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This year marks the 10th year that I have participated in some sort of cookie exchange. This year I participated in the Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap and it was fun. I sent out a dozen cookies to three different people and I was sent three dozen cookies as well. My entire family loved trying new cookies. We are always up for cookies.
To host a cookie exchange or a cookie swap, the idea is pretty simple or at least it was for me last year. Let me tell you what I did. I invited five friends over and everyone had to bring 5 1/2 dozen cookies plus five recipe cards with their cookie recipe printed on it. Each dozen was to be packaged on its own and the half dozen was put out on a platter as they arrived.
They arrived for a fun night of cocktails, cookies and chatting. And everyone left with 5 dozen cookies plus a recipe card in case they wanted to make the cookies themselves at a later time plus we each got to taste the cookies as well. We had a fabulous evening.
This is fun idea because you end up with cookies that you might not have otherwise tried plus we got to send some in with our children to share with their teachers. Any chance to hang out with some girlfriends is always a good idea as well.
This year Country Crock has the Holiday Cookie Exchange which offers everything you need to know to host your own cookie exchange. You will find printable invitations cards, recipes, cookie tags and more. The guide makes it all easy.
Country Crock asked me to create two of their Holiday Cookie Exchange cookie recipes for my own cookie swap and I jumped on the chance because I love baking. I also love trying new recipes.
The Country Crock cookie recipes were easy, tasty and perfect cookie exchange cookies. Find recipes and more by visiting Country Crock at www.countrycrock.com/cookies.
Ok now technically I changed this recipe just a little because my son accidentally threw in all of the white chocolate chips into the mixture but the recipe can be found here:
These cookies are delicious and we are planning to make them again this weekend.
OMG these are A-MAZING! Seriously delicious. We didn't have a single one left after the guests got ahold of them.
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zebra chocolate chip cookies.
i would make the cinnamon stars.
they seem simple enough.
I would make the Walnut Moons… pretty simple and they look yummy!
i would love to try thre cinnamon stars
The cinnamon stars look great!
I would like to give the Cinnamon Stars a try.
That sounds like fun. Your Cranberry Lemon Sugar Cookies look delicious!
Orange Pecan Biscotti
I would like to try the Zebra Chocolate Chip!
i might be cookied out this week but I’m bookmarking for next week. those lemon cranberry cookies look yummy
A cookie exchange sounds like so much fun. I love to bake cookies and would love to try what others make too.
I’d love to try out the Walnut Moons!
I love cookies especially when they come right out of the oven. My favorite cookie is macadamia nut I have yet to learn how to make them from scratch.
walnut moons!
I would make the Walnut Moons
I love cookie exchanges! I didn’t get to go to one this year, but I am already talking with friends about hosting one for Christmas 2014!
I would like to make the Peanut Butter Honey ‘N Oatmeal Cookies. They sound really good. Thank you.
The Walnut Moons sound yummy – would love to try them! I have been to one Cookie Exchange in the past, but everyone just brought 2 dozen cookies and we all went home with a nice assortment.
Those Lemon sugar cookies look tasty!
How FUN! I wan to host a cookie exchange and make the Orange
Pecan Biscotti.
Thanks for the tips! I would like to try the cinnamon stars. My dad would love the walnut moons!
i would like the Peanut Butter Honey ‘N Oatmeal Cookies
We would love to try the Cranberry-Lemon Sugar Cookies , they sound very good and I love lemon cookies.
Next Christmas I’m planning a holiday cookie exchange! I think this sounds like a great idea! Like you said, it’s a great excuse to get people together…and finding new favorite cookie recipes is a great bonus! 🙂
I want to try the Cranberry Lemon Sugar Cookies! Yum
OH those are so much fun. I’ve been to several and one day would love to host one. Thanks for the tips
Those BOTH look delicious! The walnut moons do, too- they remind me of something my aunt used to make when I was a kid!
Cranberry Lemon all the way! I picture them dusted with a little bit of powdered sugar, just for fun. Yummy!
I would most like to try the recipe for Orange Pecan Biscotti
The walnut moons.
Those cranberry lemon sugar cookies look awesome! And cinnamon stars look fab, too.
I’d make the cinnamon stars they look delish!! We have a cookie swap In a few weeks
I love cookie exchanges! I want to try the CRANBERRY-LEMON SUGAR COOKIES!
This is the first time I hear about cookie swapping, what an interesting and fun sounding concept. I love chocolate chip cookies, the more chocolate the better : )
Favorite cookie… hmm… I think they would have to be my aunt’s pistachio cookies! Those zebra cookies look awesome, too!
update we are making the cinnamon stars tomorrow. kids’ orders. i’d prefer chocolate…
I love a good cookie exchange. I was sad when I couldn’t make it to the one we had here a few weeks ago. I guess I’ll have to make up for it by trying the Zebra cookies… those look delish!!
I love anything with lemon in it. Can you believe that I’ve never participated in a Cookie Exchange? Sounds fun!
Walnut Moons
Peanut Butter Honey ‘N Oatmeal Cookies – those sound so yummy!
The lemon and sugar combo sounds delicious! I would have never thought of lemon and cookies together – yummy!
The cranberry lemon sugar cookies sound delicious!
Cranberry-Lemon Sugar Cookies
I want to try the Zebra Chocolate Chip Cookies.
I want to try the Zebra Chocolate Chip Cookies.
My husband wants the zebra chocolate chip cookies and I want the honey peanut butter ones. Yum!
I want to try the Cinnamon Stars – yummy and festive, too!
I want to try the Zebra Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe.
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I would love to try the cranberry lemon sugar cookies. We always use lemon in our sugar cookies and it makes them soo good! Never thought to try cranberry.
I would like to try out the Peanut Butter Honey ‘N Oatmeal Cookies. They look so delicious in the picture. All the cookies are winners to me!
I’m a chocoholic, so I’m thinking the Zebra Chocolate Chip Cookies sound right up my alley!
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Zebra Chocolate Chip look like they would be a winner in my family.
I would love to try the Cinnamon Stars!
I like the striped chocolate chip cookies