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However, that kind of deception only works for family members who value effort and skill.
What about those jerks who only care about worth, status, and brands?
You cant show up to Thanksgiving with a homemadehumblepie.
You better walk in with a fancy box of designer brownies.
Heres how to fake it.
), or fake it with a cheaper (but still delicious) product.
To fake it effectively, you need the real packaging.
Most bougie bakeries love to show off, so they have branded boxes and tissue paper.
So go to the store and ask for some.
The staff will often be happy to supply you with packaging, no money spent.
you might also order one thinga cookie for your drive home, perhaps?and request packaging.
Even if its not the appropriate size for one cookie, they normally dont care.
Sometimes you’re free to be dead honest and say youd simply like some of their packaging.
Assess the situation, and add a few extra thank yous.
Remember: Low cost doesnt have to mean low quality.
The best options are scratch-made baked goods, or semi scratch-made.
Factory punched cookies and cakes like Entemanns will be a dead give away.
Instead, go to the bakery section of a supermarket you like.
They scoop real cookies and fill real pies at a fraction of the prices a high-end bakery will charge.
(Read herefor all of the other ways grocery store bakeries can help you.)
Sometimes you might even pre-order things and ask for small adjustments.
Trying to pass off grocery cookies for the giant ones from Levain?
See if the bakers will double up the cookie dough for you.
Trying to fool your annoying cousin obsessed with those giant brownies they got once from Amys Bread?
Ask the grocery store bakers to leave a sheet of brownies un-sliced.
(GhirardelliandWhite Lilyalso have excellent boxed mixes that you could cut to whatever size you want at home.
Try it with bagels, macarons, doughnuts, cupcakes, banana pudding, or full-sized cakes.
Maybe thisll shut him up.
