The 40 Best Food Gifts to Mail Anyone Who Loves Cooking (and Eating!)

This Oprah-approved artisanal board makes the perfect housewarming gift or present for anyone who likes to entertain. It includes 35 hand-selected, ready-to-serve artisan cheeses, meats, dried fruits, nuts, chocolates, and spreads. And once your loved one finishes off all the goodies, they can reuse the acacia wood board time and time again!

Friends and family with a sweet tooth will drool over these beautiful cookies. Inspired by NYC’s famous rainbow cookies, the purple ombre treats have a chocolate hazelnut flavor and are topped with a drizzle of dark chocolate drip. They also come with a dash of edible glitter, so they’re sure to put a big smile on the receiver’s face.

For the friend who can never choose just one dessert: This decadent delight—that's handmade by Illinois-based Blissful Brownies—features fudge brownies, chocolate chunk blondies, and caramel sauce.

Want to send them a sweet, gluten-free treat? Ship them a box of these colorful, seasonal, traditional macarons from luxury pastry shop Ladurée Paris. While flavors may vary, some might include orange blossom, vanilla, blackcurrant violet, strawberry candy, and rose.

Does it get fancier than personalized, buttery shortbread cookies delivered to the doorsteps of the special people in your life? Not sure what message to write? These cookies also come in sweet "I love you" and "happy birthday" options.

Celebrating birthdays remotely can be tough, but funfetti cakes like this one from the New York City–based Momofuku Milk Bar make it better. Rest assured, cakes are specially packaged with insulation and ice packs so that they can arrive on your loved one's doorstep in one piece.

This gift basket comes with a plaid kitchen towel and is bursting with tons of edible goodies. Here are a few: tomato basil bisque soup mix, mini toasts, olive oil and sea salt crackers, Sicilian-style olives stuffed with garlic... Is your mouth watering yet?

How sweet is this box of all the essentials needed for a pancake breakfast? There’s pancake mix, honey, jelly, and syrup, all sent in a lovely wooden box (including a few dried botanicals from the brand’s garden. It’s a perfect—and easy—gift for the breakfast lovers.

You could give your loved one a fancy set of gourmet olive oils—or you could let them make their own with this internationally inspired set. Stocked with 15 different types of herbs and spices (think: oregano from Italy, smoked paprika from Spain, za'atar from Levant), each tin comes with recipes and bread pairings so they can get the full tasting experience. Just make sure to include a nice bottle of olive oil and they'll be good to go.

If they haven't quite caught the spring vibes yet, they will when they open this gift! This spring-themed basket features fruit bars, toffee nut popcorn, frosted daisy cookies, and an array of other cookies in various flavors.

Can't decide on a single food gift for your loved one? Then surprise them with this assortment of sweet and savory goodies, including chocolates, olives, smoked Gouda cheese spreads, and a chocolate brownie.

Bokksu's snack boxes come with up to 22 Japanese snacks, candies, and a tea pairing—all of which are sourced by small, family-owned businesses in the country. The offerings are curated around a specific cultural theme, and each box comes with a guide that walks you through the snacks' origins and flavors (as well as any potential allergens included).

This luscious cake has a meaningful story behind it. “In 2009, facing the loss of her house, this founder started selling her apple cakes to pay off her loan," Oprah said while picking this item for her Favorite Things 2023 List. "It worked—and we know why. There wasn’t a crumb left after our tasting.”

Lemon, garlic, basil, and chili flavors fill Brightland's artisan olive oil set, made in collaboration with New York–based artist Marleigh Culver. In her 2022 Favorite Things list, Oprah suggested dipping slices of crisp bread in them, or on putting them on salads.

They'll be excited to enjoy these handmade baked goods at brunch, for a midaftrenoon snack, or after dinner. This gift comes with six four-ounce classic cinnamon rolls and four packets of icing.

These are probably the cutest looking jams we have ever seen. The flavors, smoked yellow peach, sour cherry ginger, and strawberry chipotle and fig, are unique and seriously delicious. They’re also low in sugar, vegan, and made from fresh ingredients, and the set comes with recipe suggestions in a digital cookbook.

Pain au chocolat may seem super challenging to make—and without the help of this kit, it probably is. But any foodie can make it a handful of easy-ish steps thanks to Farm Steady. Most of the ingredients are included, with the exception of a few baking staples. Be sure to let your giftee know that they have to share the results (aka the treats) with you.

What better way to start off someone's day than with a full New England breakfast feast? This new-and-improved design comes complete with a wooden crate and Stonewall Kitchen foods, including fluffy pancake and waffle mix, pure New Hampshire maple syrup "leaf," traditional scone mix, gourmet coffee, a tea sampler in a wooden chest, and delicious blueberry jam!

Classic chocolate-covered strawberries are a delectable treat for almost any occasion—birthdays, graduations, thank-yous, holidays, or even just to say "I love you." Plus, the mix of milk and dark drizzle add special flair to this mail-order gift.

For a treat that's as sweet as your friend or family member, you can't go wrong with these artisanal chocolate bars, which are made with extra-virgin olive oil instead of cocoa butter, so they're super silky and flavorful. "What do you get when two culinary geniuses come together?" Oprah asked when selecting this set for her 2017 list of Favorite Things. "True chocolate bliss, courtesy of the world-class chef Thomas Keller and the renowned olive oil producer Armando Manni."