Best Cookies for a Cookie Exchange or Swap
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Best Cookies for a Cookie Exchange Swap or Bake Sale
There's even an easy recipe for "Trailer Trash Toffee" if you don't normally bake and trust me when I say there are never any left at the end of a party. Or when you whip up a batch, keep them under a watchful eye lest your family nibble bits here and there and you won't have a lick to take to your party.
Some of the best holiday cookie collections are printed in the newspaper. If you see any great recipes in your local paper, please drop us a link in our guestbook and we'll check it out.For 2011, the Washington Post has published:
25 Holiday Cookie Recipes
Sugar Cookie Recipes for Holiday Baking
No Bake Chocolate Oat Cookies
Photo Source: Kraft Foods "Hosting a Cookie Exchange"
Nanaimo Bars
No Baking Required - Just Melting
Ask anyone from British Columbia about a Nanaimo Bar and they will easily wax nostalgic about this regional indulgence. It's a super sweet, rich chocolate no bake bar composed of three layers: a dense graham cracker coconut base with a vanilla custard icing layer topped off by a thin layer of chocolate.Best Nanaimo Bar Recipes
Trailer Trash Toffee or Homemade Heath Bars
No Baking Required - Just Melting
I am all about the easy when it comes to baking. This is one of those super addictive, can't just eat one treat that always goes over well. I love to have people take a guess at the ingredients. Rarely can anyone pinpoint that the tasty, krispy crust is actually saltine crackers. Trailer Trash Toffee is probably the slang name for this tasty morsel produced by ordinary ingredients which was introduced to me by my mother-in-law, Betty.Trailer Trash Toffee Recipe
Sugar Cookies
What's Christmas without traditional sugar cookies? Extremely versatile, they can be decorated, sprinkled, iced or just eaten plain. The thinner they're rolled, the tastier they become, especially when the sugar is crystallized and at close to being burnt, the sugar is caramelized. The secret is not overhandling the dough.Basic Sugar Cookie Dough
Best Sugar Cookie Recipes
Gingerbread Men
The crisp smell of cinnamon and gingerbread say Christmas in one tantalizing, welcoming scent. Try your hand at making Gingerbread men or plan architect, engineer, decorator and designer by building a gingerbread hosue.Best Gingerbread Recipes
Shortbread Cookies
A holiday classic especially a favorite for Canadians, Brits and Scots. Scottish Shortbread cookies are easy to make, have only three ingredients, and there are many variations.Best Shortbread Cookie Recipes
Chocolate Oatmeal Cookie
No Baking Required
Sending cookies to a soldier, marine, sailor or other loved one overseas? These no-bake chocolate oatmeal cookies with peanut butter are a perfect choice. Despite the fact that they're chocolate, they do well even when shipped. The recipe is quick and easy to prepare, great to take to a cookie exchange or give as a gift.No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookie Recipe
Don't Forget to Bring a Container
Crispy Cookies
Store in metal cookie tins.
Soft Cookies
Store in tupperware or ziploc containers.
Hosting a Cookie Exchange
Nothing brings people together like a big plate full of cookies. Having a cookie exchange is a great way to get a wide assortment of cookies without having to do so much work all by yourself. Here are some tips to throwing a successful cookie exchange or swap.How to Host a Cookie Exchange or Swap
Reader Feedback
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gottaloveit
Dec 20, 2011 @ 8:38 am | delete
- Great tips for hosting a cookie exchange. I love that you've got links to recipes. Nicely done. Blessed.
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TransplantedSoul
Dec 19, 2011 @ 6:50 pm | delete
- Thanks for the pointer to the shortbread recipes. I have been looking for a good one.
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janices7 Dec 10, 2009 @ 9:26 am | delete
- The homemade Heath bars look amazing...I'm a sucker for toffee. Love this lens...5* and lensrolled to my How To Host A Cookie Exchange lens.
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tandemonimom Dec 5, 2008 @ 6:51 pm | delete
- Yum, I've got a cookie exchange coming up soon. I'll have to try some of these out!
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stargazer00
Dec 4, 2008 @ 7:13 pm | delete
- Great sounding recipes! Thanks for featuring my shortbread cookie recipe!
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