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The idea for a cookie exchange developed over the last month or so in this thread as some longing for the Christmas goodies occurred and there was intriguing mention of chocolate chip and raisin cookies. We haven't done it before, so I'm completely open to suggestions for guidelines. I'm thinking it could work like the following.
1. Person A sends cookies to B. 2. B posts happily that cookies have arrived. 3. The Home Office sends B the address of C. 4. B sends cookies to C, and it starts over again.
If there are more than, say, ten people who sign up, there could be multiple cookie tracks. The advantage of this is that it would not be one major event - not everyone would mailing their cookies at once, since it is not for any particular occasion. Also, from an entirely organizational standpoint, it's nice because EVERYONE knows who is supposed to be mailing next - spotlight on the current link in the chain. Best of all, people can sign up on an ongoing basis - no need for everyone to sign up at once.
I think some guidelines should be as follows:
1. At least one dozen cookies. Most recipes make two dozen, so you can make a batch and eat half (please tell me that's not just me), and still have enough to mail out. 2. Homemade, I think, as a general guideline. Exceptions made as warranted, but homemade is the default.
When you sign up, include any dietary considerations such as allergies or an intense fear of oatmeal. There's the dietary consideration of "This is not on my diet," but I think that comes with the territory of it being a cookie exchange. Nothing here will be allowed on a diet. Yay for hedonism!
To sign up, send name and address to HatrackGiftExchange@gmail.com. If you know what kind of cookies you are going to make, include that too, for the heck of it. If this happens, maybe Person A could send out cookies later this week?
Maybe we can use this thread to discuss our love of cookies in general.
Anyone interested? The committee is at your service. Sign up now!
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I think I will be making pumpkin cookies. They taste nothing like pumpkin pie, but they are moist and yummy and very different - I love them. You can put anything in them, but my favorite is white chocolate chips. I keep making the cookies in the hopes that I will get tired of them and so won't need to make them anymore. I don't know why that's not working - it worked for listening to Hey Ya!.
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I like cookies. But I can't bake. And I don't think it would go over well in my household if I started sending poorly baked cookies to people I don't know. Maybe another time.
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I'll think about this... I truly want mega super chocolate cookies so chocolate to the point of the extreme.
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I'm in. Like KarlEd, if the cookies I get have raisins my spouse won't eat them. He doesn't like nuts either. I love both.
I'm sending out my famous and most favorite cookie, the moist, tender snickerdoodle.
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I'm in and will probably make my Grandma-in-law's (is that a term even?)pretty shortbreads that are yummy in an addictive way.
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quote:I'm going to play. Mostly because I love getting packages in the mail and I need an excuse to make cookies.
My feelings exactly.
Now, is the receiver going to know who's sending cookies to them? As in, can we make sure that they'll like what we send. I know dislikes are supposed to be added here, but- there's lots out there that might end up in a cookie without being mentioned..
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Beren can attest to my cookie making skills. I make nummy peanut butter cookies, delightful oatmeal raisin cookies, choco chip cookies, and once upon a time I even made pumpkin cookies.
*grins*
*slides scale into a hidden spot*
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Whoever gets my cookies will probably be getting Jubilee Jumbles, which my grandma taught me how to make when I was about three years old. They're a very, very good cake-like frosted drop cookies. But beware; people have been known to get addicted to them.
Now, did Shan say peanut butter cookies? I love peanut butter cookies.
Oh, and KarlEd, you can have my share of the world's raisins, since I'm allergic to them.
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"C" is for cookie That's good enough for me "C" is for cookie That's good enough for me "C" is for cookie That's good enough for me Cookie, cookie, cookie starts with "C"
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I wanna be in, but it so wouldn't work here, so.... I'm gonna request again... Can we please, please, pretty please with huge chunks of chocolate on top post the cookie recipes?
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I'm willing to send out the first dozen or two. I can get them out by Friday. And I'll post the recipe here as soon as I send them.
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I want to play, but the cookies I make are either those store bought ones that are all ready for the oven, or are low fat choclate chip peacan banana oatmeal cookies. When I say low fat, I mean low fat. Not totally diet like, but well, they have no butter or oil. I've only dared share them with a close friend and got the reply "interesting" (except he was Malaysian and doesn't like cookies anyway, so I didn't know how to take it)... And I always use home ground flower... not baking flower.
I like em...
I make really good decadant browies and penuche, but I don't think the brownies can be mailed as they have cream cheese in them.
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I wanna play too! I almost missed this thread from having UHA this week (unexplained hatrack absence). I'm sending the email in now.
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Okay, guys - are bar cookies okay? Or do they have to be individual, drop cookies? Because I'm got some great bar cookie recipes and they're much quicker and easier for a person like me who never knows when she's going to be sick one day or not. The good news is, I'm sick from something none of you can catch, so my cookies should be safe. Posts: 14428 | Registered: Aug 2001
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Oh, I'd think bar cookies would be perfectly fine.
I sent in my message last night, so I'm officially in. I'll probably make either a snickerdoodleish oatmeal cookie that I like a lot, a peanutbutter-oatmeal-chocolate chip cookie that I'm fond of, or possibly a relatively healthy (but unfortunately quite fragile) cookie that I've only seen called "Shivananda cookies" for some reason.
Hm. Or gingersnaps might be fun. Anyway, lots of options.
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Belle, of course! Bar cookies totally count.
I'm in for an almond rugelach-type cookie, 1/2 dipped in dark chocolate unless my recipient doesn't like chocolate.
I have no allergies or dislikes as far as cookies go, but I will confess to being a butter nut.
------------- Edited to add: will send gmail. Also glad to see Noemon up and about. And, lastly, I'm a practicing my biscotti, so there are plenty of those to go around, too. Posts: 14017 | Registered: May 2000
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Hmmmm... I'm tempted. I'm just afraid to give katharina my address. I fear holy and unyielding vengance.
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Hey CT! Yeah, I woke up feeling better than good this morning, remarkably. It's amazing how much good a full night of sleep can do a person. I really thought I was coming down with something awful yesterday evening.
I'm curious about those rugelach type cookies. I don't believe I've ever had cookies of that type before.
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I started a cookie recipe thread to post recipes on for those who aren't able to participate due to health, lifestyle, religious or distance reasons...(and because I like recipes ) so please post your recipes.
edit: I didn't know bar recipes count, perhaps Naniamo bars or Hello Dollies (which both have coconut in them which I leave out for me but I'd put them in to send if the person likes?)...hmmm, so much to think about...
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I'm in! I'll be making chocolate chip cookies from the recipe on the back of the Nestle chocolate chip package. They're yummy! Plus I think I make them pretty well.
What would be a good thing to mail the cookies in? I'm also concerned about the chocolate melting and the cookies becoming a gooey mess. Any ideas on how I could prevent this?
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I think in the other thread, there were suggestions made to keep the cookies fresh.
1. Wrap them in plastic, either in a bag or in Saranwrap. 2. Place in a disposable tuppaware container. The local grocery store probably has some in the $1 aisle. 3. Freeze them. That way the first day or so of mail will be spent getting back to room temperature, and that will make them taste fresh longer. Posts: 26077 | Registered: Mar 2000
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My cookie recipe (it's actually the same one Amanecer is using) calls for packed brown sugar. All I can find is light brown sugar, so is there a way I can use that instead of the packed brown sugar? This is only my second real baking experience, so bear with me.
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Wow! We have twenty people signed up already. I think we'll make two tracks, then, and people can mail out cookies about every seven days. If a few more people sign up, we can start another track. It won't all happen at once - if we do it as described above, it's possible that you won't get cookies for several weeks. Is that okay with everyone? I'm thinking of this as more of an ongoing project, and the cookies could be unexpected. Before I send someone's name out, I'll consult and make sure it is a good time for cookieing to occur. That eliminates the surprise, but I think it's better. What do y'all think?
I'm thining the first cookieing could occur by the end of this week. Posts: 26077 | Registered: Mar 2000
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BG gurl, the light brown sugar will be just fine. To make it packed, press the sugar inside the cup and keep filling and pressing until the measuring cup is full. A cup of packed brown sugar is considerably more than a cup of loose brown sugar, so the recipe is geared for the packed measurements.
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BGgurl, packed brown sugar just means that you pack it when you measure it. In other words, you cram as much into the cup measurer that you can, it should NOT be measured loosely (like white flour is). Did that make sense?
Light brown sugar is the best for cookies of this sort, so I think you're good. Posts: 6415 | Registered: Jul 2000
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That's why I prefer recipes that are based on weight, not volume. So much more accurate. But then, that's another of my OCDs. Posts: 8355 | Registered: Apr 2003
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I want CT to be my cookie baker! I'm going with the known hedonist. Those recipes she described sound heavenly!
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Full disclosure of ingredients might be a good idea, though, in case of allergies, dietary restrictions, or religious prohibitions. What do you guys think?
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Send a copy of the recipe in the package with the cookies? Sure!
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