23 Delicious and Impressive Recipes to Make for Your Next Cookie Swap (2024)

FAQs

What do you do for a cookie swap? ›

It's simple: you and your friends each bake your signature cookies, and then trade them, leaving everyone with a delicious assortment without the hassle of baking them all.

Cookie exchanges are a century-old tradition in which participants bake dozens of their favorite cookie, then take them to a party where guests trade their cache and wind up with a variety of cookies from everybody else.

Remember, the party is about tasting and sampling the cookies but also about each guest bringing some home to enjoy with the rest of their family later. 2 dozen per guest is a good minimum so everyone has a few to bring home. 6 dozen is a good maximum if everyone wants lots of cookies to take home.

Stack up several cookies right in the center of a sheet of wax or parchment paper. Fold the paper around your cookies like a gift package and tie it with a colorful ribbon. It's a festive way to wrap your cookies as gifts or to store them neatly in a container.

You can either exchange five dozen and have one dozen out for eating at the party or exchange all six dozen. Regardless, everyone leaves with the same amount they brought. If six dozen sounds like too much, have everyone bring three dozen and just exchange six cookies instead of a dozen.

Provide take-home materials: If you don't explicitly request that guests bring their own boxes, supply extra boxes, tins, or bags so everyone can easily transport their cookies after the exchange. Encourage recipe sharing: Ask guests to bring printed copies of their cookie recipes to share with others.

How do you play Toss your cookies? ›

Toss Your Cookies™

Try to gather five of the same cookie by following the dice actions: Pass cookie cards to your neighbor, swap them with an opponent, or steal the milk card. Watch out for half-eaten cookies that will spoil your set. And if you roll "Toss All," get ready for an all-out cookie flinging frenzy!

Upside Down Frosted Oatmeal (Upside Downs): Oatmeal cookies with frosting on the bottom. Van'chos: Vanilla and chocolate cremes. These cookies came in an assorted box and were sold from 1974 to 1983.

And because that time of the year is busy for everyone – I keep it short and sweet. A good cookie exchange should last about 2 to 3 hours. Enough to sample the cookies, mingle with friends, and pack up a goodie box to take home. Be mindful of allergies.

Some cookies you can even bake and freeze ahead of time, and they will do just fine — just remember to give them plenty of time to defrost. If you've got a recipe where that works, double WIN! For goodness sake, don't walk into to a Cookie Swap with store-bought cookies and think you are going to fool anyone!

Many simple cookies sell for between $2.00 and $5.00 each, but it's not uncommon to see a dozen cookies cost $55 or more depending on the time and ingredients that went into making them. Some people charge $10 or more per cookie because of their decorative, custom designs.

While cookie exchanges typically involve batches of homemade cookies, you can incorporate other delicious treats into your evening. Consider making peppermint brownies, reindeer brownies, or chocolate peppermint bark. You can also include pecan date bars or peanut butter chocolate bars to mix things up.

Have you heard of The Cookie Challenge? The rules are simple, but winning is difficult. To start, tilt your head back and place your favorite cookie on your forhead. In less than 60 seconds, can you navigate the cookie down your face and into your mouth - without using your hands.