Hi Robin:

On December 13th I held my 6th Annual Cookie Exchange. We had 9 gals attend, 7 who were the bakers. We started out with a few games of Christmas Bingo, Christmas Trivia And guess how many candies in the Christmas Candy Jar. Our prizes consisted of a Gingerbread Heart Plaque, Santa measuring spoons and spatula, snowmen candy dishes with candy,

And the most festively dressed gal Carol received a decorative snowman wearing ice skates. I also give a baking cookbook every year as a prize. My parting gifts this year were handmade plastic canvas stocking ornaments, and little Christmas Aprons to cover your dish detergent bottles.

We had a terrific appetizer buffet consisting of Shrimp, Stromboli, Sausage Balls, Buffalo Wings, Salami with Cream Cheese, Mini Quiches, Pineapple Cranberry Minis, Meatballs, Karoline’s deviled eggs, Brie with nuts and cranberries, and Minerva’s Mexican Cheese Dip. We had a great Gingerbread Trifle for dessert.

Our cookies consisted of Coca Oatmeals, Cranberry Orange Pinwheels, Chocolate Chip, almond Raspberry Nutella Cookies, Rugala, Snowballs and Walnut Specialties.

For all of the planning that is involved, the time of the exchange goes by so fast. There always is such a warm glow in the house and everyone has such a good time together. I have been blessed with such terrific friends.

Thank you to you Robin, you are always such an inspiration.

There’s more, much more to Christmas than candlelight and cheer, It’s the spirit of sweet friendship that brightens all year.
It’s thoughtfulness And kindness, it’s hope reborn again, for peace, for understanding, and for goodwill to men.

Cathie Wallace, Brodheadsville, Pennsylvania