Each year for the past 3 years now, I’ve been hosting annual holiday cookie exchanges. Each year has been more fun than the past and this year was no exception. I hosted this year’s party in our building’s party suite, which had ample room and offered some great city and lake views.
With about 25 guests attending, I prepared a few light appetizers for them to nosh on before we had our sugar rush with cookies. Stay tuned this week for the recipes of the appetizers I prepared, which included…
with honey wheat pretzel sticks & crudites
with dried apricots, dried figs & assorted crackers
Chicken & Mushroom Pastry Puffs
For drinks, I set up a station of hot cocoa, vanilla cappuccino, coffee, and two fruit punches (pineapple punch & strawberry banana punch). I also included a variety of condiments such as candy canes, mini marshmallows, flavored syrups and caramel.
We also incorporated a twist this year where not only did we exchange/swap holiday cookies but teas and coffees as well! It was a fabulous offering of various teas and coffees for us to choose from and take home including…
Assorted Tazo Teas & Tim Horton Coffee from Canada
A basket of many tea varieties that included
Coconut Macadamia Tea, Peppermint Tea and Thai Tea…
Assorted Tazo Teas
Baimon Green Tea, made from Thai Mulberry
Mexican Cocoa
Assorted Teas
Papa Nicholas Coffees in
Vanilla Nut Caramel Coffee & Cinnamon Coffee
Assorted Teas from Tazo & Twinings
Cafe Castelo, a Cuban Coffee
Triple Ginger Gingersnaps
Viennese Whirls
Mexican Tea Cookies
Cranberry Decadent Cookies
Frosted Pumpkin Spice Cookies
Holiday Checkerboard Cookies
Ribbon Cookies
Potato Chip Cookies
Tea Time Tassies
Ginger Cookies
Oatmeal Cookies
Lemon Cream Cookies
Persian Rice Flour Cookies
Holiday Spritz Cookies
Chocolate Marshmallow Surprise Cookies
Gingerbread Cream Cookies
Walnut Horns
Cranberry Pistachio Shortbread Cookies
Double Chocolate Dream Cookies
Happy Holidays Everyone!
Looks like you had a wonderful time! Thanks for some great inspiration!
Wow!! That looks like one party everyone can enjoy! Great job.
Wow! That's an amazing array of cookies! I never thought of organizing neighbors to do a cookie swap (we've just done it at work before), but it's a great idea!
the chocolate marshmallow surprise cookies looks like something i would love to make. i hope that you have the recipe for that.
What a terrific spread! Looks like a perfect way to kick off the holidays.
That is one fabulous cookie (coffee/tea) exchange! I can't wait to see some of those appetizer recipes.
What a great idea! And those appetizers look so good! I'm eager to try the spinach and cheese phylo treats!
Please! Please! get all the recipes up quick! They all look so good, I want to get started!
Joelen oh how i would so love to be a part of ur cookie exchange-i'd come in with loads of cookie too and help u with the appetizer too!!!!
loved it….v cute …u rock
boas festas e boa semana