The document provides tips and ideas for using Ziploc containers to decorate and package homemade cookies as gifts for the holidays. It suggests using tissue paper, wax paper or muffin cups inside the containers to hold cookies, and decorating the outside with craft paper, fabric, ribbon or string bows accessorized with buttons, bells or cookie cutters. Ziploc containers are also recommended for storing extra holiday supplies like ribbons and tags. A recipe for classic shortbread cookies is included, noting the cookies freeze well and make a nice homemade gift in an artfully packaged Ziploc container.