pamjd wrote:
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> I was asked to organize a homemade cookie exchange at work. I am
> thinking people will drop off cookies( bring 24 cookies get 24
> cookies) on Weds. or Thurs. and pick up a assorted box of cookies on
> Fri. Someone suggested no bars or no bake cookies. Has anyone done a
> similar exchange at work and be willing to share advice or experiences
> about how it went? Thanks,

The best I can suggest is not to do it unless you know the people involved
and what they are making. You should have some agreement about the size of
cookies / squares and the value of ingredients. My mother and my wife both
gave up on them. In my wife's case, she made pecan cookies that used a lot
of butter and pecans, so it was fairly expensive for her. It was bad enough
that the some of the stuff she got in return were made with cheap
ingredients, but some people complained that her cookies were too plain...
just cookies. Her pecan cookies, while not looking particularly festive,
were delicious. In my mother's case, she was expected to provide several
dozen cookies or squares. Hers were a generous size. Other participants cut
theirs into tiny servings. As she pointed out, some of the dozen squares
that she got were equivalent to 3 or four of her squares.