Please explain the Pittsburgh cookie table wedding tradition to me and suggest a super-easy recipe

[Anonymous]

I can not attend my friend "A's" wedding next weekend due to a medical issue. Her friend B lives in the area, is going and volunteered to take my gift up with her. She says that she is also contributing to "the cookie table" and suggested I prepare a tupperware container of cookies to send along. "B" is not my friend and I didn't want to seem like an idiot, but when I wikipediaed it I got the idea that people just lay out a bunch of different cookies. Am I missing something? Can they be store bought? I can't deal with any cut outs or fancy icing this week.

[Anonymous]

I grew up in Pittsburgh and I'd tell B thanks for taking the gift to the wedding and you don't have a tin of cookies because you're dealing with a medical issue. It's not that much of a thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I grew up in Pittsburgh and I'd tell B thanks for taking the gift to the wedding and you don't have a tin of cookies because you're dealing with a medical issue. It's not that much of a thing.

So it isn't rude to not bring/send cookies. Thanks! Whew. I only had the gift because I bought it before this all cropped up.

[Anonymous]

No, it's not rude. Not everyone knows how to bake!

[Anonymous]

I'm from Pittsburgh, often the family does most of the cookie making. they will have plenty.

[Anonymous]

My parents are from Pittsburgh and while cookie tables are definitely a thing up there its usually family who does the baking / brings cookies so don't feel as though you have to contribute.

[Anonymous]

You definitely don't send cookies if you are not attending. In my experience people who have to travel for the wedding don't bring cookies either.
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