I got a couple of questions about what I do with the mountain of cookies that I take home from the cookie exchange.
Three things:
- 1. I host a wrapping party for a couple of girlfriends. I’ll give you all of the details on that one next week. But for now --- the refreshments are taken care of --- we’re having cookies, of course.
- 2. I bag up little bags of assorted cookies and tie them off with some ribbon, a jingle bell, an a package of Land O Lakes hot cocoa mix (only because it comes in pretty colored foil packages that look beautiful) Now I have a little gift to hand to someone who does me a kindness during the holiday season. The mailman usually ends up with one, the UPS delivery guy, sometimes my neighbor who has rescued my blowing packages and receipts more than once – anyone at all. They’re right there, beautiful and ready to go.
- 3. We host an Open House after Christmas. This is an easy gathering to host, and everyone enjoys the relaxed atmosphere after the rush of the holidays is over. The bulk of the cookies from the cookie exchange go into the freezer for a couple of weeks until we’re ready for the Open House. Then a platter full of cookies and great steaming mugs of hot cocoa make for a casual, fun and yummy dessert “buffet”.
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