
12 Tips for Hosting A Holiday Cookie Exchange Party

Cookie Exchange parties are popular during the Christmas holiday season. What’s not to love? You only need to come up with one cookie recipe and bake several dozen to swap with others at a festive exchange party. You’ll leave with new friends, new recipes and several dozen different cookies to share with your own family.
If you’ve never participated in a cookie exchange event or this is your first time to host one yourself, we have several tips to pull off a holiday event that will surely become a sweet tradition for years to come.
For tips number 6 through 12, visit the Cookie Exchange section of our website. We have many other ideas for additional activities you can organize for your swap party to make it festive and fun, free printables to download as well as best recipes for a cookie swap you can use. Here are a couple of our favorites to get you inspired!
Cherry Walnut Snowball Cookies: The classic snowball cookie with a surprise inside! Sweet cherries fill these cookie delights, and add a nice change to the original.
Rocky Road Cookies: Chewy chocolate cookies reminiscent of Rocky Road Ice Cream. Full of nuts, marshmallows and big chocolate flavor.
Peppermint Patty Cookies: Dark chocolate cookies are topped with creamy peppermint frosting and drizzled with more chocolate to create a scrumptious cookie that will remind you of a peppermint patty. For an extra minty kick, add chopped peppermint patties on top of the cookies.
Malted Shortbread Chocolate Dipped Cookies: Malted milk is added to a buttery shortbread cookie that is baked till golden and then dipped in dark chocolate. These slightly sweet cookies store well and are very portable, making them a great addition to your holiday cookie exchange.