Hi Robin!
Well, we did it again ladies! My 2nd Annual Holiday Cookie Exchange was held on Saturday, December 15, 2007 in Hightstown, NJ, from 3:00pm-8:00pm.  My home was on the market at the time and I had officially sold it just weeks before the Cookie Exchange, so we were in boxes up to there!

I decided though that I wouldn't cancel the cookie exchange because it is so much fun having everyone over celebrating the Christmas season together. I moved the week after.

The cookie exchange was so much fun, everyone said that they had a blast! There were 17 ladies; most of which attended the 1st Annual Exchange. We had a few new faces also, which was really nice.

I used and followed my new, "How to host a Cookie Exchanged Handbook", and followed it to a "T". I had all the ladies to sign it, - I'll keep it as a memento of the 2007 party.

It just keeps getting better, - we bonded so well with all those yummy cookies on the table. We each baked 4 dozen cookies. I provided everyone with Christmas cookie tins for carrying away their cookies; which weren't large enough, but the ladies had carry-away containers of their own for all the overflow of delicious cookies we had! :o).

There were: Magic Cookie Bars, Lemon Drop Cream Cheese cookies, Bourbon Balls, Walnut Melting Moments, Tropical Orange/Cranberry/Coconut Drops, Mincemeat cookies, White Chocolate Chip w/Nuts, Shortbread w/Chocolate Drop Kisses, Cinnamin Oatmeal, 3-in-1s (Choc. Chip, Oatmeal, Peanut Butter), Cookie Surprise, and Asst'd Bakery Cookies. We played "Match The Cookie Memory Game", "Brain Bogglers", and "Lucky 13".

The prize for the winners (Marilyn, Tanya & Lorraine) was a beautiful Christmas basket of cheer hand-made by one of the ladies in attendance at the party.

I had Christmas jazz on the t.v. while we munched on shrimp w/cocktail sauce, fruit bowl, asst'd cheeses w/crackers, veggie platter w/dip, spinach dip in pumpernickel bowl, curried deviled eggs, corn souffle, potato salad, sweet n' sour meatballs, buffalo wings w/bleu cheese.

There was asst'd cheesecake slices for dessert, champagne and Christmas Spiced Wine Punch. Robin, thanks again for your valuable website and new book, they are such a big help! Looking forward to Christmas 2008!

Happy New Year, Gloria.

p.s. I even remembered to take pictures this year! :o)