A box filled with homemade treats is sure to warm the heart of that special someone who can't make it home for the holidays. Too often, though, it's only the thought that warms the heart because the treats arrive in crumbs. To make sure that the food you send arrives fresh and safe, select, prepare, and package it carefully. When selecting foods to send, choose baked goods that are moist and firm or hard, but not brittle. These travel well and should arrive whole, not in crumbs.
Bar cookies are a good choice.
Most are moist and keep well. Fruit, date or fig bars, brownies and coconut squares are examples. Wrap individually in plastic to preserve each bar's shape and moisture. If you want to send a cake, try fruitcake, pound cake, carrot cake, spice cake, or a fruit-based cake such as applesauce. Pound cake with a pour-on icing is a good choice.