Hosting a Cookie Exchange

  • Invite your family, friends and cookie connoisseurs over for a cookie exchange. Make it clear that each person is to bake and bring only one type of cookie to share with each member of the party.
  • When your friends RSVP, have them let you know what kind of cookies they will be bringing (so there aren't any duplicates) or assign them a cookie recipe to bring.
  • Depending on how many guests attend, each guest can bring either a dozen or half a dozen cookies for each member of the party. For example, if there are five guests attending the exchange, then each person brings five dozen cookies to share. However, if you have 20 people coming, you may want everyone to bring half a dozen for each member - 20 dozen is a lot!
  • Make sure each guest brings an empty container to the exchange, so that they can easily take their treats home.
  • Don't forget to ask everyone participating to bring copies of their cookie recipes to share - because as you know once the tasting ends, the recipe swapping always begins!