Instead of sending a "thinking of you" text or a thank you card, Cookies by Design allows its customers to get a bit more creative. Its "florists" swap out flowers for cookies, arranging bouquets of sweets instead of blooms. The cookie bouquets arrive right at the doorstep of your special recipient, whether they live a few doors down in 3800 Main or across town.

Let an ailing friend know you're keeping them in mind by sending a "Speedy Recovery" cookie bouquet, playfully filled with turtles. If you have someone to thank, send them the Note of Thanks arrangement. Its cookies are frosted to look like a saxophone, piano, violin, and musical notes, whereas a sugary "card" nestled atop the arrangement simply reads "A Note of Thanks." You can also send a cookie "boutray," which showcases many more treats than the classic bouquet, or opt for a single, gigantic cookie cake.

Cookies by Design
2524 Rice Boulevard
Houston, TX 77005
(713) 524-7900
www.cookiesbydesign.com
www.yelp.com/biz/cookies-by-design-houston

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