in stylish boxes. If you can't make your own, you can buy gourmet cookies at a range of outlets & in bulk from specialist stores. Popular gourmet cookie varieties include Danish shortbreads, fortune cookies & Mexican wedding cookies. Fortune cookies give you the option to personalize the fortune with your own message or fortune.

If you want custom made cookies, ask your local bakery or go online for a specialist website offering this service. Custom cookies are typically frosted sugar cookies cut into your desired shape. Usual shapes are wedding cakes, bride & groom, wedding bells & dresses, flowers & hearts. They can be simply iced or decorated with intricate details in two or three colors. You can even have them iced with your wedding monogram or a special message from your both to your guests. Obviously the more features, decorations or flavor of cookie will affect the price, with an average price being $5 per cookie, but you may find them cheaper for bulk quantities. Making them yourself will be cheaper again.

Another great idea for your cookie favors is the addition of a photograph onto them. It is possible to print edible photographs onto baked goods. Do some research online to find a bakery that can offer this for you, as you shouldn't try this at home!

The giving of cookies as wedding favors offers the creative bride endless possibilities, with only limits being her imagination!