It all started because I was bragging on Facebook about these amazing Oatmeal Pumpkin Cranberry cookies that I made last weekend. A few friends responded with requests for the recipe. My good friend Jenny of Karma (Continued) took over from there. She tried the cookies yesterday, and did her bragging on Twitter. It really got the ball rolling. Long story short: We all love cookies!
This impromptu Twitter chat with @WendyWillBlog @mommyofamonster @letters4lucas @PorchSwingMom @oldtweener and @jennyfeldon about delicious cookies resulted in the following decision: We need to do a #cookieswap! I love to bake with my kids, and apparently many of you do too. Why not bake a batch of your favorite cookies and send them off to a fellow blogger for a little holiday treat? In return you will be surprised with a batch of that blogger’s favorite cookies. It’s a win/win if ever there was one…and a great way to spread holiday cheer. Have I convinced you yet?
I will make this very easy on you (and hopefully me). Ready? Here goes:
Email me some info: Your real (gasp!) name and mailing address and any food allergies in your house. (Holiday cheer is not that cheery if someone with a peanut allergy gets a box of peanut butter cookies in the mail!)
This just in: My lovely friend Ashley from My Front Porch Swing is helping me out with #cookieswap. And it’s getting even better! We will put all of the recipes used in #cookieswap into an ebook that will be available for download & to offer on your blog within the next 2-3 weeks!!! In addition to yummy treats, you also get a recipe ebook and a little blog promotion. Happy holidays! That said, I need just a few more items from you. In your email to me, please include your recipe, your blog name and URL, and a blogging tip that you might want to share (that last part is completely optional, but we know many of you have some great tips to share).
One more small detail: Please post about #cookieswap on your site. The more the merrier, and the better the ebook!
Deadline to email me the info: November 30th
Be patient: Once I get all of the names of bloggers who love to #cookieswap, I will email you the name, address, and food allergy info of your blogger.
Bake & Ship: Let’s all ship our cookies on December 12th so that we all get our boxes that week! I won’t tell you how to ship them, that’s up to you, but I’m going with an Priority Mail Flat Rate Box to ensure fresh cookies. #justathought (The fact that I can’t seem to get to the post office to mail the three boxes that have been sitting in my front hall for over two weeks is only slightly alarming. I will mail the cookies!)
Recipe: Please include a copy of the recipe you used. You know, just in case your blogger gets hooked on these cookies and needs to make them again three days later.
Have fun and enjoy your yummy surprise!
Chat about it with the hashtag #cookieswap, but please don’t tell your blogger what you’re sending…let’s keep it a secret until the boxes arrive.
Ok bloggers, are you with me? Who wants to swap cookies? Anxiously checking my inbox…
p.s. One Canadian blogger asked about joining in…I’m happy to match Canadian bloggers for a swap too. Let me know!
HURRAY! This is the best idea ever. Can’t wait! Except where am I going to get another cookie recipe if I don’t steal yours….
xoxo
SO looking forward to this! Found some great cookie recipes this week…maybe we need to bump up our next coffee date to discuss!
xoxo
YES PLEASE. xoxoxo
I’m in.
I had a feeling this would be your kind of thing. Yay! Thanks for joining!
Totally in!
Great! It’s starting to come together…hang tight.
Wish I could participate – what a great idea! Love the bit about including the recipe with the cookies, was just lamenting today the decline of handwritten recipe cards (yes, I lament about things like that).
I wish you could too! I am really looking forward to this
you’ve got mail!
Got it! Thanks for joining in!
I am so in! Found u thru twitter-glad I did!
Me too! Yay for cookies!
Oh gosh Im SO in!! YAY!
This will be so much fun! Thanks for joining!
SO much fun! I love cookies!
Too bad I’m in Malaysia. SIGH.
Big sigh! I wish you could join!
What a fabulous idea! Enjoy it ladies. I would join you if I actually cooked. But trust me, you don’t want anything I bake
It could be a good opportunity to practice??
Of course I’m in!! I can’t wait! I’ll email you today
SO looking forward to this!
I am in! So exciting……will email info later today –> going to make a very special recipe! Rachel
Got it! Welcome to #cookieswap! Thanks for playing along
I’m totally in! But I’m not the best cookie baker…so match me with someone who’s nice! Looking for recipies now…
You and Jessica just said the same thing 1/2 hour apart. You are meant to bake for one another!
What a cool idea, I’m totally afraid to commit. What if i make bad cookies?
There is no such thing as bad cookies! You’re doing this!
How did I not reply?? SOOOO excited!!
So excited! And thanks for your help with this. xoxo
OMG! I so totally want in on this! I can’t believe I missed the whole cookieswap discussion!!! I just saw it over at Mama.Mommy.Mom’s place and nearly shouted! (Which would have woken the child and not been good AT ALL). Someone did one last year and I missed out on participating but this time I totally want to play! Yay! I’ll send you my info in the AM!
Got your info! So glad you saw it and are joining us! Happy baking!
I’m in and I’m Canadian. I make a mean cookie so whoever gets me is one lucky lady.
I’ll email you the details ASAP! What a great idea.
Excellent! You make #3 from Canada…start recruiting others!
Sending all my info over tomorrow!! Can’t wait!
Xoxo
Looking forward to having you! xoxo
Id love to be included. Can you email me?
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So glad you’re joining us. Got your email, details soon!
I’m in! I need to email you all my info- behind b/c I just got back into town.
No worries! You have a few days! Just glad to have you
and me …. oh yes please!
Hooray! This is so much fun! There’s nothing like cookies to bring bloggers together
I’m IN!! I guess that means I better email you my real-life info, eh?
hurry hurry hurry!
So excited you’re in! Just saw your email!
I give good cookie. That is all.
I bet you do…I might have to save you for me
I’m in Ireland, so a bit far to do the shipping, but I’ll happily send a recipe if you want
Oh, I’m in!! Just at the wire! But I’m in!
I’m in… If it’s not too late!
Not too late! Send info!
This sounds like FUN!! I’m in! We are having 2 live cookie swaps this month, the first is this Friday with my homeschool group, I can’t wait! Thanks for putting this together. What a great idea. Since I just found this via Mama Mommy Mom (and just found her site) I better hurry up, it’s the deadline today (and my anniversary)! Yikes! Hmmm…now to decide on a recipe. FAST.
so glad you found it just in time!
Just checking did you get my email?? I emailed it on the 30th. annett at fitmoms fit kids club dot com Thanks. I wasn’t sure if you were going to reply or not.
Ok. Ok! I’m in. It’s not too late??
Not too late, happy to have you!
Aaah! OK, I can’t resist anymore. I’m in! I’ll email all the info ASAP!
you’re in! Yay!
Hi Katie!
I so want to join the Cookie Swap! Is it too late to join?
Oh, I think I am too late
Next year, for sure!
My cookies came today!!!! It was like Christmas Morning! They were SO GOOD!!!!! I’m going to use the recipe at my “live” cookie swap this Sunday!! These cookies are to die for! Can’t wait to get the ebook. Hope others loved theirs as much as I loved Chameleon Girls Cookie Burst!
So sad I only found out about this today. Hope you are planning on doing it again next year, because I would be sure to join.