Cookie Swap (Gooseberry Patch) [Paperback]

Gooseberry Patch (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2003

Everything you need to know to host a cookie exchange! You'll find easy-to-follow how-to's with a handy checklist to make swapping a cinch, clever invitations and a recipe card to copy and color, tried & true recipes plus nifty ideas for packaging and presenting cookies. Try nutty butterscotch squares, chocolate-vanilla swirl cookies, magical creme wafers, chocolate peanut butter secrets and more, including recipes for fudge, caramels and hard tack candy too!

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Gooseberry Patch (January 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1931890382
• ISBN-13: 978-1931890380
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 6.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #100,482 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #60 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Baking > Cookies

More About the Author

Gooseberry Patch was founded in 1984 by Vickie Hutchins and Jo Ann Martin, two moms looking for a way to do what they loved and stay home with kids too. 25 years later, they're best known for their collection of family-friendly, community-style cookbooks. Each book is created with today's time-strapped, budget-conscious families in mind and filled with recipes shared by cooks all across the country. Along with treasured family recipes, each book includes the stories the go along with these tried & true dishes.

With more than 200 titles and nearly 9 million copies in print, plus an ever-growing collection of eBooks, Gooseberry Patch has grown from a kitchen-table operation to a nationally recognized best-selling publisher. Check out their books below and visit their website (www.gooseberrypatch.com.com) to get thousands of free recipes and lots more free goodies.

Customer Reviews

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great ideas!, December 11, 2003

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Gwin Grogan Grimes "cookingschoolteacher" (Fort Worth, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cookie Swap (Gooseberry Patch) (Paperback)

Darling, reasonably priced book with great tips and ideas for hosting a cookie swap. I loved the peppermint cookie wands -- they were tender and tasty. I plan to use the same recipe, but then dip in chocolate and then sprinkles or nonpareils other times of the year. I bought a bunch to give to my students.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great holiday ideas for a gathering of friends or colleagues!, October 24, 2011

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BarbZ - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cookie Swap Cookbook (Kindle Edition)

This book is not only a guide to creating a fun holiday gathering, but it is full of interesting recipes for holiday cookies (really, edible gifts... it includes a few drink mixes). The book is sprinkled with creative ideas:

The beginning lays out a plan for setting up the cookie exchange event over a period of weeks prior to the event.

Throughout the book are fun ideas to make the event more interesting: cute ways to vary invitations, cute ideas to perk up the party table, party themes, a party "give away" of a collection of recipes, etc.

Some of the more interesting recipes: peppermint fudge, stained glass cookies, yummy cappuccino bites, chocolate wrapped peppermint cookies.

Appropriate for an office event or a home gathering with friends.... at a time when many are watching holiday spending, this is an easy way to create a low cost event!

Enjoy!

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy Cookie Swap ideas! I'm hosting one this year., October 25, 2011

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SusieQTpie - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Cookie Swap Cookbook (Kindle Edition)

Each year I tell myself that I'm going to have a cookie swap but then it never happens. I'm so excited to get this Kindle book, Gooseberry Patch Cookie Swap Cookbook early enough to help me actually do it this year.

The cookbook starts of with Hints for a Successful Cookie Swap. The time frame of planning starts 6 weeks before the event. That is good to know because, honestly, I had no clue when or where to start. The planning stages in the book takes you all the way to 1 hour before your event!

I love the idea that everyone is to bring copies of their recipe. I am so excited for my cookie swap. I am going to actually invite the people who I know are young moms, young women who do not have a lot of baking experience. I think this will be a good way for them to get recipe ideas and a variety to share with family and friends. Through out the book there are other tips & ideas for your cookie swap.

On to the recipes! The book contains Classic cookies that work great for a cookie swap. Some of the tasty recipes include Merry Spritz-mas Cookies (I've never made these), White Chocolate Raspberry Diamonds, Peppermint Cookie Wands, Linzer Tart Cookies (I make a similar version of these every year and they are a HUGE hit), Nutty Butterscotch Squares, Sparkling Orange Snow, Sweet Chocolate Toffee Delights and Homemade Chocolate Caramels.

I'm a huge Gooseberry Patch friend. Search for SusieQTpies Scraps of Life blog to find out about more of their cookbooks right here on my blog! Leave a comment and let me know you stopped in. I'll visit you back if you have a blog, website, etc.

Want a sneak peek recipe? Here is one for you from this cookbook.
Holiday Peppermint Fudge

Ingredients

4 c. sugar
2 5oz cans evaporated milk
1 c. butter
2 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips
7 oz jar marshmallow creme
1/2 t. peppermint extract
2/3 c. red & white peppermint candies, coarsely broken

Directions

Combine sugar, milk & butter in a heavy 3-quart saucepan; bring to a boil over med-heat, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to medium, heat and stir for 10 minutes. Remove from heat; add chocolate chips, marshmallow creme and peppermint extract. Stir until chocolate and creme are melted and mixture is smooth; pour into a buttered aluminum foil-lined 13 x 9 baking pan. Sprinkle with candies; cover and refrigerate until set. Cut into squares to serve. Makes 5-6 dozen.