Store bought cookies for cookie exchange?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Question for the cookie exchange fans - what do you do with the cookies? For example, are they just for serving at home, or do you use them to make up gifts of baked goods, or ...?

I believe exchanges developed as a way to share the labor of making nice plates of cookies for parties and gifts, but that purpose has mostly died out which may be why people are confused.

Op here. This is my approach to them. They will be our snacks next week and i will put them out on Christmas Eve and Christmas for my extended family who come by.

Appreciate people’s responses and suggesting adjusting the invite next year.

If I saw a change to the invite for next year and I knew that meant Cathy wouldn't be welcome to come anymore I'd skip your cookie exchange, too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s wrong to profit from the labor of everyone else while putting in no labor of their own. If people wanted a box of cookies from the store they would just go a buy them. People who join cookie exchanges do so to get homemade treats to share over the holidays. Not Walmart cookies.

Definitely change the invite next year.

So I guess you have never attended a dinner party?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This happened to me when I hosted and I said never again. I make intricate frosted cookies and she bought Walmart cookies.
How do ppl think this is ok? The purpose is to share do you don’t have to make so many different cookies. Would you honestly serve Walmart cookies at Christmas?

So? The only reason to be upset about that is if the Walmart cookies were better than yours.

I make very intricate iced sugar cookies for certain occasions and it would never occur to me to be upset if someone else brought a store bought dessert. It doesn't make my cookies any less amazing. So why do you think it devalues your cookies? Don't spend so much time on them if you don't want to.

LOLOL. Oh honey, no, but thanks for the laugh. Truly.


DP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Question for the cookie exchange fans - what do you do with the cookies? For example, are they just for serving at home, or do you use them to make up gifts of baked goods, or ...?

I believe exchanges developed as a way to share the labor of making nice plates of cookies for parties and gifts, but that purpose has mostly died out which may be why people are confused.

Op here. This is my approach to them. They will be our snacks next week and i will put them out on Christmas Eve and Christmas for my extended family who come by.

Appreciate people’s responses and suggesting adjusting the invite next year.

If I saw a change to the invite for next year and I knew that meant Cathy wouldn't be welcome to come anymore I'd skip your cookie exchange, too.

Cool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would never want to eat home made cookies...especially from some people who I know are gross. Store bought or bakery any day.

People like you don't go to or get invited to cookie exchanges. To all the people saying they would just buy grocery store cookies, the parties I've been to ask for you to submit your recipe as the hostess makes a book of all the recipes. Your Oreos aren't going to cut it. Everyone knows the drill so if you're not a baker you wouldn't be on the list anyway.

I am a baker. I do submit my recipe and I appreciate the collection I get in return as well as the opportunity to try each recipe before attempting it. But I would not begrudge someone for coming and NOT bringing cookies (or bringing Oreos, I don't care).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Question for the cookie exchange fans - what do you do with the cookies? For example, are they just for serving at home, or do you use them to make up gifts of baked goods, or ...?

I believe exchanges developed as a way to share the labor of making nice plates of cookies for parties and gifts, but that purpose has mostly died out which may be why people are confused.

Op here. This is my approach to them. They will be our snacks next week and i will put them out on Christmas Eve and Christmas for my extended family who come by.

Appreciate people’s responses and suggesting adjusting the invite next year.

If I saw a change to the invite for next year and I knew that meant Cathy wouldn't be welcome to come anymore I'd skip your cookie exchange, too.

Why can’t the home bakers do their thing? Do you generally show up at a party and change the theme? It’s rather rude to ignore the instruction on the invitation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would never want to eat home made cookies...especially from some people who I know are gross. Store bought or bakery any day.

People like you don't go to or get invited to cookie exchanges. To all the people saying they would just buy grocery store cookies, the parties I've been to ask for you to submit your recipe as the hostess makes a book of all the recipes. Your Oreos aren't going to cut it. Everyone knows the drill so if you're not a baker you wouldn't be on the list anyway.

I am a baker. I do submit my recipe and I appreciate the collection I get in return as well as the opportunity to try each recipe before attempting it. But I would not begrudge someone for coming and NOT bringing cookies (or bringing Oreos, I don't care).

I would be embarrassed to show up empty handed and just be a taker. Who does this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Next year, specify “home baked cookies only”. Those frosting cookies are nasty.

I knew someone who claimed she had made the obviously store-bought cookies she brought.

But if the point is socializing, then I'd forget it.

It’s like going to the book club without reading the book.

Not really. It would be like going to book club after watching the movie.

Or like listening to the audio book if they are nicely decorated bakery cookies. Like Wegman's sugar cut out cookies.

Who cares if you read versus listened to a book? For crying out loud.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The purpose of a cookie exchange is cookies made from scratch and exchanging recipes for cookies.

Exactly. People who don’t know what this party is either shouldn’t go or host it. Just do an ornament exchange or white elephant instead. Exchanging cheap store bought cookies is weird.

How many cookie recipes do you need? Relax.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The purpose of a cookie exchange is cookies made from scratch and exchanging recipes for cookies.

Exactly. People who don’t know what this party is either shouldn’t go or host it. Just do an ornament exchange or white elephant instead. Exchanging cheap store bought cookies is weird.

How many cookie recipes do you need? Relax.

I find it baffling that people are invited to a certain type of party then just decide to do their own thing.

[Anonymous]

If they’re the wegmans chocolate cookies then they work for me!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This happened to me when I hosted and I said never again. I make intricate frosted cookies and she bought Walmart cookies.
How do ppl think this is ok? The purpose is to share do you don’t have to make so many different cookies. Would you honestly serve Walmart cookies at Christmas?

So? The only reason to be upset about that is if the Walmart cookies were better than yours.

I make very intricate iced sugar cookies for certain occasions and it would never occur to me to be upset if someone else brought a store bought dessert. It doesn't make my cookies any less amazing. So why do you think it devalues your cookies? Don't spend so much time on them if you don't want to.

LOLOL. Oh honey, no, but thanks for the laugh. Truly.

DP

Don't honey me.

So then why were you so upset?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Question for the cookie exchange fans - what do you do with the cookies? For example, are they just for serving at home, or do you use them to make up gifts of baked goods, or ...?

I believe exchanges developed as a way to share the labor of making nice plates of cookies for parties and gifts, but that purpose has mostly died out which may be why people are confused.

Op here. This is my approach to them. They will be our snacks next week and i will put them out on Christmas Eve and Christmas for my extended family who come by.

Appreciate people’s responses and suggesting adjusting the invite next year.

If I saw a change to the invite for next year and I knew that meant Cathy wouldn't be welcome to come anymore I'd skip your cookie exchange, too.

Why can’t the home bakers do their thing? Do you generally show up at a party and change the theme? It’s rather rude to ignore the instruction on the invitation.

Why can't the home bakers enjoy their exchange of homemade cookies while also socializing? I've been to multiple cookie exchanges. The majority of the time is spent chatting and hanging out. No one is doing Power Point presentations on their cookies. So who cares if others are there?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would never want to eat home made cookies...especially from some people who I know are gross. Store bought or bakery any day.

People like you don't go to or get invited to cookie exchanges. To all the people saying they would just buy grocery store cookies, the parties I've been to ask for you to submit your recipe as the hostess makes a book of all the recipes. Your Oreos aren't going to cut it. Everyone knows the drill so if you're not a baker you wouldn't be on the list anyway.

I am a baker. I do submit my recipe and I appreciate the collection I get in return as well as the opportunity to try each recipe before attempting it. But I would not begrudge someone for coming and NOT bringing cookies (or bringing Oreos, I don't care).

I would be embarrassed to show up empty handed and just be a taker. Who does this?

I would happily host a cookie exchange where people could bring cookies if they wanted to but didn't have to. I am so glad I've never attended one with people like most of the posters on here. Your cookies aren't that great.

[Anonymous]

How well do you know her? Can say, "I know you don't bake, but we'd still love to see you. Just come, and don't worry about bringing anything"?