Last weekend my friend Mel hosted a Second Annual Christmas Cookie Exchange! It was so much fun and everyone walked away with full bellies, sugar highs, new recipes and buckets {literally} of cookies!
The beverage station was quite impressive this year. Mel really outdid herself with chocolate milk, her famous Ho Ho Punch, a coffee station, hot chocolate, apple cider and custom bottled waters!
Before we scarfed down too many cookies we played some games, mingled and nibbled on lots of delicious appetizers. How cute are those Grinch Fruit Sticks?!
Mel’s dining room turned bake shop was so festive!!
The cookies in attendance (L – R): moose balls // chocolate chip cookies with Andes mints // melted snowmen // cowboy cookies // ricotta cookies // mississippi mud cookies // reindeer cookies // monster cookies // oreo snowman pops
Of course, we had to try each cookie to vote on our favorite.
Winners! Mel’s mom’s Ricotta Cookies won “best cookie,” I won “best recipe card” {for the second year in a row} and McKinsey’s Mississippi Mud Cookies won “best cookie runner up!”
{the winning recipe card}
Each guest received a massive bucket to shovel cookies into. And a quick tip – throwing a slice of bread into your container will keep your cookies moist longer, so Mel had a loaf available too!
Adorable cookie cutter party favors!
You can find details from the Inaugural Cookie Exchange {here}!
