Cookie swap
We haven't had a party in a while (and I've been craving some adult interaction), so I've decided to host an old-fashioned Cookie Swap! Everyone will bring two dozen cookies, hang out and exchange them. Milk will be served. I'm really excited.
My current plan is to make these Peanut Butter Crispy Bars, which look insanely decadent and delicious, but I'm not sure. Do you have a favorite cookie recipe? xo
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I wish I was a baker but I love to eat cookies :) The one cookie recipe I can make is those no bake cookies with oatmeal and coco.. MMM
Smitten Kitchen's peanut butter crispy things are divine! You'll be loved at the cookie exchange even though they aren't technically cookies.
oh man they look awesome!
What an adorable idea!! I'm moving into my new place soon so I think this will be a perfect idea for the future!! =) Have fun!!
love Emeril's snickerdoodle recipe.
perfect.
my soon to be mother in law has these parties with her friends. It's so cute. Such a fun idea!
From the Baked cookbook? If so, YES. They are to die for.
xo
Kelly
Yum! Sounds uber fun! And yes definitely make those Peanut Butter Crispy Bars... my great grandmother used to make them & they are DELISH!!
xoxo
Such a great idea for a party...I've tried many Smitten Kitchen cookie recipes over the years and the one I always go back to is chocolate toffee cookies...Out firends love them and they taste great with milk:)
Kisses,Joanna
Goodness do those look good (!) AND they're gluten-free... oh me, oh my.
Ps: one time I made a few dozen of them and put them in old huge jars with fabric cover...
I have so many favorite cookie recipes! But here's a rather interesting kind that I just tried recently (and posted about) and that I would definitely recommend, if you can find mesquite flour:
http://foodandtheabstracttruth.wordpress.com/2010/08/01/chocolate-chip-mesquite-cookies/
Yum!
I like oatmeal chocolate chip cookies.
Those sounds delish! My go to is homemade oreos. It sounds trickier than it actually is. The key is to find really yummy dutch coco powder. I found the recipe from a bakery in Brooklyn... name is escaping. They are a crowd pleaser! x Emily
Snickerdoodles.
My mom's good old-fashioned recipe is perfect.
Find it here: http://mangoesandlemons.blogspot.com/2010/05/snickerdoodles.html
those photos have me salivating!!
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my post 2 days ago was about my fav cookies!!
http://beccabaust.blogspot.com/2010/08/inside-out-cookies.html
whoa. We do a cookie swap every Christmas with friends: The rule is, you bring as many as you want to take home. For some of us, that's more than for others.
My favourite? Chocolate chip cream cheese cookies: http://heartfulmouthful.wordpress.com/2010/08/10/cookies/
NO BAKE COOKIES :) Make sure to add peanut butter!
omg, is there a better combination than rice krispy treats with peanut butter AND chocolate???.....I think not. If it wasn't my husband's birthday and I didn't just make a pineapple upside down cake, I would so be making these! But then, there is dinner at the beach tomorrow night...hmmmmmmm
THOSE LOOK SO GOOD!!! Yummm...
My favourite are my mom's Oatmeal Scotchies...oatmeal cookies with butterscotch chips. So yummy!
What a great idea for a party! I have to try it out with my girlfriends sometime!!!
xxx
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Not a specific favorite but when I need inspiration I read a Nigella Lawson book. How to be a Domestic Goddess has dozens of awesome recipes presented in a funny, awesomely nonchalant way.
So cute and so wonderful. I love it so much I might just have to copy cat....
Enjoy your little get-together!
These look amazing!!
Oh man, those look good (tummy rumbles!)
those look SO yummy! i <3 peanut butter... but my fave cookies to bake are oatmeal craisin... just swap in the cranberry raisins instead of the regular ones :-)
I absolutely adore Smitten Kitchen's homemade oreo's - super simple and a nice throw back! I'd do the middle with peanut butter.
Becca
What a great idea! So stinking cute! My friends would love a cookie swap.
renee
What a coincidence...my sister is hosting a cupcake swap this weekend! I'm making caramel apple cupcakes a la Cupcake Bakeshop: http://cupcakeblog.com/?p=60
Those look delicious!
I adore Madeleines, or should i say, j'adore them. They are light, cakey treats that will balance well with your other guests' maybe heavier cookies!
101 Cookbooks has a great recipe here:
http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/madeleines-recipe.html
I love these thumbprints for summer. They just seem somewhat "lighter" than the chocolate that I crave most of the year :)Here is the recipe...
http://www.elleinadspir.com/2010/04/raspberry-beret.html
My go to cookie is actually another recipe from smittenkitchen. They are the best cookies in the world.
http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/05/crispy-salted-oatmeal-white-chocolate-cookies/
Mmmmm, yum yum yum! <3
Love,
Sarah.
This is my favorite recipe. They seem classic, but they are just the best take on a classic.
http://debaucheryauxiliary.blogspot.com/2010/07/oatmeal-maple-pecan-cookies-with.html
What an awesome idea! I love any kind of cookie, especially if there's chocolate that's still squidgy in the middle. Yum!
How refreshing to host something like this in August, instead of before Christmas when there is soooo much to do.
Mmm, they look good.
Word! No-bake cookies are definitely the best! Email me at deannanfox@gmail.com and I'll share two recipes with you for them.
What a great idea!!! I think I need to try this soon.
How fun! I just saw an amazing recipe on Bakerella's blog that I am dying to make!
http://www.bakerella.com/cheesecake-bars/
Try them out for me! ;) they look YUMMY!!
these are my latest favorite: http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/peanut-butter-cookies-recipe.html i made them for a friend a few weeks ago and I may or may not have accidentally helped her eat them all.
Joanna, I made these and they are absolutely THE BEST! Make them! You will not be disappointed! xo
That sounds really fun!
My favorite cookies are "magic bars" which include chocolate, butterscotch, coconut and nuts. They are amazing.
xx
Nikki
Those look delicious! My fav cookies are snickerdoodles, although mine are never as good as my Grandma's. I love the idea of a cookie swap; I need to have one!
you're killing me. that looks so good, and i'm on a diet!
my favorite cookie recipe is... oh, who am i kidding? i don't bake them. i eat them. ^_^
yummy!! How fun a cookie swap!!
Ummmm those look beyond delicious! Such fun parties to go to, and a great way to collect a wide range of cookie recipes to have on hand this coming Holiday season.
yum! great idea!
I make the best oatmeal raisin cookies and they're my fiancees favourite cookie so it works out :p
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My family has a cookie bake every Christmas. It's like a swap except we all get together and bake the cookies, too! It's super fun and we always have tons of Christmas movies!
These lavender and lemon tea cookies are to die for: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Lavender-Lemon-Tea-Cakes-105938
jacques torres' chocolate chip cookies with sea salt sprinkled on top are my FAVORITE. make sure you make ahead & refrigerate though, makes all the difference.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/09/dining/091crex.html
Incredible idea. I do have a great cookie recipe I found in the OC Register of all places years ago. It's for Granola Chocolate Chunkers and made with yellow cake mix. Go to http://archive.seacoastonline.com/news/05172006/it/103226.htm
Check out my posting on Kristen Farrell (Bethenny Frankel's favorite jewelry designer) today. XOXO Valerie
http://imstarvin.blogspot.com/2010/08/worshipping-kristen-farrell.html
Aah, I miss my old fashion cookie swaps. We used to encourage creative packaging, presentation and taste.
..all ala Martha Stewart.
We would sit around pow-pow style, and have one batch per each guest baker/maker, and we would all go home having learned some new recipe, a new aesthetic, and a new contact, and a big basket full of some major home made goodness.
Cheers!
my fave "cookie" is blackberry shortbread bars. they are so low maintanence and completely delicious. they keep really well and the little bit of almond extract in the dough......damn, gotta go make some!
You should absolutely, 100% make Smores Bars. They're so easy, and always a hit. If you do make them, up the marshmallows to at least 20 and make sure you use a salted peanut. Enjoy!
http://www.amateurgourmet.com/2010/07/smore_bars.html
You cannot go wrong with a recipe from Smitten Kitchen! I made the chocolate cake she recently featured - delicious
i have made these from smitten and we love them they are easy and delicious and rich! we just made some cranberry, white chocolate oatmeal cookies the house smell yummy!
I absolutely LOVE pumpkin chocolate chip cookies!
Obviously they are best in the fall but I think they are always delicious!
L
Make RED VELVET CAKE BALLS. They are so incredible and such a crowd pleaser. I've never gotten so many compliments on a dessert.
http://www.bakerella.com/red-velvet-cake-balls/
They look delicious!
I'm from BRAZIL and it's such a pleasure to read your blog every single day.
Congrats for your beautiful baby!
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I love that you're hosting a cookie exchange in the summer and not just at Christmas, like most people do. Sounds like a fun idea and the milk is brilliant.
You have to try Bakerella's Congo bars!! They are basically a cookie and a brownie combined!! AMAZING
http://www.bakerella.com/i-hope-you-have-chocolate-chips-handy/
Heavens to Betsy, those look divine! I make Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars, but I've never added the krispies!
You can check out my all time favorite no-fail Chocolate Chip Cookies right here ♥ http://donandamanda.blogspot.com/2009/03/best-chocolate-chip-cookies.html Mmm!
anything with penut butter and chocolate is good : ) lol!
Have FUn sounds LIke you WILL!!!! CHEERS!
Yes, I have "MY" oatmeal, peanut butter chips, and toasted almonds cookie recipe! I've been making them for years!!...Hmmm...may be time to make them again, now that you mention it!! LOL
PB crispy bars are incredible, almost as incredible as chocolate creme de menth bars are!
Great choice.
That sounds so much fun! My favorite cookies are the ones that my Austrian Grandma bakes every Christmas (and which I have learned to bake, though I would never beat hers). But I do have a recipe that is an all time favorite among my friends and family, and sooooo easy and quick to make. They are cookie bars made with graham crackers,butter, chocolate chips, walnuts and condensed milk, they are YUMMY.
Great idea!
And those look incredibly yummy!
xo
Amazing idea! The cookies on the photo look delicious!!!
Kinda cookies... Cheesecake Brownies with Glazed Berries. To. Die. For.
Here's the recipe: http://feastonthecheap.net/2010/08/05/cheesecake-brownies-with-glazed-mixed-berries/
These look amazing and I want to come to your cookie party!
Can I come? I am so jealous I might have to copy and have a cookie party myself, although I have to admit I prefer a pot of tea to a glass of milk!
This sounds like so much fun :)
If you don't make those totally amazing looking crispy bars, make these! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZn6WBWU_zI
Seriously, they are incredible.
X
oh, i think you should be sure. those look delicious!
This is my all time favorite chocolate chip recipe:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Best-Big-Fat-Chewy-Chocolate-Chip-Cookie/Detail.aspx
I love the idea of a cookie swap! Unfortunately I'm pretty sure all my friends will bring store bought, which is no fun!
Can I please be invited to your cookie party?! You guys always throw the coolest parties!
I love these! So yummy!! I want to try them soon!!
Three words: chai spice snickerdoodles. Instead of just rolling them in cinnamon-sugar, I add in cardamom, allspice, cinnamon and the tiniest bit of black pepper. When my man and I first started dating, I brought over a dozen for him to share with his then-roommate. They were gone in two hours. ^ ^
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Cookies and adult interaction. Brilliant. Two things I can't get enough of these days.
Hi Joanna, Check out this blog "Ming Makes Cupcakes"... and cookies. Her pictures are fantastic and the recipes are even better. I've used the recipes at many a party and they are always a hit. Enjoy!
What a fun idea! My go-to is this white chocolate chip oatmeal cookie that my boyfriend and I came up with. Adding in dried blueberries is fun for the summer, too.
I love the look of those bars! Please let us know how they come out! I also love that you are doing this in the middle of summer - far, far from the holidays when everyone else does it... and nobody needs it!! ;)
Alfajores! So simply sweet and always a crowd pleaser.
Oh my those bars look amazing! My favourite cookies are: orangette's chocolate Ginger cookies, Martha Stewart's Rosemary walnut shortbread and 101 cookbook's healthy cookies. Yummers!
OMG..I wish I lived closer! :-)
I've done a cookie swap, so much fun!
Gooey butter cookies. Nuff said.
These look amazing!!!!! I love cookie swaps.
What about white chocolate chip, pecan, cocoa cookies! or classic...I LOVE peanut butter with whole peanuts in it!
Bubbs
www.paris-on-my-mind.blogspot.com
I just made these, they're Martha's favourite and the NY Times said they were the best in their big cookie investigation.
http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/jacques-torress-secret-chocolate-chip-cookies?backto=true&backtourl=/photogallery/chocolate-chip-cookie-recipes#slide_4
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/09/dining/091crex.html?_r=1&ref=dining
and these are my staples:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Mrs-Siggs-Snickerdoodles/Detail.aspx
and S'MORES:
1/2 cup of butter
1/3 cup of brown sugar
28 graham crackers and
14 marshmallows (only put marshmallows/chocolate on half the graham crackers so you can put the rest of the graham crackers on top of the marshmallows)
Preheat oven to 400 F. Arrange graham crackers tightly in a single layer on a parchment-lined baking sheet, right to edges.
Melt butter and brown sugar in a small pot over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil and pour evenly over crackers. Sprinkle with salt.
Bake for 8 minutes or until bubbly. Sprinkle with chocolate. Return to oven and bake for 2 minutes or until chocolate melts.
Top with marshmallows, spacing them about ½ inch apart. Broil for about 1 minute or until marshmallows are soft and golden. Gently press down marshmallows with the other graham crackers.
yuummmm
My sister's husband's family used to do this every Christmas but they aren't having a cookie party next year. :( I never even thought of doing one outside of the holiday season!
I've made these a couple of times and they are delicious! They're super rich, so I always take them to work and share. I've given the recipe away at least twice each time!
those look awesome! you should definitely make those.
these look INSANE. make them and tell us how they are!
jo - i have made these smitten kitchen famous morsels of heaven and i assure you they will not disappoint. you will win the cookie swap...even though it's not a competition..you will still win
joanna,
i LOVE anything peanut butter and chocolate... lucky guests!
i was planning a cookie decorating party (with a 'welcome, fall' theme) for next month a la kate at for me, for you.
i'll have to incorporate this idea into it, as well!
best wishes to you, the hubby and the babe. ;)
The cookies look fabulous. Have a blast at your party...what fun!
Gooey Butter Cookies: yellow cake mix, egg, cream cheese, and butter. SO good. With a glass of deliciously fattening whole milk too.
These look wonderful!
Peanut Butter Cookies from bakeorbreak!
http://www.bakeorbreak.com/2009/04/peanut-butter-cookies/
or just about anything from this site!
You must make these amazing oat and rasin cookies from Rchel Allen (she is fron Ireland although I write from Scotland!)
http://whatrachelatetoday.blogspot.com/2009/03/oat-and-raisin-cookies.html
really chewy and lovely with milk.
very sweet idea btw.
I'm obsessed with Big Girls, Small Kitchen's Coffee-Chocolate Sandwich Cookies--you actually put coffee grounds in the dough.
Roscoe Village, Coshocton, Ohio use to have members bake ginger cookies for their December 1st Candle Lighting Ceremony. They might have a copy of the vintage recipe. I lost mine years ago. I suggest using a veggie lard substitute for the bacon grease. A vintage recipe adds to the cookie's spirit flavor.
you'd die for these pecan drops...have them on my blog but i got them from the wednesday chef...who got them from some place called Harris Ranch. they taste like the good, crunchy topping of pecan pies! and SO sinfully easy. mmmm just thinking of them makes me happy....
thanks for these amazing ideas!!!!!!!
such a great idea!
maybe i'll do something like that!
Those look sooooo good! Great idea for a get together. I'm going to keep it in mind for the fall. Don't think I'm ready to bake yet.
Your cookie swap sounds like a lot of fun!! I just love to bake, and your party is a great idea. My favorite go-to, I'm-in-a-pinch "cookies" are magic seven layer bars! They are soo yummy and super easy!
Yum yum! I love the idea of a cookie swap party: definitely sounds like a fun thing for autumn!
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i've been making chocolate chip cookies for 15 years (i'm 26!) and i consistently used the same recipe, from my dad's old cookbook. everyone loved them!
but then, i tried <a href="http://www.omnomicon.com/chocolate-chip-cookies>this</a> new recipe, and it was a revelation. my coworkers and the cook at the deli still talk about them (months later).
I have made this bars!!! (from the baked book) and they are TREMENDOUSLY good. They take some patience to make, and are better after spending a night in the fridge. GO FOR IT!
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Ah! What a great idea.
My husband started making this triple chocolate cookie that tastes just like a brazilian brigadeiro. It's awesome.
I like to make pumpkin snickerdoodles.
You can find both recipes on my food blog.
have a fun party
A few of my girlfriends and I did this for Christmas this year and I made these delicious Snickerdoodles I remember my grandma making when I was little. A cookie swap in August though? I LOVE it! I'll have to do this, too! Have fun :-)
I love this idea, I think I'll have one too! Cookie galore! x
omg i just started salivating at the thought!! what a great idea. and ridiculously dangerous.
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i may just have to whip some of those up tonight!!! i posted on my favs a little while ago. double chocolate coconut cookies! www.littlecitizensoftheworld.blogspot.com
reading through some of the comments makes me really want to see a post with links to all these great recipes. would you be willing to post this? or let me know and i would be willing to help out on this.
Here's another take on cookie swaps:
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2034674,00.html
Thank you for sharing a nice article.
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