Looking for a new and different cookie to bring to your cookie exchange party this year? These are the best cookie exchange recipes I could come up with…and they’re all delicious!
As you know, baking season is my favorite time of the year. It’s finally acceptable to bake something new every single day and the rest of you are spending almost as much time baking as I am. It’s a glorious time!
I absolutely love trying out new recipes and new cookies, so I try to bake up at least one new recipe each year. Sometimes they’re successful and sometimes not, but that’s exactly how I found the strawberry thumbprint cookies – trial and error. And they turned out to be a family favorite!
Cookie parties and cookie exchanges are one of my favorite holiday activities, because you know – HUGE cookie lover here! It’s so much fun to get creative with Christmas cookies! In fact, one of my favorite holiday memories is of a cookie decorating party I attended. It was a giant mess, but a great time!
So, to get you ready for cookie season I put together a little list of some of my favorites. They’re all family tested and approved, and guaranteed to be delish!
The best cookie exchange recipes are…
Pecan Snowball Cookies
Chewy Gigersnap Cookies
Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies
Cut Out Sugar Cookies
Dark Chocolate Cookies
Chocolate Pecan Brookies
Chewy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip
No-roll Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Pumpkin Ginger Molasses Cookies
No-roll Sprinkle Sugar Cookies
Strawberry Thumbprint Cookies
Mint Chocolate Cookies
Sprinkle Chocolate Chip Cookies
Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies
So, there you have it, my list of favorites; I hope one of these recipes will be popping out of your oven real soon, or that you found some holiday cookie inspiration at least! I’d love to know what you’re baking up this year.
What a delicious selection. I’ve actually never taken part in a cookie exchange but I must organise one because I love the idea so much!
Thank you so much Kavey! Oh you should, they’re so much fun! 🙂
Oh you can never have enough cookies for the Holidays! What a scrumptious collection you have here–I am definitely making them-at least most of them! Thanks for sharing
I totally agree Mahy! Thank you so much! Happy baking and happy holidays!
All so pretty and delicious. Perfect for the holiday season! 🙂
Thank you so much Valentina! Happy holidays!
You have a great group of recipes for some very beautiful cookies. I have my eye on the chocolate pecan brookies!
Thank you so much! You have GREAT taste! Those are my fave 😉
Oooooh man. Not enough nap times to make and not share these…. Haha! Definitely trying those pumpkin ginger molasses cookies, and both the chocolate ones!
LOL Raia! Thank yo so much, I hope you enjoy them as much as we do! 🙂
Who doesn’t love cookies, and you have some brilliant ones here. The strawberrry ones remind me of cookies i made in school
Thank you so much Bintu! The thumbprints are old-fashioned for sure! 🙂
We are going to be baking some cookies this weeken and I am going to put some of these on the list. Tim.
Yay for baking this weekend! Happy holidays!
These are just beautiful!
Thanks Lisa! 🙂
This is a great collection of mouthwatering cookies. I know for a fact that the treadmill and I will be buddies in January.
LOL! You and me both Gloria – I’m dreading it already…though not enough to quit eating cookies. (as I brush the cookie crumbs off my shirt)
I love making Christmas cookies. These are gorgeous. I haven’t done this in years, but it will be a goal for next year! Those Chocolate Pecan Brookies are right up my alley.
Thank you so much Amanda! The brookies are the best! They won best cookie at a cookie exchange last year! Woohoo! 🙂