My office is doing a Cookie Swap instead of a Yankee Swap or other holiday celebration this year. I've never done this before. So, for the uninitiated among you, a cookie swap is where each person bakes a certain amount of cookies (usually a dozen, but we're doing a 1/2 dozen) for *each* other person in the group, so everyone goes home with as many cookies as they arrived with, but now they have a variety of cookie creations from the different chefs. I'm making a recipe my mom and I used to make together when I was in high school, always a big hit at those school and temple bake sales. Have to swing by Mother Ju's place to dig up the recipe today ... since she's away, maybe I'll just do a little laundry and take a nap while I'm there, in addition to watering the plants and gathering the mail, as I've been instructed to do. Dinner with my old pal Guillaume tonight. Ta!
If they turn out as good as I remember, I'll post the recipe later ....
Posted by cynical at December 18, 2004 12:23 PMOh, I remember those! Peanut butter 'n shards of glass, weren't they?
(Hmm. What the hell was that movie? OH! One of those Disney Dean Jones types. Huh.)
(end flashback.)
Posted by: TJ on December 18, 2004 12:57 PMIf you are insinuating that my baking can kill, you could not be more mistaken. And you certainly won't be getting any of my splendiferous Chocolate Revel Bars in your stocking. So nyah.
Posted by: shelley on December 18, 2004 01:05 PMI *so* don't bake.
Posted by: shelley (not so cynical) on December 18, 2004 01:11 PMI want some! Unfortunately, I don't bake and can't return the favor.
Posted by: Polerand on December 18, 2004 05:51 PMOh, wild party at Shelley's mom's house!!!!!! I'll bring the booze!!
Posted by: sally on December 18, 2004 07:52 PMThe best parties are always the ones the parents didn't know about (or at least weren't supposed to find out about)
Posted by: Woody on December 18, 2004 08:20 PMBecause 12 garbage bags by the curb will never give anything away.
Posted by: TJ on December 20, 2004 10:38 AMWhen you first mentioned it, I thought this was just the BEST party idea. Now I'm wondering who wants a GROSS of cookies in their home? DANGEROUS (impossible, really!). I think you should bring your pork roast...its just THE BEST!
Posted by: meg on December 20, 2004 01:51 PMps - I so much prefer hanging out at my mom's place when she is NOT there...are we just terrible daughters for that? (well, you at least helped with the moving)
Posted by: meg on December 20, 2004 01:52 PMTJ, silly! We all take one bag of garbage when we leave the party...hide the evidence!
Posted by: sally on December 20, 2004 08:34 PM