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Marking an occasion over a long distance isn't difficult, even when your gift recipient eats gluten free. Many gourmet bakeries now offer gluten-free sweets for home and office delivery.

New Jersey-based David's Cookies is the newest to produce gluten-free baked goods. The company's gluten-free cookie and brownie sample box is also nut free and dairy free. Made in a dedicated GFCO-certified facility, the box ($49.95 with free two-day shipping) contains six cookies (two each of oatmeal raisin, chocolate chip and snickerdoodle) and two brownies (one chocolate chip brownie and one cranberry-orange oatmeal bar). Save 15% at checkout with promo code GOOG15.

Shopping-mall staple Mrs. Fields now has a line of soft-baked gluten-free chocolate chip cookies, made separately on different equipment. The company currently offers six different options, ranging from a four-cookie box ($19.99) to a 24-cookie basket ($74.99). Save 15% at checkout with promo code DDLS.

Tate's Bake Shop's gluten-free desserts, made in a dedicated kitchen, have expanded over the years. The original, crispy chocolate chip cookie has a double-chocolate sibling and even a new chipless version, which I tried last week and are excellent. There are brownies and blondies too. Prices start at $19.99 for a cookie three-pack. Save 10% at checkout with promo code SAVE10.

Also produced in a dedicated facility, Harry & David's gluten-free range not only includes cookies, but also two muffin duos: Lemon Poppyseed & Cinnamon Streusel and Maple & Almond. The 12-cookie selection ($29.95) includes six chocolate chip and six peanut butter chocolate chip. Each 12-muffin order ($19.95) contains a half-dozen of each pairing. Get free shipping on $59+ with promo code THANK YOU and 15% off $75+ with code SHINE.

Cookies By Design offers decorated sugar cookie bouquets to commemorate holidays and special occasions, as well as three varieties of gluten-free chocolate chip cookies. The dough is made on separate equipment in a different area of the production facility. The Philadelphia region has two shops where local orders are delivered from: Exton (56 E. Uwchlan Ave., 610-594-0122) and Voorhees (700 Haddonfield-Berlin Rd., 856-753-4383). Orders can also be picked up at Cookies By Design stores. Prices start at $29.99. Use promo code NEW1013 for 10% off any $50+ order.

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