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PostPosted: Sat Oct 29, 2011 4:32 pm 
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It is time for the annual cookie exchange. It will be at my place from 3PM to 5PM. The idea is that 10 cookies per person will be brought and a 10 to share at the exchange. I am maxing this out at twelve people so the total of cookies baked will be 140 cookies at most. Please have the cookies prepackaged for those we will be passing out to other people. Can everyone email me the cookie recipe ahead of time so I can create a Cookie Exchange booklet.
I will be making mulled cider and wine to drink as well as a spinach tart for a light meal.
Look forward to seeing all the usual suspects.
Dobra

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Cookie Monster (the hostess)-rugelah
Cathy2
leek- something gingerbready or molassey
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Ms. Ingie
Irisabor-almond raspberry cookies
Diane ck-strawberry cheesecake cookies
snap203- Stroopwafels

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 2:36 pm 
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Yes please count me in!

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 7:14 pm 
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HI,

I will be there, if I have to drag myself there!

Dobra, if there are 12 people, shouldn't we bring 12 cookies to share (and perhaps 12 cookies per person to exchange?).

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 7:17 pm 
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I'll be there - can't wait! Now to decide which cookie.....


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PostPosted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 8:46 am 
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Cathy2 wrote:
HI,

I will be there, if I have to drag myself there!

Dobra, if there are 12 people, shouldn't we bring 12 cookies to share (and perhaps 12 cookies per person to exchange?).

Regards,
People never eat the dozen cookies of each that we bring for the tasting as after three cookies people start getting in a sugar coma. If you have 12 of ten each that is 120 cookies a lot of cookies and I think enough for everyone to take home.

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 9:19 am 
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Hi,

If you have twelve attendees, one cookie each is 12.

A dozen of anything is enough to share with others or make cookie gift boxes. Maybe I am not a metric girl, 10 is ackward for sharing later. I will work with 10 if that is what you want.

It is your show, I will will work with your wishes. Can't wait!

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 10:00 pm 
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Count me in.

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 8:36 am 
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I look forward to seeing you Ingrid.

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 11:23 am 
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I'm writing it in my calendar now- even tho that puts 2 events on 1 day
argh!
Cookie TBD :D

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I am in also!


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PostPosted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 11:41 am 
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I'm looking at making something gingerbready or spiced molassesy.

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I am bringing strawberry cheesecake cookies.


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PostPosted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 12:55 pm 
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doing a test run today on raspberry almond pinwheels
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 9:08 am 
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I'm making either these - http://www.food.com/recipe/the-barefoot ... ies-200928
or these http://www.grouprecipes.com/38296/molas ... sence.html

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 24, 2011 9:42 am 
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I love cookie exchanges! Count me in. I will be bringing stroopwafels (caramel sandwich cookies).


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PostPosted: Thu Nov 24, 2011 10:08 am 
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snap203 wrote:
I love cookie exchanges! Count me in. I will be bringing stroopwafels (caramel sandwich cookies).

I have a friend in Holland who sends these annually. Don't forget the recipe, because this is something I have a keen interest.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 25, 2011 7:32 am 
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That is great, if everyone could send me their recipes so I can put together a booklet for us so everyone can go home with all the recipes.
I am having an inner fight about what cookies to make, I am leaning towards rugelah as they are one of my favorites, but I might still change my mind. Decisions, decisions, decisions.

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 25, 2011 11:40 am 
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Looking forward to this - and I've decided on my cookie. I'm going to bring "Turkish Mouthfuls" (translation of an old family recipe) - a sandwich cookie with jam filling and light lemon frosting.

Now need to go buy butter and flour....

See you next week!


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PostPosted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 9:52 am 
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So now I have Diane's, Elaine's and Catherine's, snap203, Cathy's and leek's recipes. Can the rest send me theirs so I can print it out and create booklets for everyone.
Thanks

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PostPosted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 11:24 am 
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I'll be making Pecan Tassies. I'll send the recipe late today or tomorrow.

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PostPosted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 2:46 pm 
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Definitely doing these:
http://www.food.com/recipe/the-barefoot ... ies-200928

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PostPosted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 11:59 pm 
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Hi,

Last year I made marmalade for the very first time from scratch. I will use the various marmalades (meyer lemon, orange as well as a multi-citrus) to make Marmalade cookies.

I will definitely not make them as large as suggested: 2 tablespoons of batter per cookie.

I'll make a batch tomorrow evening to check for any issues.

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 11:00 am 
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It is looking like a cosy crowd. See you all Sunday, I am so looking forward to trying great cookies.

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 9:22 pm 
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What a great time! Thank you again Dobra for hosting.


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Thank you to Dobra for hosting another wonderful cookie exchange. The late lunch was wonderful and each and every cookie was delicious.

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 8:42 am 
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Another successful cookie exchange, thank you to everyone for coming and bringing the delicious cookies. My daughters enojoyed the cookies last night and will this afternoon while we put up our Christmas tree.
At night I was reading a great book and munching on the cookies with tea with fabulous music in the background. That was the perfect way to end my evening.
Merry Christmas and Happy Hannukah to everyone.

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 9:09 pm 
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Thanks so much! Sorry I had to leave early, but the cookies I have had so far are great, and I made up baggies to distribute to my work colleagues (these are bribes people) they will be so tasty this year!

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 11:09 am 
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Thanks again Cookie Monster for hosting-
we had a wonderful time and the cookies were eagerly awaited by those at home ... :wink:
Everything was so delicious but more importantly as always the company was wonderful.

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 1:38 pm 
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The festivities began with a light lunch of irisarbor's fresh corn chowder served with Dobra's spinach quiche, salad and bread (not pictured).

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Lunch by cal222, on Flickr

Once we ate the sensible food, then we got down to business of sampling the lovely cookies everyone brought to share and exchange:

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Cookies! by cal222, on Flickr

Center: snap203's Stroopwafel. Clockwise beginning with the cookie at noon: irisarbor's raspberry almond pinwheels, Cathy2's marmalade cookies, Diane ck's thumbprint cookies, RomanticCynic's "Turkish Mouthfuls," leek's The Barefoot Contessa's Ultimate Ginger Cookies, Cookie Monster's rugelach, Cookie Monster's chocolate-cranberry cookies, Ms. Ingie's pecan tassies and snap 203's peppermint marshmallows.

It was all very, very good.

Regards,

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Cathy2...thanks for the photos!


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