Cookie Swap

12/31 UPDATE: Finally - the recipes are all attached. I had a little trouble uploading all the recipes and ended up doing them one at a time. Oh well, I know you all will enjoy them and start soem baking for friends and family. Thatthought warms my heart. A happy New Year to All.

12/30/09 UPDATE: trying to upload the recipes attached next to the photo. Am having technical difficulties but will keep trying.............

Ya think I had some fun lately? Yup, I really did. Altho I have dairy allergies, I sure enjoy this event. If you haven't guessed, this is a annual Cookie Swap last weekend. This year, we all got recipe boxes to decorate and also hold our recipes. Wow - there were 16 participants and waaay more cookies than we could count.....see all the cookies.....hope I can name them all. My completed recipe box here:

Here's the cute little Gingerbread Boy in the corner. I decided to put the invitation on the inside of the lid.

I made Rice Krispi Sushi - I also made a box for the receipes:

Poppyseed Cookies

Cranberry Lemon Cookies

Chocolate Crackles

Chocolate Black Pepper Cookies

Pecan Tarts

Ice Box Cookies

Glutten Free Chocolate Fudge Cookies

Sesame Coconut Cookies

Rum Balls

Candy Bark

Chocolate Capaccino Cookies

Peppermint Pinwheel Cookies

Gingerbread Cookies

Crunchy P-Nut Butter Balls

Lemon Snowflake Cookies

Death by Caramel Bars

Jill's No Bake Cookies

Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies

Carmel Bars (oops, no recipe)

Chocolate Pecan Brownie Cupcakes

New York Style Black & Whites

Flourless P-Nut Butter Cookies

Peppermint capped Chocolate Meranges (oops, no recipe here, too)

This was the MOST fun time to spend with friends. If you have never participated in a cookie exchange, start one of your own and soon you will have a box full of recipes that you have tried, too. I love this annual activity and look forward to it every year.

Happy Holidays to all of you!!!! After seeing all these fabulous cookies, you may need something to drink.