I have always wanted to attend a cookie exchange party, so while I was perusing Pinterest, I decided to plan the dream cookie exchange that I would love to attend or host.
Obviously the most important part of a cookie exchange is the food and drinks available.
My new favorite thing is cream cheese or brie with jalapeño jelly over the top. This seemed like such a fun spin on that, and I loved how it incorporated cranberry into the recipe. I think this would be a hit with guests.
This punch seems like it would be such a good cold drink option for a cookie exchange party. It seems so festive, and the pineapple addition would make it taste fresh.
These caprese-like skewers look like they would add a great savory element to the appetizer table. I thought it was so creative to add a tortellini to the end of the skewer!
I am 100% obsessed with hot chocolate, so when I saw this picture it was a dream come true! The only thing that I would add would be candy canes, or crushed peppermint, because I can’t go very long through the holidays without a peppermint hot chocolate. 🙂
In keeping with the cranberry theme that I apparently am obsessed with, I decided that these cranberry cookies would be what I would bring as my “offering” to the cookie exchange.
When I saw this adorable cheese wreath, I was immediately hooked. It features two of my favorite things- cheese and Christmas! I thought that this was a creative way to offer a cheese tray that related to the holiday season.
I thought that this was a cute idea to make the cookie exchange more interactive, and to get everyone to try all of the cookies. I thought it would be cute to offer little “trophies” that were basically a plastic cookie glued to a platform and spray painted gold. My guests would treasure it forever. 😉
For favors, I would give away wooden spoons, to keep with the cookie theme. These are cheap options that are actually useful (who doesn’t use wooden spoons?), and that can be spruced up easily.
Have you ever hosted a cookie exchange? Did you do anything that I didn’t feature in this post? I would love to hear about it in the comments!
Party on!
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