Host a Holiday Cookie Swap

This holiday season, give the chocolate chip cookies and holiday-shaped cutters a break and step up your game with some decadent, upscale cookie fare. Choose from these recipes for Maple Pecan Snickerdoodles, Strawberry Rhubarb Oatmeal Cookies and Chinese Sesame Cookies from leading bakers around the country.

The Cookie Recipes

Maple Pecan Snickerdoodles

Strawberry-Rhubarb Oatmeal Cookies

Mary's Chinese Sesame Cookies

The Menu

After all that baking, you’ll need a break—and somewhere to put all the cookies—so why not invite friends over and throw a modern-day version of a classic cookie swap? With these menu suggestions from Evelyn Ignatow of specialty food shop Hyde Park Gourmet Food & Wine in Cincinnati, you’ll have all the makings for a contemporary cookie soiree. -Nicole Denis

Nicole Denis is a regular foodspring.com contributor and is the author of foodspring’s foodie-mom blog.

• Hot Hors d’oeuvres: Goodwives Spanikopita (goodwives.com) (Pictured bottom right)
• Finger sandwiches: Turkey breast with Gracious Gourmet’s Spiced Sour Cherry Spread (thegraciousgourmet.com)

• Cheese: Capra Goat honey (“This goat cheese has a touch of sweetness and pairs well with bubbly,” says Ignatow.)
• Crackers: Little Ragghi’s artisan flatbreads with olive oil and Parmesan (ragghiscrackers.com) (Pictured above right)
• Pâté: Les Trois Petits Cochons Country Pate (3pigs.com)
• Hot Cocoa: King’s Cupboard Mocha Chocolate Chunk (kingscupboard.com)
• Tea: Steven Smith Teamaker Meadow, caffeine-free chamomile and rooibos with notes of hyssop and rose petals (smithtea.com)
• Non-alcoholic Beverage: Hot Lips Raspberry Soda (hotlipssoda.com) 
• Sparkling Wine: Albert Mann Cremant d’Alsace (albertmann.com)

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