I have a regular home vacuum sealer (one made by Foodsaver/Tilia); however, this crushes any dimensional design and flattens the icing on my decorated NFSC. Is there an inexpensive commercial/professional sealer that will shrink wrap them instead?
You can use shrink wrap bags and all you need is a blow dryer to shrink the bag. No need for expensive industrial equipment. I use them all the time, you can get food safe bags at:
http://www.dougcare.com/packsupplies/shrinkbags.htm
cookiecreations, how do you seal the bag without the expensive equipment? Thanks! Jackie
Once you put the cookie in the bag fold over any excess and secure it with a tiny piece of scotch/clear tape. Then use a blow dryer to shrink the bags, works perfectly! I start with the back of the cookie then turn it over and shrink the front, gives it a nice tight, clean look. I use these all the time!!
By far, the 6x6.5 is the size I use the most. It fits just about any regular size cookie. I use the 6x4 for smaller cookies and have had to use the 6.5x10.5 for HUGE cookies.
Thank you so much for the information and the link. Once shrink wrapped, how long do you estimate that they will be good for?
My cookies are shrink wrapped within 2 days after being baked/decorated and shipped out. They're good for at least 3-4 weeks, longer if stored in a cool place. I like clients to receive them as soon as possible so even after a week or more, the cookies taste very fresh. It's all personal preference and I've spent alot of time experimenting 
. I highly recommend testing it out first. HTH!
I am amazed at how long the NFSC's last! They taste great for several weeks. Of course we all know that the trick is using quality ingredients.
nfsc are good for several weeks? WOW I did not know this .. I ended up throwing away about a dozen or so that didn't get eaten at Valentines Day because they were about six days old! Of course, I am a nervous nelly about letting food hang around for any period of time as I was VERY sick with food posioning last summer 
I am amazed at how long the NFSC's last! They taste great for several weeks. Of course we all know that the trick is using quality ingredients.
I don't use the NFSC recipe but I agree it's ALL about using quality ingredients. As long as the cookies are packaged and stored properly you can get several weeks out of them. 
Just a tip when shrink wrapping.. try to make sure all of the air is out of the bag you're using, or else you could end up with a BIG hole.
I agree! I've done it before and the cookie ended up floating around in a big bubble. 
You can also buy the shrink wrap kit from Michael's craftstore..If you use the coupon it shouldn't be that expensive!!! I just use clear cellophane bags with a ribbon tied!!!
When I've tried shrink wrapping my cookies and sometimes I get a nice wrinkle-free fit, but most of the time I get wrinkles. What might I be doing wrong?
I start by applying heat to the backside of the cookie then turn it over and do the front. This process works for me and all the wrinkles end up on the back side. You may also be using too big of a bag. If so, just cut off some of the excess and try that. The bags will only shrink about 40% so the least amount of bag the better and the tighter the fit. HTH!
Thanks, cookiecreations .. I'll try trimming some of the excess .. I've tried using the bag that is closest to the size of the cookie. The key might be starting with the back. I'm going to keep working on it because it does keep your cookies fresher longer.
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