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Cassie325 11-28-2008 11:47 PM

Cookie Exchange
 
We used to do a Holiday Cookie exchange at my church up north....

Is anyone interested in doing this here??

Everyone that is interested makes about 4 dozen of their favorite cookie.....and then we gather to exchange....everyone getting 4-6 of each or more depending on number of participants!!

Well...I have no doubt you all know what this is...and how it works....anyone interested??

captain1202 11-29-2008 02:47 AM

Did you ever do any of those "special" brownies?

borjo 11-30-2008 04:57 PM

There are plenty of Cookie Exchanges in The Villages at the Rec Centers. Check out the newspaper for time and place.

Cassie325 11-30-2008 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by borjo (Post 175539)
There are plenty of Cookie Exchanges in The Villages at the Rec Centers. Check out the newspaper for time and place.

Thanks...but I was hoping some of the TOTVer's might have fun doing this....oh well.....I guess I will head to the rec centers one of those times!!

Thanks again!

As for the Brownie's.....not at Christmas! ;)

graciegirl 12-01-2008 09:24 AM

Fantastic.

Barefoot 12-01-2008 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by captain1202 (Post 175355)
Did you ever do any of those "special" brownies?

They'd definitely be worth lining up for. ;)

Cassie325 12-01-2008 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 175630)
Fantastic.



:sigh:

beady 12-01-2008 02:07 PM

Sign me up for the brownies:::ohdear::ohdear:

About the cookie exchange, I'm afraid my attitude is "been there done that." If it's still something you'd like to do....well as another poster said...lots of chances at the Rec centers.

ConeyIsBabe 12-01-2008 02:14 PM

Why can't.........
 
Why can't someone invent a "healthy" cookie ? One without all the yummy butter and milk that I can't consume?

I'm totally addicted to brownies; my local health-food cafe bakes their own bread and granola and they made a scrumptious brownie without dairy so I stocked up on them - ate so much ot them that I made myself sick barf

Hey, I'm just being silly; hope your cookie exchange becomes a successful reality :pepper2:

beady 12-01-2008 02:21 PM

Healthy brownies, wow, how very very nice!

Rokinronda 12-01-2008 02:41 PM

Yup, been there, done that. Great for when the kids were so excited for the different cookies and the Mommy/kid baking experience.

Just give me a roll of slice and bakes these days.
or buy TooJays black and whites!
Healthy brownies????
My version:
Doves dark chocolate
every day
Easy, unwrap, pop in mouth, savor the flavor and healthy, too!!
I'm done with baking!!!
choco chip, congo bars, butter balls, wandis, pizzelles, baklava.......I've baked all these and more.........
banana split pie was a family favorite every holiday
BTW, Feel free to send any extra cookies over my way!!
I would hate to see them wasted!! LOL

graciegirl 12-01-2008 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Rokinronda (Post 175677)
Yup, been there, done that. Great for when the kids were so excited for the different cookies and the Mommy/kid baking experience.

Just give me a roll of slice and bakes these days.
or buy TooJays black and whites!
Healthy brownies????
My version:
Doves dark chocolate
every day
Easy, unwrap, pop in mouth, savor the flavor and healthy, too!!
I'm done with baking!!!
choco chip, congo bars, butter balls, wandis, pizzelles, baklava.......I've baked all these and more.........
banana split pie was a family favorite every holiday
BTW, Feel free to send any extra cookies over my way!!
I would hate to see them wasted!! LOL

I agree. When there were Brownies to help eat the Brownies and Sunday School children to share the cookies with and Homemakers club and kids sleepovers, then baking cookies was fun and made sense. Now it is five minutes in your mouth and five years on your belly and three times a week exercising is not going to do the trick. By the way, all the moving around and activities and exercise class at Odell Center, I lost eight pounds in my six weeks in TV! I was delighted.

Cassie325 12-01-2008 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ConeyIsBabe (Post 175671)
Why can't someone invent a "healthy" cookie ? One without all the yummy butter and milk that I can't consume?

I'm totally addicted to brownies; my local health-food cafe bakes their own bread and granola and they made a scrumptious brownie without dairy so I stocked up on them - ate so much ot them that I made myself sick barf

Hey, I'm just being silly; hope your cookie exchange becomes a successful reality :pepper2:


Thanks Coney!!! :icon_hungry: The plans are under way....should have at least 10 different cookies along with some fudge....but no such luck on the healthy brownies....heard of cookies made with granola though.....:undecided:

Barefoot 12-01-2008 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 175681)
I agree. When there were Brownies to help eat the Brownies and Sunday School children to share the cookies with and Homemakers club and kids sleepovers, then baking cookies was fun and made sense. Now it is five minutes in your mouth and five years on your belly and three times a week exercising is not going to do the trick. By the way, all the moving around and activities and exercise class at Odell Center, I lost eight pounds in my six weeks in TV! I was delighted.

Good for you Gracie Girl, eight pounds, that is a lot of cookies!

I agree that cookie making is best left for the young and fit families. At our stage in life, retired, it is so hard to lose weight! Well done GG!!

Just Susan 12-01-2008 05:03 PM

When my children were young I baked and baked as a mother will do.

Now even though, I do make really good cookies, I only indulge the cookie monster in me rarely. A piece of fruit or chocolate saves me hours of cookie making and untold agonies of diet, guilt and excercise . Christmas is no exception, cause I found those cookies have calories too. How sad.:ohdear:


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