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November 10, 2020 by Kirstin

cookie exchange idea- orange drop cookies

orange drop cookies (a not-chocolate cookie exchange option!)
orange drop cookies (a not-chocolate cookie exchange option!)

(Orange drop cookies are the perfect not-chocolate-chip holiday treat and my go-to recipe for holiday cookie exchanges!)

orange drop cookies (a not-chocolate cookie exchange option!)

So Cookie Exchange Parties are not really a thing in New Zealand, but I’m thinking about hosting one this year.

orange drop cookies (a not-chocolate cookie exchange option!)

When we lived in Colorado, we went to my mother-in-laws cookie party every year and LOVED trading yummies and then having a whole smorgasbord of holiday treats leading up to Christmas.

orange drop cookies (a not-chocolate cookie exchange option!)

I love making my mama’s fudge recipe for cookie exchanges! And I also feel like Cookie Exchange parties are the perfect opportunity to make not-chocolate-chip cookies (which admittedly, is 75% of my baking- and that number would be way higher if we weren’t on such a rhubarb crumble/banana bread kick).

orange drop cookies (a not-chocolate cookie exchange option!)

These Orange Drop Cookies are the PERFECT solution.

orange drop cookies (a not-chocolate cookie exchange option!)

A friend brought them to a baby shower years ago and they are still so high on my list- totally Cookie Exchange recipe material!

November 16, 2018 by Kirstin

how to make the best decorated sugar cookies (decorating tips from a pro!)

how to make the BEST decorated sugar cookies (tips from a pro!)

After you’ve created the perfect sugar cookies (see this post!) and added the ‘base’ icing, it’s time to DECORATE! Because I know first hand that making sugar cookies look beautiful and festive is harder than it looks, I’ve recruited Jordan, the sugar cookie master, to share all her pro sugar cookie decorating tips. Jord’s Sugar […]

November 14, 2018 by Kirstin

how to make the best decorated sugar cookies

how to make the BEST decorated sugar cookies (tips from a pro!)

(how to make the BEST decorated sugar cookies- tips from a pro!) I love this time of the year, with all of the holiday things on the horizon- thanksgiving hostessing, favorite food making, Christmas gift brainstorming, advent planning, and so much treat baking. One of Jordan’s family’s Christmas traditions is sugar cookie making and decorating, […]

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