[honeychile]

Do the edible favors. If you can't do the cookies without breaking the bank (I've seen cookies go for over $5 each!), go to a craft store which sells candy supplies. Pick out a mold and some chocolate. Seriously, you can make some very pretty or at least apropos candies in half an hour, for less than 50 cents each (counting the wrap), and they're practically foolproof. The one secret is to have several bowls to microwave the chocolate - if even the tiniest bit of water is in the bowl, it will ruin the batch.

One pretty one I was given was a rosebud lollipop. It was minty chocolate, but pink, and the stick was green. There was a clear wrap over the rosebud, and the green twist ties had a leaf on each one. That's when I asked about the costs, and I now make a lot of my own chocolates for events.