As a specialized form of potluck, a cookie swap has all the same traits that make a potluck so effortless to host. Guests share in the baking and cost burden by bringing their favorite recipes.┬аCookie Swap┬аtakes the popular idea of the cookie exchange party to new heights and new directions.┬а
This elegant entertaining book shows that the cookie swap is perfectly suited not only to holiday gatherings but also to garden parties, showers, children's birthdays, summer get-togethers, and more. Themes and events include: Affairs of the Heart (ValentineтАЩs Day, Anniversaries, Birthdays), Spring Fling, Vision in White (Weddings), Fun in the Sun (Summer), Garden Parties, Deck the Halls (Christmas), and even a theme for going back to school!
тАЬUsherтАЩs suggestions for transporting cookies via vintage lunch box or Christmas ornament box, and party ideas like dish towels imprinted with vintage postcards, are easy and ingenious, sure to appeal to fans of the Barefoot Contessa and Martha Stewart.тАЭтАФPublishers Weekly, starred review
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тАЬFilled to the brim with mouthwatering recipes and delectable photographs, Cookie Swap is a sweet treat to savor and celebrate.тАЭтАФNancy Wall Hopkins, Deputy Food and Entertaining Editor,┬аBetter Homes and Gardens Magazine
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тАЬThis creative book has become my new gold-standard guide to cookie decorating. Talented baker Julia Usher provides foolproof recipes and teaches us decorating techniques.тАЭтАФ┬аTish Boyle, Editor,┬аDessert Professional(formerly┬аChocolatier) and author of┬аThe Good Cookie┬аand┬аThe Cake Book