I hosted my annual Cookie Swap last weekend. So much fun! If you like to bake (or eat!) cookies I encourage you to plan one. It's not too late!
I thought I'd share the details on how you can host a successful cookie swap.
I have to confess I get a lot of teasing about my "rules" but I highly encourage you set some for your swap. It encourages great quality cookies that everyone will love.
See...
This is the decadent display of sweet cookie bliss that we ended up with. Recipes sources below. You're welcome :)
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"From the Kitchen of" rubber stamp from Penny Paper Co.
Blank tags from my shop.
Cinnamon
Nut Diamonds
1 ¾ cups all purpose flour
½ tsp salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 cup butter or margarine
(softened)
1 cup packed light-brown
sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg yolk
½ cup ground walnuts or
pecans
1 egg
½ cup finely chopped walnuts
or pecans
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix first flour, salt and
cinnamon. Beat butter, sugar, vanilla
and egg yolk with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add flour mixture and ground
nuts to butter mixture. Spread in a greased 9 X 13
pan and pat down evenly. Beat egg and brush on dough. Sprinkle evenly with chopped
nuts and press into dough.
Bake 25 – 30 minutes
As your cookie comes out
of the oven, cut into desired shape and remove to rack for cooling.
This recipe has been in this bakers family since she was a child.
It's from Family Circle Magazine circa 1970 (!!)
Happy Baking!
Debra
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