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Final evening, a bunch of women came to visit for a cookie swap, which I now imagine is the proper sort of get together. Pals arrive with armfuls of baked items; you hang around, drink wine, eat cookies, and chat; and everybody leaves with a panoply of treats — what could possibly be higher? Right here’s the way it went down…
First, individuals positioned their cookies on the counter. My invitation urged that individuals carry two dozen cookies, however added: “It’s low-key, so if you’d like, carry store-bought. Nobody cares!” so there was zero strain to do something fancy.
Jessie introduced Joe-Joe’s, that are Dealer Joe’s peppermint Oreos and really scrumptious.
Liz introduced Swedish raspberry caves (don’t you like that title?) and Erin drew cute faces with icing.
Nothing extra joyful than a houseful of ladies!!!
Earlier than divvying up the cookies, everybody went round to elucidate what they introduced. Whereas they talked, Toby — eternally our “hype man” — piped in with feedback, like “That’s the cookie to beat!” and “Let’s gooooooooooo.”
And…drumroll…the cookies that stole the present? Amanda introduced Susan Spungen’s ginger chocolate cookies AND Sarah Kieffer’s olive oil cookies with lemon glaze, and holy smokes, they regarded like common cookies, however they have been truly taste explosions. Extremely suggest.
All in all, the evening was a lot enjoyable. My final cookie swap was again in 2010 — when Toby was a teeny child! — however now I’m impressed to throw one yearly.
Do you host cookie swaps? Any suggestions so as to add? Or recipes to share? Would love to listen to…
P.S. Toby’s cookies that blew us all away, and the enjoyment of all-female gatherings.
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