2010 Cookie Exchange

For those of you who know me, I usually like to make an original cookie for our family's Cookie Exchange. Okay, so at least I try. Two years ago, I made my White Christmas Cookie. That cookie was a true crowd pleaser, and definitely one of my favorites!

This year, I made plain sugar cookies with a flair. I decided to concentrate on the presentation of my cookies and not so much the ingredients. I dressed up my cookies with colored icing and different decor. Coming up with cookie designs definitely motivated my creativity. It almost felt like I was stamping cards, trying to come up with a design for each cookie.

This weekend was our annual Cookie Exchange with all the ladies in our family. I can't believe that this was our 6th year to carry on this tradition. Yet, it seems to get better each year! This year, it was held at my Auntie Doll's house. She went all out with decor and she kept the party going with Christmas tunes, drinks and fun games. We all had a great time. What a wonderful way to begin the holiday season!

Cookies and more cookies!

Every year I try to make an original cookie and give it an original name. Unfortunately, the cookies I had planned on making didn't turn out right so I had to go with plan B as time was of the essence. So my plan B cookies is something simple, sweet and good. I ended up making the famous holiday cookies: sugar cookies, and from scratch, too! I just added a bit of cookie decor to go with the festive mood. Last year, I made a White Christmas Cookie and it was awesome!

I've baked 65 cookies in 3 hours today. Why so long? Well, I actually don't have an oven so I use a toaster oven to make my cookies. Lucky for me, my new toaster oven is a bit bigger than the one I use to own, so it allows me to make a total of 9 cookies every 10-15 minutes. I know, that's a lot of work, but at the end it gets the job done.

I'm making these cookies for our annual Cookie Exchange, which is scheduled this Sunday, December 13th. This tradition started not too long ago and actually, this year is going to mark our 5th year of carrying this tradition! I can't wait to see what everyone else baked up.

My White Christmas Cookies

We have this tradition with all the ladies in my family, it's called a Cookie Exchange. We all bring baked goodies and share with each other, do a small gift exchange and just hang out to kick off the holiday season. This year, our Cookie Exchange is set for this Sunday. I've been experimenting all weekend and finally came across a cookie I finally liked. It has coconut, macademia nuts and white chocolate chips. All of my favorite things in a cookie!!! I was trying to come up with a name and figured, I'll call it: WHITE CHRISTMAS COOKIES.