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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have never heard of a cookie exchange. Sometimes reading this forum makes me feel like I’m not an American. Has this been a thing for a while?[/quote]

I’m with you. By the name, I would have thought I could figure out what a cookie exchange was, but after reading this thread I see I would have been wrong. Who knew they are so serious and competitive? Doesn’t sound very holiday spirited …[/quote]

What would be more holiday spirited to you? A party where we all exchange premade cookies we can buy ourselves like graham crackers and Oreos and chips ahoy…?[/quote]

What would be more spirited is a cookie exchange where people compliment or at least don't harsh on other people's offerings. Or one where people gather to enjoy each other's company and have the fun benefit of leaving with an assorted cookie tray. I have no issue with the tradition of it being homemade cookies, that part makes sense. Your and the PP's sarcasm and criticisms are exactly what now turns me off to the idea of a Cookie Exchange (although I feel certain that if I knew anyone hosting one, they would not have that attitude). [/quote]

What’s funny is you acting like I’m some overlord of cookie exchanges - I too don’t participate in them because I KNOW the expectation isn’t to half ass it and to actually make a good cookie and put in effort. I’m not willing to do that so I don’t accept invitations to them and then show up with Rolos mashed into pretzels while others give me handmade cookies. I have a neighbor who infuses her own sugar with flavors and then grinds it herself into powdered sugar to dust her cookies. It’s effort! I’m not gonna show up with some ritz crackers dunked in white chocolate and pretend I took it seriously like the others. [/quote]

This is hilarious. I’ve been to many cookie exchanges where people bring rolos mashed into pretzels and colored sprinkles sugar cookies and other easy cookies and those can be the most beloved (personal preference, nostalgia, and often people just prefer a good old choco chip to a labour intensive cookie made with tahini and real ginger pieces). [/quote]

This whole cookie exchange situation seems like it’s ripe for hired guns. Someone needs to start quietly offering their services as a stealth cookie baker that can surreptitiously deliver swoon worthy cookies flavored with turmeric and garnished with threads of saffron to desperate cookie exchangers for the right price. [/quote]

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