Store bought cookies for cookie exchange?

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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.

7-10 day old cookies are gross, OP. Don't do this.

I agree. I think this is so weird. I have done a few cookie exchanges and it is fun to see what people come up with but I would never serve them at a party a week later!

I do not care if someone brings store bought. Is that as fun, no, but who cares?

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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?

Do you show up at Super Bowl parties and change the channel because you don’t like football? It’s just not that hard to make some cookies and bring them. Why not just go along?

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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.

So just host a party with out calling it a “cookie exchange”. It’s really not that hard. It’s just a party for talking, socializing, and hanging out. Just do that.

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*cough cough*

Uh I would be the store bought cookie lady!
Yess….I do not bake.
No reason really, I just do. not. bake.

So of course I am going to be super prejudiced in my answer.

No!
She should not be booted from the list.

At least she puts frosting on the cookies - - I probably wouldn’t even make that effort!
Lol!! 😂

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WTF is this thread!? Have I just stumbled into the 1950s? I haven't ever heard of such a thing, but WTH cares?!?

I can't imagine any of my friends being this uptight -- especially with the state of the world right now. Can't people just find some joy this Christmas.

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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?

Do you show up at Super Bowl parties and change the channel because you don’t like football? It’s just not that hard to make some cookies and bring them. Why not just go along?

Because this seems excessively rigid. There's a signup sheet to make sure there are no dupes. So, if you want to make chocolate chip cookies, but Larla has already signed up first then you're SOL.

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Who cares? Some people like store-bought. (I don’t but whatever.) She’s honest about it. I don’t see the problem here.

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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?

Do you show up at Super Bowl parties and change the channel because you don’t like football? It’s just not that hard to make some cookies and bring them. Why not just go along?

Because this seems excessively rigid. There's a signup sheet to make sure there are no dupes. So, if you want to make chocolate chip cookies, but Larla has already signed up first then you're SOL.

If that's the only thing in your repertoire then I guess you are SOL. But you could also just pass if this is not for you. If I'm invited to a costume party and hate wearing costumes I just don't go, because it's not something I enjoy doing.

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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?

Do you show up at Super Bowl parties and change the channel because you don’t like football? It’s just not that hard to make some cookies and bring them. Why not just go along?

Because this seems excessively rigid. There's a signup sheet to make sure there are no dupes. So, if you want to make chocolate chip cookies, but Larla has already signed up first then you're SOL.

If that's the only thing in your repertoire then I guess you are SOL. But you could also just pass if this is not for you. If I'm invited to a costume party and hate wearing costumes I just don't go, because it's not something I enjoy doing.

People show up to costume parties with Minnie Mouse ears or similar all the time, which is equivalent to a store bought cookie. I just can't believe how snooty this is..repertoire, really?

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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?

Do you show up at Super Bowl parties and change the channel because you don’t like football? It’s just not that hard to make some cookies and bring them. Why not just go along?

I show up at the Super Bowl party and eat snacks and chat while paying zero attention to the game, yes. Which is what the store bought cookie lady is doing.

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Anonymous wrote:If it's a social event, I'd let it go. She's trying to be social.

This. It’s not about the recipe. Or is it a cooking club?

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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?

Do you show up at Super Bowl parties and change the channel because you don’t like football? It’s just not that hard to make some cookies and bring them. Why not just go along?

Because this seems excessively rigid. There's a signup sheet to make sure there are no dupes. So, if you want to make chocolate chip cookies, but Larla has already signed up first then you're SOL.

If that's the only thing in your repertoire then I guess you are SOL. But you could also just pass if this is not for you. If I'm invited to a costume party and hate wearing costumes I just don't go, because it's not something I enjoy doing.

People show up to costume parties with Minnie Mouse ears or similar all the time, which is equivalent to a store bought cookie. I just can't believe how snooty this is..repertoire, really?

How difficult of a person are you that you can’t just go with the flow, figure out some kind of idiot proof no bake cookie, and have fun with it? The idea that you all can’t figure out what to do in a kitchen is weird. Learned helplessness.

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I was this person one year. Not sorry. I had two young teenagers, a job, and my husband was deployed. I had enough to do, thanks.

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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?

Do you show up at Super Bowl parties and change the channel because you don’t like football? It’s just not that hard to make some cookies and bring them. Why not just go along?

Because this seems excessively rigid. There's a signup sheet to make sure there are no dupes. So, if you want to make chocolate chip cookies, but Larla has already signed up first then you're SOL.

If that's the only thing in your repertoire then I guess you are SOL. But you could also just pass if this is not for you. If I'm invited to a costume party and hate wearing costumes I just don't go, because it's not something I enjoy doing.

People show up to costume parties with Minnie Mouse ears or similar all the time, which is equivalent to a store bought cookie. I just can't believe how snooty this is..repertoire, really?

How difficult of a person are you that you can’t just go with the flow, figure out some kind of idiot proof no bake cookie, and have fun with it? The idea that you all can’t figure out what to do in a kitchen is weird. Learned helplessness.

Go die on a hill that matters

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I love store bought cookies. The sugar kind with the generous helping of frosting. Anything from Wegmans. I never get them for myself because I can’t eat 6 or 12 at one time but I would be happy to see them offered at the cookie exchange.