Last Updated on May 1, 2025
Giving a One Smart Cookie Teacher Gift is a simple gift idea made easy with a free printable gift tag.
It’s a great way to start off your child’s school year on the right foot or to give during Teacher Appreciation Week. Teachers will appreciate delicious cookies any time of year.
One of the gift tags says, “I’ll Be One Smart cookie With You As My Teacher!” and the other tag says, “I’m One Smart cookie With You As My Teacher!”
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What Kind of Cookies Work Well?
The average teacher will probably love any homemade cookies you give them. There are an unlimited number of cookie recipes out there to try.
However, it is always nice to give someone cookies you make from a treasured family recipe. If you don’t have a special family recipe here are some of my favorite cookie recipes:
- Trail Mix Cookies are a little bit different from your basic chocolate chip cookie. They are packed full of healthy and yummy ingredients.
- Peanut Butter Cup Chocolate Cookies are addicting, especially for anyone who loves peanut butter. Just make sure the teacher doesn’t have a peanut allergy.
- Twix Cookies are full of caramel and taste amazing. The teacher will be asking for more of these in the future.
- Soft Orange Slice Cookies are something totally different and will become a new favorite (because of course you have to taste test some before you give them to the teacher).
- Sea Salt Caramel Nutella Cookies are very easy to make. The chewy texture and the combination of the popular flavors of sea salt and Nutella are out of this world.
If you are crunched for time you can always package up store-bought cookies. Buy some high-quality cookies from the bakery or order handmade decorated sugar cookies from someone local.
Creative Ways to Use This Printable
A one smart cookie teacher’s gift is such a delicious and thoughtful gesture. Here are some creative ways to use it:
- Layer one or two large cookies in a mason jar with a cute lid. Tie the printable tag around the lid with ribbon or twine and add a mini wooden spoon or small packet of milk-themed tea or hot cocoa mix.
- Use a clear treat box or window bakery box and attach the tag to the front or tuck inside the box lid. Include a note from your child or a small stack of sticky notes or pencils.
- When you make the cookies, use a themed cookie cutter like an apple, pencil, or ABC shape.
- Let your child decorate a paper bag with stickers or markers and add the cookies to the bag. Fold it over at the top, staple it closed and attach the tag with washi tape or with a tiny clothespin.
- Stick cookies on skewers or straws and arrange in a small flowerpot or mug and use tissue paper “leaves” or shredded paper filler for decoration. Tie the tag to one of the “stems” or attach to the front of the mug/pot.
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Materials Needed
It doesn’t take much to create a One Smart Cookie Teacher Gift—the easier the better for busy moms.
- Cookies: See the suggestions under the heading “What Kind of Cookies Work Well?” above.
- Printable Gift Tags: You can get these tags by filling in the form below. Use whichever tag you want—depending on if it’s the beginning of the school year or near the end.
- Clear Treat Bags: You will put the cookies in the bag—any brand is fine.
- Ribbon: The ribbon needs to fit through the hole in the gift tag, so it should be 1/8 inch wide. I used light blue ribbon, but you can always just use whatever ribbon you already have.
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Printer paper or cardstock: Since you’re using this as a gift tag, you want it be sturdy so it’s best to choose cardstock.
Cutter: Since you’re cutting out circles, you can just use a good pair of scissors.
Binder or Folder: If you’re using page protectors for your printables, binders are such an easy way to keep them together and organized. I love this colorful set. If you prefer to stick with standard white though, this set is highly rated and very affordable. And if you need larger binders, this set is terrific. If you go with folders, I like these.
Hole Punch: A hole punch with a soft grip handle is nice to have, especially if you’re making several of these or if your kids are helping punch the holes.
How to Make a One Smart Cookie Teacher Gift
It is very simple to make several of these gifts in no time at all. Your kids can even help you make these for their teachers.
Kids in elementary school will have their primary classroom teacher and might also have teachers for fine arts classes, so we don’t want to forget them. If you are giving these out to teachers for children in middle or high school they will typically have 6-8 teachers per day.
Step 1: Bake Cookies
If you are making cookies yourself, the first step is to get the cookies made.
Allow the cookies to cool completely.
Step 2: Print the Gift Tags
The next step is to print the gift tags out. You can work on this step while the cookies are cooling.
Print the tags that correspond with where your child is at in the school year—either the beginning or the end of the school year.
Decide how many gifts you want to give based on how many teachers your child will have/did have this year, and print off the appropriate number of gift tags. I like to print my tags on white card stock so they’re sturdy.
Simply fill in the form below to print the gift tags for free.
Step 3: Cut and Hole Punch
Once you have your gift tags printed off, cut each tag out.
Use a regular-sized hole punch and punch a hole in the upper right side of the tag.
Step 4: Package Gift
Place 1, 2 or 3 cookies into a clear cellophane treat bag.
Thread the ribbon through the hole in the teacher gift tag, place the ribbon around the top of the bag to close it and tie the ribbon into a bow.
Printable FAQs
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Additional Teacher Gift Ideas
If you want some additional ideas about what to give your child’s teacher, consider some of these gift ideas:
Teacher’s Favorite Things Survey: If you want to choose gifts a teacher would really appreciate and be able to use, have them fill out this teacher’s favorite things survey.
Notebook Teacher Gift: This Notebook Teacher Gift is the perfect way to show your appreciation whether it’s the first day of school or Teacher Appreciation Week. A thoughtful DIY gift any teacher will love.
Highlighter Teacher Gift: A Highlighter Teacher Gift is easy to make. Just attach this free printable gift tag to some highlighters for a great teacher gift.
Hand Sanitizer Teacher Gift: This Hand Sanitizer Teacher Gift is a simple way to show your appreciation. Just print the free tag and attach it to a bottle of hand sanitizer for a thoughtful gift any teacher will love.
