I have read in previous posts about heat sealing cello bags to keep cookies fresh for shipping, etc.
1) How do you heat seal!? Does anyone know what to use for that? and,
2) Does tying them with ribbon achieve the same result? (ie. freshness)?
Thanks!!!
thanks Divinecc! im not sure what you mean about unpackaged food? i buy my cello bags at a caking store and they are sold intentionally and exclusively for food. Not sure about Michaels, but im sure if it's in the cake aisle it is ok for food.
Your welcome! I have seen the regular cello bags you are talking about and I too have used them for food but the heat cello may have something in it that makes it shrink that may not be food safe. I have only seen these used on gift baskets with packaged food such as jams, bread in a bag already etc...so I just thought you might want to check!
If you are talking about packaging single cookies, I use the bags from the cake aisle and an old food sealer that I got at the thrift store. For a new one, Walmart carries a brand called Food Saver.
I place the cookie in the bag, place the bag in the sealer, shut the lid, and after about 10 seconds, the bag is sealed. Tying it with a ribbon would not seal the bag as it still allows air to move in and out of the bag.
I use a hair straightener to heat seal.
And no the ribbon wont help at all with freshness 
I use cello bags from www.cellobags.com. They have a great page on their site, Cello Bags Tutor, about sealing bags, along with a youtube video for an impulse sealer (which is worth the cost if you make cookies alot) or you can use your clothing iron to seal, too. Good Luck!
ok, Swimmomkim, thank you for the link. i figured it out...i have just the basic, clear cookie bags and have been calling them 'cello' bags just b/c i didn't know what else to call them and see it discussed on here a lot. but now i see cello is something very different! mine is not sealable, which is why i tie them with ribbon. i will look into ordering cello!!!!
yes i went out and bought the cheapest hair straighener ($20 i think it was)
and i just fold over the bag and close the straightener on it for jus ta few seconds, adn wala its sealed!
no problem!
way cheaper then a store bought one (atheast here!)
mine is 1-25
I use about 9 for cookies and 25 for suckers
How long are the cookies good for when you seal them this way? I'm making Christmas cookies for my husband's employees but one of the guys won't be back until the 27th. I'm planning on doing all of my baking on the 19th. Is that too long for the cookies to keep?
Are we talking about actual cello bags, or poly bags? Cello bags are the really clear, really crisp ones that make noise as you handle them. Poly bags are like sandwich bags.
Theresa
mine are cello.
and i find that they keep for about 4 days, can be longer but i find they start getting stale.
Tho i had a friend eat one a week after and ti was fine
I just looked at their site. I can't believe the great prices they have on their products. Thanks for sharing this link with us.
Theresa
In my experience, the polypropylene "cello" bags heat-seal better than true cellophane bags. I once broke an expensive heat sealer (impulse sealer) trying to heat seal a true cellophane bag! You need to hold it on for longer with true cellophane, and this eventually burned out my machine, LOL...
I use cello bags from www.cellobags.com. They have a great page on their site, Cello Bags Tutor, about sealing bags, along with a youtube video for an impulse sealer (which is worth the cost if you make cookies alot) or you can use your clothing iron to seal, too. Good Luck!
Thank you! I just ordered a 10 cases of 10 bags, weird...ordering 5 cases or 10 was a difference of $2-3. I better make more cookies. 
great info ...thanks.....so which bag keeps cookies fresher poly or cello? and what is the ave a cookie will stay fresh
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