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The Great Cookie Swap 2012

December 11, 2012 by Angie 11 Comments

sweet dream cookies
I am participating in a blog cookie swap. I bake 3 dozen cookies and send one dozen to three different bloggers in different parts of the country. They do not know who has their name and I do not know who has my name. The best part of all is I get cookies from 3 different bloggers. It is like secret santa….isn’t this fun!! Well, the rules are it has to be a cookie I haven’t written about. Plus it has to be a cookie that is shipped and will make the trip. So, I had a hard time picking what do I send, hummmm let me think so I decided to make Sweet Dreams they actually taste better after a day or so since they have several spices. Just hope my little friends make the trip.
ingredients for sweet dream cookies ~ roll in 1 inch balls ~ cover in powder sugar

Sweet Dreams

1 cup soften butter
1 1/2 cup brown sugar packed firmly
1 large egg
2 cups unbleached flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
2 cups chopped walnuts
1 12oz bag of chocolate chips
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 box powdered sugar

Cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy add your vanilla and egg, beat well. Sift the flour, soda, salt, cinnamon and ginger and then add to the butter mixture. Fold in the chocolate chips and walnuts. Form into 1 inch balls coat in confection sugar well!! Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes. I do dust a little more confection sugar on the top of the cookie while it is still hot.
my gift to my fellow bloggers
I did put a little more in my package than they requested but that is me….a Little over the Top. I put my cookies, a little note, hot cocoa mix, home made marshmallows, 2 sweet little gingerbread cookie ornaments for their tree. I packaged it all up in my colors pink with a little green and sealed it up and off to the post office. I was so excited silly me!! Merry Christmas!

I sent my cookies to:

Melissa in New York

Desiree in Tennessee

Jennifer in Boston

I have such fun with this Christmas cookie swap. I do want to thank Julie and Lindsay for putting this all together for us bloggers. What a wonderful, fun thing to do for the holiday season. Send home baked cookies all over the conutry for others to try.
cookies I received for cookie swap
The cookies I received for the cookie swap this year are from all over, which is so fun.

The frist cookies I received were the black and white biscotti from The Gaited Baker. They are on the larger one on the left of the photo.

Then I got chocolate chip with mint chocolate chips stuffed with Oreo truffles from love and zest. They are in the top right picture.

The last one is the New York Times chocolate chip cookies these are from Food & Fun in te Hudson Valley and Beyond. They are on the bottom ride of the photo. I have made this recipe before my self.

I have had such fun with the cookie swap. I hope the everyone enjoyed this as much as I did? What fun to go to the mail box and get a box of cookies from someone you do not know. You get to learn all about 6 new bloggers you have never met or followed before….fun…..fun! I love it and look forward to next year! Thanks girls and I wish each and everyone a very Merry Christmas!

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  1. AvatarDesiree@The Full Woman.com
    View December 12, 2012

    I loved your sweet cookie package! So much attention to detail and so elegant! Cookies, cocoa AND homemade marshmallows?!? Way to pamper a girl! My boyfriend and I made these disappear the day they came.

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  2. AngieSarrisAngieSarrisreplied:
    View December 12, 2012

    Thanks Desiree, glad you enjoyed them. Thanks for visiting and I do wish you a very Merry Christmas !!

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  3. AvatarKristina @ Love & Zest
    View December 12, 2012

    MMM! I just love your packaging. I bet those are some tasty cookies 🙂

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  4. AngieAngiereplied:
    View December 12, 2012

    Kristian…thanks, we all loved your cookies!!

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  5. AvatarMelissa
    View December 12, 2012

    Hi Angie! I was so excited when I opened your package. Your cookies were absolutely delicious, as were your hot cocoa and marshmallows! And the cute ornaments were a sweet extra touch and look great on my tree! It was so nice to have “met” you through the swap. Happy holidays 🙂

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  6. AngieSarrisAngieSarrisreplied:
    View December 12, 2012

    @Melissa ….thanks, was so nice to meet you as well…so glad you enjoyed my goodies. I wish you a very Merry Christmas !

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  7. The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap 2012 Recipe Roundup Part 2 | the little kitchen
    View December 18, 2012

    […] Sweet Dreams Cookies Angie’s Southern Kitchen @AngieSarris […]

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  8. Avatarfarida
    View January 23, 2013

    j’aime vos recettes

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  9. AvatarAngieSarrisreplied:
    View January 23, 2013

    Farida
    Merci beaucoup…….Thank you! Thanks for following along! Have a lovely day!

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  10. AvatarJackie
    View May 19, 2013

    Homemade Marshmallows??????? Do tell!!! Where is the recipe???

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  11. AngieSarrisAngieSarrisreplied:
    View May 20, 2013

    Jackie….Try them they are wonderful here is the link
    http://angiessouthernkitchen.com/2011/10/homemade-marshmallows/
    or you can put marshmallows in search above and it wil take you as well.

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