Last night I hosted a cookie party. Everyone brought at least 6 dozen
cookies, and one person brought fudge. We had take out Chinese to keep
everyone from going into sugar shock!
Here are the cookies we ended up with. If anyone wants a recipe, let me
know!

French Christmas Cookies
Candy Cane Cookies
Swedish Riches
Russian Tea Cakes
Coconut Chewies (kinda like 7 layer bars, flavor wise)
Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
Peanut Butter Truffle Cookies
Snickerdoodles
Lemon Sugar Cookies with Citrus frosting
Christmas Bells
Chocolate Studded Dream Cookies
Mocha, Peanut Butter, Peppermint, and Chocolate Fudge

I arranged the cookie platters on the dining room table and set up a
coffee/tea station on the buffet. After dinner, everyone made themselves a
plate of cookies for munching, and a larger one to take home. We played
games while the kids watched Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, and then we all
sang a few Christmas carols by the tree. After most everyone left, my
daughter and I gathered up blankets for her cousins, their mom, and my
friend and her daughter, and we watched A Christmas Carol. And as if that
wasn't great enough, it was the one with George C Scott playing that
crotchety old Ebeneezer, which is my favorite version. It was alot of fun
and I am thinking I will be doing this again next year. Who knows...maybe we
started a new tradition!

Happy Holidays everyone

kimberly

>From: "Nexis"

>last night I hosted a cookie party. (snipped for brevity)
>
>Happy Holidays everyone
>
>kimberly


Those are so fun! Sounds like you had a great assortment, too! The ladies in
my neighborhood have a cookie party every year. I always make spritz cookies -
they're easy and attractive for the holidays. One of ladies makes just awesome
springerle(sp) but she won't part with her secret! (dammit) I have her recipe
but it just never turns out as fluffy and soft while retaining the imprint of
the design like hers do. The recipe I used for years was my German
grandmother's but it makes a very hard- almost like hardtack- cookie. My dad
loves them though and says they're gnawing cookies. I think they're more like
anise teething biscuits, myself *laughs*.

Have a great holiday!

Barb Anne

>From: "Nexis"

>last night I hosted a cookie party. (snipped for brevity)
>
>Happy Holidays everyone
>
>kimberly


Those are so fun! Sounds like you had a great assortment, too! The ladies in
my neighborhood have a cookie party every year. I always make spritz cookies -
they're easy and attractive for the holidays. One of ladies makes just awesome
springerle(sp) but she won't part with her secret! (dammit) I have her recipe
but it just never turns out as fluffy and soft while retaining the imprint of
the design like hers do. The recipe I used for years was my German
grandmother's but it makes a very hard- almost like hardtack- cookie. My dad
loves them though and says they're gnawing cookies. I think they're more like
anise teething biscuits, myself *laughs*.

Have a great holiday!

Barb Anne