Friday, December 5, 2008

Christmas Cookie Swap



It's that time of year again! Our annual Christmas Cookie & Ornament Swap will be on December 22nd at Deb's house.

What is a cookie swap?

Traditionally the way we do it is that a host will plan and coordinate a cookie swap party and then host a get-together, so everyone can trade packs of cookies. In some cases, everyone brings extra cookies for the swap, and everyone gets to sample the cookies at the swap/party. The host has the option to provide food & drinks for the swap. It can be whatever you have time for!

During our cookie party we also do an exchange of Christmas ornaments with each other. It adds a very nice touch to our gathering and each year we get to hang up or ornaments that we have received from each other over the years.

Want to host a cookie swap?

This is a great way to get a nice variety of cookies without doing all the baking yourself! Check out these places for ideas:

Cookie-Exchange.com
Cooking Light Cookie Swap
Betty Crocker (Take the cookie poll while you're there)
Martha Stewart Cookie Swap
Old Fashion Living
Domino Sugar

Recipes:

What's Paula got cookin'

Old Fashion Living Recipes
Christmas-Cookies.com
Allrecipes
Southern Food
Cookie-Recipes.net
Baking Delights (50 Best recipes on the net)

Let us know of any other good cookie recipes websites or blogs out there by leaving a comment here.

Check back after the holidays to see what we baked up for our swap. Happy Holidays!

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