How to Throw a Cookie Swap Party
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Patricia Stubbs
Learn how to throw a cookie swap party. It covers whom to invite, where and when to have the cookie swap, and what guests should bring.
The holidays can be a verystressful time. It can be
difficult to find time to get ready for the holidays
and socialize at the same time. A fun way to help
you cut-down on the amount of baking that you need to
do and socialize at the same time is to have a cookie
swap.
The way a cookie swap works is that you coordinate with
a group of friends and family and share the cookies that
you bake ahead of time.
Everyone bakes two or three varieties of their favorite
cookie. Then you get together and swap the cookies. It's
that easy and you end up with a multitude of cookies to
bring to your holiday events.
To plan a cookie swap, you need to decide whom to invite,
when and where to have the cookie swap and how many
cookies everyone needs to bring.
The number of people to invite to the cookie swap depends upon how many varieties of cookies you want to end up with when the party is over. Ideally, you should plan the cookie swap for 10 20 people. Ask family and friends that you know who like to bake if they want to participate. Once you explain the concept to them and they realize how much baking it will save them, they will probablyeagerly participate.
To determine when to have the cookie swap, ask the participants when they are available. A Saturday or Sunday afternoon may work out best. You want to have the cookie
swap early enough in the holiday season so that everyone can make use of the cookies at holiday parties.
If you are organizing the cookie swap, you will probably plan to be the host.
If you and your fellow cookie swappers decide to make this an annual event, you may want to take turns being the
host each year. As the host, you want to make sure that you have a dining room table or a table big enough to hold the plates of cookies that your guests will bebringing. Since it is a party and the guests will be planning on taking the cookies home, you'll want to serve some refreshments.
The guests will want to sample the cookies, so you probably shouldn't plan on anything too sweet. A light meal should do the trick. You may want to also get the guests involved
and plan a potluck lunch.
Now that you know who to invite, and when and where the cookie swap will take place, you need to tell your
guests how many cookies to bring.
This depends upon you and your guests.
You can decide among yourselves how many cookies you think you'll need for the holidays and how many cookies everyone is willing to bake. A few dozen is probably about right, but it's completely up to everyone involved.
You might also want to tell your guests to bring copies of the recipes for the cookies they made. Then, along with the
cookies, your guests can swap their recipes. If you are super organized, you can ask the guests to send you a copy
of the recipes in advance and you can make them into recipe books for everyone to take home. Another idea for a take home gift for your guests is to give each guest a tin to put their cookies in.
Now your baking has been cut to a minimum and your holidays will be less stressful. You also have a fun way to relax and visit with family and friends during such a busy time.
Once you throw a cookie swap, it is sure to become a holiday tradition.
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