25 Simple But Thoughtful Gift Basket Ideas

View Gallery 25 Slides Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Popping with red, white, and green color, this flavorful pico-de-gallo style salsa makes a great gift for Christmas and holiday parties! And the chips are easy to make: All you need is a stack of fresh tortillas and some fun cookie cutters.

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A Jar of Holiday Salsa with Festive Tortilla Chips

a jar of holiday salsa and plastic gift bags of festive tortilla chips in the shapes of trees and starspinterestBecky Luigart-Stayner

Popping with red, white, and green color, this flavorful pico-de-gallo style salsa makes a great gift for Christmas and holiday parties! And the chips are easy to make: All you need is a stack of fresh tortillas and some fun cookie cutters.

Get the recipe for Holiday Salsa with Festive Tortilla Chips.

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A Tin of Sweet-and-Savory Peppermint Popcorn

peppermint popcorn in a red and white tinpinterestBecky Luigart-Stayner

Give tins of this holiday snack out as gifts! Popcorn is such a classic, cozy, cold-weather treat that we had to spiff it up for the holidays. Some drizzled white chocolate, crushed mints, and just a touch of flaky sea salt make this treat irresistible!

Get the recipe for Sweet-and-Savory Peppermint Popcorn.

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A Box of Gingerbread Rolls

pinterestBrian Woodcock

These rolled treats nestle perfectly in a large square craft box making them the perfect homemade Christmas gift. They're delicious for Christmas morning with a cup of coffee by the fire!

Get the recipe for Gingerbread Rolls.

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A Jar of Sweet & Spicy Coated Nuts

pinterestBecky Luigart-Stayner

Mason jars are the perfect vessel for this tasty gift! Attach an oversized bow and a cinnamon stick (it hints to the flavor of the nuts) when gifting this extra crunchy snack to neighbors and friends!

Get the recipe for Sweet & Spicy Coated Nuts.

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A Box of Slice-and-Bake Shortbread Cookies

pinterestBecky Luigart-Stayner

This recipe is easily scalable, which means these cookies are a great option for Christmas gifts! You can make as many as you need. Decorate them in festive sprinkles, pack them in a holiday tin, and you've got one seriously sweet treat!

Get the recipe for Slice-and-Bake Shortbread Cookies.

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A Box of Millionaire's Bars

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A Country Living Gift Basket from Harry and David

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A Country Living Gift Basket from Harry and David

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No time to assemble the gift basket you want? We get it. So we partnered up with Harry and David to make just over a dozen special Country Living themed gift baskets, including this "Home for the Holidays" one. They're each filled with oodles of delectable and beautiful treats.

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Flavored Salt Gift Basket

pinterestJose Picayo

Add a little spice to your foodie friends' lives with this unique six-pack of homemade flavored salts. You can make the salt in bulk, and then divvy it up into 4 oz canning jars with cute labels.

Get the recipe for Flavored Salts.

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A Sweet and Savory Breakfast for Two

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A Flavorful Grilling Gear Package

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Fresh Coconut-Curry Popcorn Kit

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Country Living Subscription

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Okay, we're a little biased. But what could be better than a whole year of the best cleaning tips, decorating advice, DIY and crafting projects, and recipes there are? Load a few back issues into a crock (or onto a truck, or into a tool belt), and print out one of our free gift tags to complete the present!

Get gift subscriptions.

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Cookie Decorating Kit

pinterestHalf Baked Harvest

Cookies make the best gifts, but decorating them is tons of fun too! This kit includes pre-baked cookies, utensils, jars of icings, and sprinkles. This is the definition of spreading holiday cheer!

Get the tutorial at Half Baked Harvest.

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Snow Day Survival Kit

pinterestCourtesy of The DIY Mommy

Who could't use a snow day survival kit packed with hot cocoa mix and everything you need to make sugar cookies? This unique gift basket ensures snow days are fun!

Get the tutorial and printables at The DIY Mommy.

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Mimosa Gift Basket

pinterestCourtesy of Diary of a Debutante

Your friends won't have to search for the perfect beverage to have on Christmas morning—they'll have the ingredients right in their present! This basket is packed with everything they need to whip up classic mimosas.

Get the tutorial at Diary of a Debutante.

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Cheese Lovers Gift Basket

pinterestCourtesy of Plays Well With Butter

This is a cheesy gift the receiver will actually appreciate. Filled with crackers, wine, and plenty of cheese (of course!), any entertainer or dairy connoisseur will love this gift basket for Christmas.

Get the tutorial at Plays Well With Butter.

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Oven Mitt Gift "Basket"

pinterestCourtesy of Yellow Bliss Road

Searching for the right gift for the chef in your life? We love this idea that uses an oven mitt stuffed with kitchen essentials.

Get the tutorial at Yellow Bliss Road.

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Cozy Gift Basket

pinterestCourtesy of Pretty Providence

Sara and Jessica show you how to use a Cricut Maker to design and cut all kinds of things (like the beautiful labels on this indoor-date-in-a-box.)

Get the tutorial at Pretty Providence.

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Pedicure Gift Basket

pinterestCourtesy Laura's Crafty Life

This may the gift basket that "Santa" puts under the tree for us! With everything you need for an at home pedicure and warm and cozy slippers, this is a gift that can be used more than once.

Get the tutorial at Laura's Crafty Life.

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Hot Cocoa Basket

pinterestCourtesy of The TomKat Studio Blog

The weather outside may be frightful, but your friends will have everything they need to cozy up with a big mug of hot chocolate all winter long.

Get the tutorial at The TomKat Studio Blog.

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