Cookie Exchange Recipe Ideas

Cookie Exchange Recipe Ideas

If there is one chief complaint among people during the holiday season, it's that there is so much to do and they just do not have enough time to do it all. Between traveling, entertaining, cooking, shopping, wrapping, and all the other things that pop up during the holidays, baking cookies may seem low on the priority list. This can be especially true if you don't have kids at home to spur you on. But whoever said you must have kids to make cookies? Cookies are an excellent holiday treat that can be made at any time during the season, and they will bring smiles to many faces as you hand them out like the proverbial cookie Santa. You can create little gift bags with cookies to give out to friends and family, as well as create cookie platters for your home and your visiting guests. I don't think one needs to argue the merits of having a batch of fresh holiday cookies on hand. But who has the time to make them all? That's where cookie-exchange parties come in. A cookie-exchange party lets you kill a few birds with one stone. Not only do you get to taste test and collect a variety of yummy homemade holiday cookies (that you can later hand out in gift bags or share with the office), you also get to socialize and spend time with your friends and family, discover new recipes for future gatherings, and save time by only baking one or two batches of cookies instead of several. With all that said, here are a few recipe ideas for your next big, cookie-exchange event.

Make Christmas Sugar Cookies

Cookie Exchange Recipe Ideas _ Bobs Red Mill You really can't go wrong with a classic sugar cookie. Make them a little crunchy on the edges and a little gooey in the middle, and sugar cookies are sure to be a crowd pleaser. This simple recipe uses unbleached white all purpose flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, eggs, and vanilla. The icing is made with milk, lemon extract, powdered sugar, and light corn syrup. If that sounds completely decadent, that's because it is. Prep time for these cookies is only about 25 minutes, and bake time only 5-8 minutes. Allow them to cool, then wrap them up, so they are ready for the cookie exchange.

Make Gluten Free Nutmeg Log Cookies

Nutmeg is a common holiday flavor, and it is great in cookies if you want to give yourself a break from standard chocolate and peanut butter. Not only will your cookie-exchange guests love them, your gluten free guests will love them too. These cookies feature gluten free 1-to-1 baking flour along with rum extract and ground nutmeg. Add your other typical cookie ingredients, roll your dough into little log-like shapes, and bake them in the oven. Then frost them and serve!

Make Chocolate Dipped Christmas Cookies

When youre looking for a little chocolate with your cookie, these are great candidates. Using a base of unbleached white all purpose flour, these cookies are baked and topped with melted semisweet chocolate chips and crushed roasted cashews. This is deliciousness that cant be bought, only homemade. Try them for your next cookie exchange, and youll see what we mean.

Make Loaded Christmas Cowboy Cookies

These cookies are basically your old oatmeal cookie favorite, with a twist. These oatmeal cookies are loaded down with dark chocolate chips, white chocolate chips as well as red and green chocolate chips, plus coconut flakes, pecans, and dried cranberries. You start these cookies with a base of organic unbleached white all purpose flour, baking soda, regular rolled oats, plus salt, sugar, eggs, and butter. Then you throw in all that extra goodness we just mentioned, pop them in the oven, and bake until they are lightly toasted. Just watch them carefully so that you don't burn them or all your guests will be heartbroken. A cookie exchange is a fantastic way to entertain and spend quality time with the people you love, plus share some homemade treats and save yourself a bit of time over the holiday season. And with recipe ideas like these, your cookies may just be the hit of the party.
Bob's Red Mill
November 25 2017

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