Coconut Lime Biscotti photo courtesy Donna Diegel, Providence Food Examiner.
Most people have heard of a potluck dinner party, but a cookie party is a slightly different animal. It's usually a female-only affair, although there is no rule that it has to be that way. It's usually held around the holidays, but that rule can be broken as well - Christmas in July anyone?
A cookie party starts at home with all attendees baking a set amount of their favorite cookies (usually about three dozen) and bringing them to exchange for others at the designated party place. The hostess may supply copious amounts of food and drink, so that the cookies can be displayed undisturbed, soaking up the ooohs and ahhs. Or perhaps just coffee and milk will be served, and dipping into the cookies is part of the gathering. Often guests are asked to bring several copies of the recipe to share. The cookie party ends with everyone bringing home a delicious assortment of cookies.
Of course you want your cookies to be the best of the bunch. Here's some help from the experts at Examiner.com to make yours the top choice at the next cookie party:
Award Winning Double Chocolate Chip - Norfolk Cooking Examiner, Kristin King
Old Fashioned Oatmeal Chocolate Chip - Memphis Budget Meals Examiner, Leigh Jones
Mexican Wedding Cookies - Chicago Mexican Food Examiner, Amy Hernandez
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Bar - SF Baking Examiner, Kim Kunaniec
Sugar Cookie from Scratch - Daytona Food Examiner, Connie Rice
The Ultimate Peanut Butter Cookie - Honolulu Cooking Examiner, Ashley Brooks
Easy Lemon Cookie - Christmas Examiner, Deanna Polito-Laughinghouse
Peppermint Snowball Cookie - Salt Lake City Parenting Examiner, Rachael Lever
Delectable Chocolate Wafer Cookies - Minneapolis Dessert Examiner, Lisa Patrin
Cocoa Nib Meringue Cookies - SF Dessert Examiner, Jessica Park
Blueberry White Chocolate Chunk - Knoxville Food Examiner, Tanya Taylor
It gets better! Donna Diegel, Providence Food Examiner, has a whole list of fantastic cookie recipes. Her Coconut Lime Biscotti recipe looks especially tantalizing.
Comments
Nice job, and thanks for the link!
The photo looks especially yummy too!
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Thanks for the link! Great article with an amazing variety of cookie recipes ~ Good work!
Lisa
Sounds fun. Might have to get the kids in on the act too so they can make sure I don't eat too many.
What a great idea and such a neat article! Thanks for the link!
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