Populating cookies from a SQL Query

I have a SQL query that I know for a fact will produce 4 records without fail

What I need to do is to store the data on an individual basis so that I can use each record independantly on the following page allowing me to set up hyperlinks based on each one including it's text description (from the query - cat_tiitle , and it's uid from the query, cat_uid)

I have written some code but it seems a little primative, I am thinking that there might be a better way to do this? I know it's only a small piece of code but it has the potential to be used a LOT so I need to make sure I have this as efficient as possible -->

          <!--- GET THE 4 RECORDS --->

<CFQUERY NAME="GetCategories" DATASOURCE="#datasource#">
    SELECT cat_uid,cat_title
    FROM categories
    WHERE cat_uid IN (#valuelist(Validateinstall.install_preferences)#)
    ORDER by cat_title
</CFQUERY>

          <!--- SET UP 4 INDIVIDUAL COOKIES WHICH HAVE THE UID AND THE TITLE --->

<CFLOOP query="GetCategories">

<CFCOOKIE NAME="pref_uid_#GetCategories.CurrentRow#" value="#GetCategories.cat_uid#">
<CFCOOKIE NAME="pref_title_#GetCategories.CurrentRow#" value="#GetCategories.cat_title#">

</CFLOOP>

          <!--- DISPLAY THE 4 HYPERLINKS --->

<CFOUTPUT>

1. <a href="cat.cfm?cat_uid=#cookie.pref_uid_1#,#URLEncodedFormat(cookie.pref_title_1)#"

class="reg_text">#cookie.pref_title_1#</a>

2. <a href="cat.cfm?cat_uid=#cookie.pref_uid_2#,#URLEncodedFormat(cookie.pref_title_2)#"

class="reg_text">#cookie.pref_title_2#</a>

3. <a href="cat.cfm?cat_uid=#cookie.pref_uid_1#,#URLEncodedFormat(cookie.pref_title_3)#"

class="reg_text">#cookie.pref_title_3#</a>

4. <a href="cat.cfm?cat_uid=#cookie.pref_uid_4#,#URLEncodedFormat(cookie.pref_title_4)#"

class="reg_text">#cookie.pref_title_4#</a>

</CFOUTPUT>

Appreciate any thoughts on making this more efficient

Thanks

Mark