Last night my sister-in-law and mother-in-law hosted a cookie exchange.
Everyone took 5 dozen of their favorite kind of holiday cookie, and then came home with a sampling of all the cookies that were made. I took Gingersnaps-mine are the soft kind.
All packaged to go in a snowman box.
The girls and I made more tree ornaments yesterday. I was "blog hopping" earlier in the week and saw these lovely ornaments at Posy Gets Cozy.
We glittered the tops of an upside down pinecone. Then glued a mini nest with a cardinal inside. I took them as hostess gifts.
We skipped the nest on this one but I think I will use gold glitter next time.
Grace made hers with two little birds at the top. So sweet.
The party was fun and I brought home lots of delicious cookies! Hmm..which one to try first!
12 comments:
Oh yum!! Your gingersnaps are beautiful and looks so nicely arranged in your box to go to the party! Cookie exchange parties are such fun. I haven't been to one in several years. It looks like you came home with a wonderful variety!
Flora
I've NEVER been to a cookie swap. Sounds like fun! Your ginger snaps look really good!
The pine cones look so pretty. I love the one with the bird on top!
I'll take that cookie...and ummmm that one there...and this one...hehe! Gosh, they all look so good! I've never been to a cookie swap either but they sound like so much fun! Love the pinecone ornaments too!!!
We used to do a cookie swap in PTA. It was such fun and time to just relax and visit away from volunteer duties. We also shared the recipe for the cookies and I treasure those now (about 30 yrs later!)
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A cookie swap sounds like a lot of fun, and you got some great loot! The Posy blog is my new craft blog addiction. Did you see the link to her gumdrop wreaths? I want to make some with the kids, but it would be such a fun way to get a group of friends together, turn on some holiday music and just have fun together.
The cookies look real good and being on Weight Watchers I sure do enjoy looking at them.......can all most taste. I like all the pinecone ornaments and the little birds on top are so cute.
Oh, what fun!! I have never been to a cookie swap before but I would love to go to one someday. Your gingersnaps look absolutely yummy and it looks like you have some wonderful new delicacies to try. BTW, I just love the ornament you and the girls made. They look so perfect on your tree!
I also attended a cookie exchange Fri. night!
It was my first ever and it was
wonderful coming home with 8 different
~*dozens*~ of cookies!I never thought to photo mine however I did of the goodies I received. I ~*sampled*~ 1 of each before storing away in cookie tin! Yup I was Ms. Piggy.mmm..they were delicious! :)
The cookies look very tempting. A cookie exchange at Christmas is a very American thing, doesn't happen in UK, we have our Christmas cake and mince pies rather than cookies. It's a long time since I made cookies, must give it a go again - trouble is there are only two of us to eat them these days!
I love gingersnaps and yours look wonderful! The ornaments are charming Kelli and it was thoughtful of you to give them as hostess gifts. What a great craft for children too. My son would have enjoyed the gathering of the cones as much as the decorating.
We've also done cookie swaps; came home with over 70 cookies last year! I thought I'd have plenty to give away, but not too many made it out of the house! :) I'm not the real culprit, though. I don't have much of a sweet tooth, but the girls do - and inherited it from their Daddy!!
Pretty ornaments! Looks like you all are really in the Christmas spirit!
What fun!!! The ladies at our church are having a cookie exchange next Monday night and I am SOOO very excited!!! I've never been to one and can't wait to taste everyone's sweet confections!!! :)
Thank you for sharing this with us!! And your home looks soo pretty!!
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Mrs. U
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