Gloria' Harris'
1st Annual
Cookie Exchange
Saturday, December 16th, 2006 3pm-8pm
Hightstown, NJ
Hello Robin,
What a great website you have, it helped me with everything I needed for
my 1st Annual Cookie Exchange, couldn't have done it without you.
The cookie exchange was a blast! Everyone was so excited to come that I got
a little nervous, but that quickly went away once everyone arrived. There
were 16 of us which made it so much fun and lively. I decorated the house
with a festive tree and a beautiful centerpiece for the awesome cookie display
table; and Charlie Brown's Christmas playing in the background. Each guest
baked or brought 4 dozen cookies to exchange.
There were:
Magic Cookie Bars, Cream Cheese Cookies, Bourbon Balls, Spritz, and plenty
of very fancy bakery cookies (walnut crescents, cannoli, biscotti, petit
fours, almond) most of which I can't name. I bought festive Christmas cookie
tins for each guest to fill with her cookies.
I served buffet style: Sweet & Sour Meatballs, Buffalo Wings w/Bleu Cheese
dressing, Pasta Salad w/Feta Cheese, Curried Deviled Eggs, Corn Souffle,
Spinach dip w/bread & crackers, Vegetable Platter w/dip, Assorted Cheeses
Platter, Fruit Platter, and Sweet Potato Pie. We drank Christmas Punch (spiked
white sangria), White Zinfandel, Soda & Water. I bought apple cider and
spices to make the hot spiced cider, but forgot to serve it.
We played the memory game (remember which guest brought which cookies), and
Lucky 13. The two winners each won a beautiful, large full jar of miniature
candy-canes.
All the ladies were really happy to be there, they're encouraging me to do
this every year. The party was supposed to end at 8, we went until 10 - We
were all in the Christmas spirit and everyone was able to meet someone new.
I even received a few handwritten notes thanking me for the wonderful time.
I had the best time, so good that I totally forgot to take 1 picture. I can't
wait for my next exchange, it makes for such a nice and festive start to
the Holiday season!
Robin, thanks again,
Gloria
Hightstown, NJ
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