my first ever cookie swap

My mom has many talents, but baking is not one of them. My Dad was and still is the family baker, but I don’t remember him ever heading to a cookie exchange to swap Betty Crocker treats.

So having just attended my very first cookie swap, I can definitively say that my parents missed out. I must have come home with five pounds of sugary goodness, from dark chocolate bark with Marcona almonds to a cookie called Santa’s Crack.

Jodi’s famous cookie swaps were immortalized in this article last year. And she wrote a how-to for throwing your own. I particularly adored the stacks of heavy bakery boxes and waxed paper she puts out for everyone’s haul (not to mention her most excellent wallpaper).

Comments

[Cecilia Madden]

This looks awesome. I love to bake and always make a slew of christmas cookies, but I've never been to or hosted a cookie swap. They sound like so much fun!

[Becca @ Making Room in Sicily]

I went to my first last night and it was amazing! The women totally outdid themselves. My usually pretty iced pumpkin cookies looked very humble in that setting. I left feeling so inspired and motivated to do some holiday baking!