[samhass]

I love cookies and love baking but would be reluctant to eat cookies coming out of a kitchen and from a baker that I do not know. It's a different world.

[renielarson]

I occasionally eat cookies/treats brought in by my 3rd graders and past 3rd graders (only occasionally because I'm watching my weight). I don't worry about the kitchen the treat comes from and I haven't died yet! In fact, I haven't had any of my students die from eating home cooking. Soooo....not a worry to me!

However, in my opinion, cookie exchanges are for the young...especially the young with children. Perhaps this is why Cassie is so gun-ho trying to organize this event.

Just my opinion, but I've been there and done that and am past that at my age.

P.S...if you are overweight then a cookie exchange is not a good idea. Think about the health implications plus the caloric value. We need to be more conscious of healthy eating at our age.

[Rokinronda]

Bah humbug, I'm eating a cookie and savoring every nibble. Moderation is key! You can bake cookies and eat them, too. Just don't eat the whole batch!!

[Whalen]

Originally Posted by Rokinronda

Bah humbug, I'm eating a cookie and savoring every nibble. Moderation is key! You can bake cookies and eat them, too. Just don't eat the whole batch!!

I have a strategy.
Next door neighbor has 3 kids. I bake, keep a few for me & Davey, they eat.

Never done a cookie exchange. Doesn't seem to something done in my neck of the woods, would love to try it.

[graciegirl]

Cookie exchanges were fun for the "party" part. The exchange of news and ideas with other young parents, i.e...I found a such and such toy at a great price, and we are giving the princess a (fill in the blank) doll, and chatting about the teachers, the schools, the neighborhood. They would still be fun for that reason, and I am glad Cassie that you have found a group to do it.

I was discussing this with our daughters . Gretchen is a terrific baker. She was saying that she always pulled out all stops and made hard-to-make cookies and then would find that everyone else did the easy kind. Helene was saying that the difference in quality was sometimes true of gift exchanges too. But a gathering at Christmastime with friends, new and old, is bound to be a fun event.

[Best Mom]

I also am fighting weight because I didn't get out of bed for over a month and didn't exercise for over two months.
But I am going to the cookie exchanges and then giving my cookies away to people in the neighborhood who are lonely or single men or grandparents with lots of grandchildren...The cookies have all been very appreciated!

[graciegirl]

Good idea.

We have gatherings up here where everyone brings a horse ovary.

[ConeyIsBabe]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Good idea.

We have gatherings up here where everyone brings a horse ovary.

Speaking of cookies....... the only kind I buy are Paul Newmans' double chocolate fudge (or something like that) ; it's non-dairy and tastes very yummy - BUT my problem is I tend to eat the whole bag !

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by ConeyIsBabe

Speaking of cookies....... the only kind I buy are Paul Newmans' double chocolate fudge (or something like that) ; it's non-dairy and tastes very yummy - BUT my problem is I tend to eat the whole bag !

Hors d'Oeuvres !!!

[ConeyIsBabe]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Hors d'Oeuvres !!!

where I used to work ... we called 'em hores at the door

[Whalen]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Hors d'Oeuvres !!!

I got it GG.
When I was little I called them whores devours, my father would laugh until he cried.
I was about 18 when I realized what the joke was.