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Have you ever held a christmas cookie exchange?
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<blockquote data-quote="Mattsmom277" data-source="post: 390739" data-attributes="member: 4264"><p>Thanks for the tips Trinity! Maybe you should drive on down and join us <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />. Nothing like a Sunday morning drive into the snowy north mid-December to set a Christmas mood <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />. </p><p></p><p>I'm considering a few of the presidents choice boxed bite size things. Yet it might be more cost effective to make it all from scratch depending on what I go with for the snack menu, especially since S/O can help me prep stuff the day before.</p><p></p><p>I'm going to do some sandwiches, and a veg/dip tray, perhaps a small fresh fruit tray and thinking perhaps a festive cheese ball/dip tray with some good cracker or pita wedges or something. I'm a bit reluctant to do anything that needs heating and serving, simply due to space constraints with so many people over, plus heat in the kitchen can flare me up and that would be a no no that day. I'll have plenty of baking of my own (separate from cookie exchange baking) done by then, so there will a nice assortment of sugar free baked treats for desserts. I'm thinking that should be adequate perhaps? Or maybe add in a fresh made pasta salad or potato salad or something? I want nibbles though, not a big buffet luncheon lol. </p><p></p><p>I thought the cookie jar thing would be a nice little gift for one lucky guest. easy child is going to make everyone a homemade tree decoration as a thank you gift for participating. She's getting quite good with crafting and some of the decorations look very classy. I keep telling her to make them all year long so I can have a table at a craft show some year and pay the holiday bills with the profits haha.</p><p></p><p>Any more ideas from anyone? I feel really close to the particular women that are attending, although very few know one another. So I really would like a inviting atmosphere that allows everyone to feel comfortable as they get to know each other a bit and hopefully just have a lot of comfortable good conversation and laughter. I'm going to have all the tree lights on, some classical Christmas music playing in the background, and have a pot of homemade potpurri simmering on the stove. I'm going today to pick up some lovely thick brown bags with these cute rope handles for everyone to carry home their swapped cookies. I'm going to hand paint each bag with a Christmas picture of gingerbread cookie ladies dancing in aprons. I think it's a nice way for them to carry their treats home, but they can also opt to use the bag later if they plan on gifting baking to someone through the holidays, the bag becoming part of the gift type thing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mattsmom277, post: 390739, member: 4264"] Thanks for the tips Trinity! Maybe you should drive on down and join us ;). Nothing like a Sunday morning drive into the snowy north mid-December to set a Christmas mood ;). I'm considering a few of the presidents choice boxed bite size things. Yet it might be more cost effective to make it all from scratch depending on what I go with for the snack menu, especially since S/O can help me prep stuff the day before. I'm going to do some sandwiches, and a veg/dip tray, perhaps a small fresh fruit tray and thinking perhaps a festive cheese ball/dip tray with some good cracker or pita wedges or something. I'm a bit reluctant to do anything that needs heating and serving, simply due to space constraints with so many people over, plus heat in the kitchen can flare me up and that would be a no no that day. I'll have plenty of baking of my own (separate from cookie exchange baking) done by then, so there will a nice assortment of sugar free baked treats for desserts. I'm thinking that should be adequate perhaps? Or maybe add in a fresh made pasta salad or potato salad or something? I want nibbles though, not a big buffet luncheon lol. I thought the cookie jar thing would be a nice little gift for one lucky guest. easy child is going to make everyone a homemade tree decoration as a thank you gift for participating. She's getting quite good with crafting and some of the decorations look very classy. I keep telling her to make them all year long so I can have a table at a craft show some year and pay the holiday bills with the profits haha. Any more ideas from anyone? I feel really close to the particular women that are attending, although very few know one another. So I really would like a inviting atmosphere that allows everyone to feel comfortable as they get to know each other a bit and hopefully just have a lot of comfortable good conversation and laughter. I'm going to have all the tree lights on, some classical Christmas music playing in the background, and have a pot of homemade potpurri simmering on the stove. I'm going today to pick up some lovely thick brown bags with these cute rope handles for everyone to carry home their swapped cookies. I'm going to hand paint each bag with a Christmas picture of gingerbread cookie ladies dancing in aprons. I think it's a nice way for them to carry their treats home, but they can also opt to use the bag later if they plan on gifting baking to someone through the holidays, the bag becoming part of the gift type thing. [/QUOTE]
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