Sugar, shortbread, snickerdoodle, or RSV — who knows what you’ll be getting this year at the annual cookie swap? The innocent holiday tradition could be a breeding ground for catching someone else’s ...

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My absolute favorite holiday party is a cookie swap. You only have to do the work of making one kind of cookie, and then you get to go home with a whole variety of festive treats. However, it can be ...

The holiday cookie swap is an evergreen tradition, a terrific way to share sweetness and celebrate community (and lighten our holiday baking loads!). The premise is simple: Each guest is tasked with ...

I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not much of a baker, but that doesn’t mean I’m willing to show up to the holiday cookie swap with something store-bought. That’d be bad manners after all. Even with ...

The holidays bring out the crazy in multi-tasking moms. As the seasons turn and after all the “My kid didn’t fail third grade English” bumper stickers have been purchased, they turn their attention to ...

The sweetest part of the holiday season is, of course, the cookies. Whether it’s a treasured family recipe, or a newly-invented tradition, just one bite can bring back so many memories. So, ahead of ...

Cookie exchange parties are a wonderful seasonal event where friends and family gather together to share their favourite seasonal sweet treats. For those who love to bake and host at Christmas, it’s a ...

For a party that’s all about the simple pleasures of sharing your favorite homemade cookies with friends, the old-fashioned cookie swap can be a surprisingly tense affair. Debbie Ybarra learned this ...