How to Choose the Best Container for Your cookie

There are so many types of tasty cookies like chocolate chip cookies, oatmeal raisin cookies, peanut butter cookies, fig roll, shortbread cookies, snickerdoodle cookies, macadamia nut cookies, butter cookies, almond cookies, Oreo, wafer and more. To get your soft, chewy and delicious cookies well packaged is an essential process for maintaining cookie’s flavor, quality and presentation. 

Indeed, correct packaging not only protect your cookie’s flavors but also show your brand identity well. Join us to see how tin can packaging help for your cookie storage and help your brand stand out on the shelf.

Why is so important to store cookie in correct way?

The key factors which affect cookies are Air, humidity, odor and sever vibration. Store your cookies in a perfect container that helps avoid air, humidity, vibration and odor or improper storage would destroy your cookies appearance and flavor.

A good cookie container would not only protect your cookie but also a good decoration and presentation of your taste. All cookie tin container with lid, you can put your handmade cookies directly in and refill cookies which you bought from bakery store in container because all our cookie tin containers meet food grade standards, no hazardous substances and will resist the chemicals found tin creams, butters, wax and more.

Why is cookie tin can much more popular than any other packaging materials like polybag, glass jar or plastic container?

  • Airtight Poly bag: low value, non eco-friendly, hard to avoid cookie broken
  • Glass jar: heavy, fragile, less customization, expensive
  • Plastic container: non sustainable, less customization on printing
  • Tin Can: Lightweight, airtight, Protection from light, durability, food grade, full customizable, recyclable

What is a cookie tin can

Cookie can is a storage container for cookies. A tin full of cookies is a classic tasty gift that’s always sure to spread a smile. No matter if you’re celebrating a birthday, anniversary, Mother’s Day, Easter, Halloween or Hanukkah, we have a festive cookie tin to match. The cookie tins definitely suit versatile types of cookies such as chocolate frosted peanut better, chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, snickerdoodle M&M cookies and more to maintain that fresh-from-the-oven flavor.

Today cookie is a daily food and affordable for most of people, you can find versatile cookie box in the market that are made of different materials. Metal tin can is one of the most popular packaging for cookies. Let’s check more about it.

Types of cookie tin cans

There are versatile tin cans could keep cookie flavor as well as a gift. These tin cans with different types to make sure tin can airtight and well display. Let’s check the main types and their function

Square Tin can with latch and plastic lid: the plastic lid with rubber gasket that lcokes in freshness and consumers could also see the cookies inside of container. Cylinder tin can with latch tin lid is a popular option as well. These convenient clasp plastic lids allow you to securely close the metal cans with just a simple touch of your finger. And rubber gasket in plastic lid keeps airtight and lock in freshness. Inside of tin can with extra plastic tray to better display and protect your cookies in good shapes always.

Regular shaped tin can with curved in or cuved out lid and bottom types: Cookie tin container can be any shape and with any printing. You can choose rectangular tin box with different lid types – lid curl-in or lid curl-out, bottom curl-in or bottom curl-out. These differences would make your tin box appealing on the shelf.

Single packed cookie with tin can: a piece of large cookie can be packaged into a seamless tin can which is easy to carry and enjoy. Becuase of the portable size, it is a great gift for any occasion like wedding, birthday or other anniversaries.

Tin can with proper tightness lid can preserve your most kinds of cookies. Lid neither too tight nor too loose, you can take it on the way in your bag without worrying cookie coming out.

Why Tin Cans are the Best Packaging for cookie?

The best cookie deserves the best container. Tin can offers the most sustainable and durable cookie packaging on the market. Tin can are the best option for bakery wholesalers and distributor, food factory and gift store who have request to get their delicious cookies in an attractive, durable and adorable container at the same time protect its’ flavor. Here are the benefits:

Freshness

Cookie tin can with lid can keep the cookies fresh and keep the flavor. Most cookies starts to lose its favor after  2-4 weeks if it is not preserved in an airtight wood, glass, or tin container. Among these containers, tin can is the most popular choice.

Highly Customization

Metal tin-plate is a wonderful material for packaging as it can be printed with different colors, patterns and finish. In addition, tin can be produced in different shapes no matter it’s regular shape like cylinder, square or other bespoke shapes and various sizes from tiny, small, medium to large volume. Cookie is our important daily sweets and enjoy great popularity.

Many large food or bakery companies release their cookie brand with high identity packaged by tin container. Nice printing and adorable design of cookie tin can attract consumers’ focus on the shelf. They have vintage and modern styles. Cookie tin cans can be full custom-printed by CMYK offset printing method and embossed. Cookie with premium tin can is always a great gift for friends and families.

Affordable Price

Cookie tin can is relatively cost-efficient packaging. You can easily find plain cookie tin can and do some minor customization like label, logo printing. One the other side, you can make full customization at lower minimum quantity 2000 pieces and reasonable price.

Sustainability

Reusing the same storage container also keeps plastic wrappings, cardboard containers, and other packaging materials out of the landfill. You can store your handmade cookies or other sweets, confectionery into an reused airtight tin container easily.

Metal cans can be recycled again and again without losing their quality. This is really good for the environment because it means metal tin cans play an important role in the circular economy. When we recycle metal cans, it helps reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that are produced when new cans are made. In fact, recycling metal cans can reduce these emissions by up to 60%. This reduction has a positive impact on climate change.

Easy to Use

Tin box with lid is easy to open and close but never worry cookie fall off. And you can easily label and identify different cookies. If you want to use the same tin container for other flavor cookies, just need a dry towel to clean. They also look much better and tidy when stored on the counter.

What is a cookie tin can made of

A cookie tin can is made of thin metal and this metal is tin-plated steel. The tin coating stopped the contents from rusting the steel. It is applicable for distribution or storage of goods. 

Cookie tin cans are usually constructed of three-piece and they have rims on top and bottom. Cookie tin containers have covers removable by hand without a tool. They are printed by CMYK offset printing method then able to be full printed for any color, logo, patterns on the surface including top lid, the body of tin can and the bottom; and support embossing or debossing customization as well. 

Firstly get tinplate with custom artwork printed, then cutting the large tinplate into pieces and punching each part and assembly. These cookie tin cans are not applicable for liquid directly filling in as it may leak or get rusted over time.

6 things to consider when choosing tin cans for cookie

Shape and Size

Considering the volume of cookie you want to pack. To choose a tin that has enough volume without too much empty space. The size should be suitable for storage, transport and retail display. We can provide small sizes that are convenient for travel, as well as large tins for share.

If you are choosing a cookie tin can for one or two pieces, we would like to recommend seamless thin tin box. That’s easy to take and can be a party anniversary gift for people.

If you are choose a cookies shared between members, we would recommend medium or large rectangular, square or round tin can as the volume is large. Family and friends can enjoy to share cookies together.

Durability and Maintenance

Tins have better durability than other materials., such as tin can provide strong protection for your cookie. High-quality tins wouldn’t have any dents, scratches, or damage during the process of production and delivery. A perfect tin can perform well to make sure cookie long shelf time and appealing.

Choose premium tinplate and 0.23mm-0.28 thickness material. That would make sure your tin can durable, food grade and recyclable.

Sealing Mechanisms

A good cookie tin can should be airtight that can keep your cookie flavor. You can choose rubber gasket tin lid or tin can with latch both of them are airtight tins. Window lid tin containers are perfect for adorable cookies and people can easily see the products inside. 

Logo, text, pattern printing by CMYK offset printing

A nice printing shall help your brand stand out from so many brands. You can customize lots of colors printing, metallic printing and by different finish like glossy, matte, soft touch.

Price

The size, structure and printing of cookie tin can are the key factors on price. Considering budget, choose the simple and small, medium size tin cans. For high budget, choose some unique and large size tins.

Environmental friendly

All of our metal tins are fully recyclable. And metal tins are an intelligent and eco-friendly packaging choice for the planet. In addition, they are easily to reuse or refill instead of being thrown away and polluting the earth.

Where to buy cookie tins

You can buy nice cookie tin cans on line like Amazon, online retailers; or purchase cookie tins offline in confectionery stores, supermarket, grocery stores or gift and crafts shops.

If you are a cookie retailer, bakery store, cookie manufacturer or cookie brand design corporation that are looking for custom brand cookie tin packaging, you can source from China. They supply versatile kinds of candy tin packaging and support full customization no matter small order or large orders with fast delivery and cost-efficient way.

TinsPkg

And Tinspkg support your cookie brand packaging customization, you can customize your cookie packaging by offset printing with PMS color or Pantone color printing with matte or glossy finish surface, inside of can be gold or silver; with logo or pattern embossed or debossed at competitive price and high quality standard. Tinspkg use thick and strong tin material to hold their shapes better.

Can cookie tin cans be recycled and reused?

Comparing with polybag, paper box, tin cans are durable, full customization acceptable, affordable, lightweight, eco-friendly & recyclable, as well as reusable. Therefore, good cookie tin can is able to be recycled or reused for versatile purpose.

After your finished your cookies, you can keep the beautiful, durable and food grade tin can as a storage box. The large or medium cookie tin container, you can refill the can with your handmade cookies, chocolate, pasta, flour, rice, sugar, snacks and other confectionery. These tin container are pefect for any kitchen countertop. They are great for organizing and storing all kinds of dry items without cluttering your kitchen. Each food container makes a great addition to your kitchen and will complement your other kitchen sets.

Conclusion

Tin container is definitely a good partner for cookie packaging no matter for personal use or as a gift friends and family. To keep your cookies fresh, metal tin can is obviously a better choice due to above advantages. You can enjoy a lovely get together with friends and family with a delicious cookies packaged in an amazing premium tin container which help decorating your party.

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