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The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap 2011




In my constant quest for new and interesting cookie-making ideas, I stumbled across The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap 2011.  I had been a baking enthusiast for forever and an avid follower of numerous food blogs but had never blogged about baking, myself.  The cookie swap turned out to be just the motivation I needed.  Now, I’m hooked and I couldn’t be gladder!
The cookie swap introduced me to some awesome food bloggers with scrumptious recipes! My first delivery was from Kristy of Mommy Hates Cooking , whose peppermint cookies were yummy! (I’m a bit of a candy cane freak).  The next day brought the arrival of some amazing chocolate peanut butter bars from the Tammy Jo, the Chocolate Priestess, of The Chocolate Cult.  These bars were rich and marvelous.   Two days later, adorable Peppermint Pinwheels from Kristin of The Pastry Affair. These peppermint sandwich cookies were delicious beyond belief and disappeared in a flash! Thank you to all of these talented bakers for your delicious creations!
I am thankful to The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap for motivating me and also really appreciate the effort on the part of the cookie swap organizers put into matching up folks based upon food allergies! Thanks you, thank you, thank you!!! See the Ginger Crisp Recipe which is the cookie I swapped!
If you'd like to join the cookie swap fun next year, sign up here!
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