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Cookie Exchange Snack Menu
Help me plan a few salty/savory snacks and a drink/cocktail for my cookie exchange!
Re: Cookie Exchange Snack Menu
I am hosting one on the 19th...here is what I have so far (although, I am not serving the cookies...hence the rum balls
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Cajun Spinach Balls
Red Pepper/Broccoli/Asiago Holiday Wreath
Thai Appetizer Pizzas
Veggies/spinach dip/humus
Crackers/Cheese
Rum Balls/Reindeer Droppings
Happy Holidays!
I'm also hosting an exchange on the 19th haha! My menu so far is:
Veggies/garlic parmesan dip
Crab dip, triscuits, cheese
Triple chocolate cake w/ icing
Punch, coffee, and water
I'm also thinking about having a small candy buffet because my theme is "A Candy-Filled Christmas" Not sure about that yet though...
This would be cute and festive! With clear bowls of all different kinds of candies like non-parriels, red/green M&M's...actually any of the wrapped Christmas candy and put them around the serving area.
I hear that! I have 9 people coming to mine...each bringing a dozen per person. Just waiting on the final cookie recipes so I can start putting together the little recipe cards I plan on giving out to everyone.
I am also giving door prizes to the first RSVP'er and the first to arrive. I made a "cookie cutter boquet" for them. Then I am having them dressing "creatively" and giving a small Yankee Candle for the best outfit (judged by DH). Then I have a trivia game as well that I haven't decided what I will give for that yet.
I also plan on having my Rankin Bass DVD plugged in for a continuous Christmas feel in the air!
BTW...calhoun...we are about an hour away from each other...I am in East Berlin.
Pillsbury has little frozen hors d'oeuvres called Savorings. I bought the spinich and artichoke mini bread bowls....huge hit at my ladies' nite. If you use couponbug.com, there's even a coupon this month.
For drinks- I always have success with love martinis, which is a copycat from the Melting Pot. Its Malibu, peach schnapps, and cranberry juice shaken with ice and served in martini glasses. If you feel ambitious, float a couple strawberry slices!
Ok so for snacks I decided on:
1. Rosemary spiced nuts
2. A cheddar/ raspberry cheeseball with crackers
3. Homemade spicy crackers with cheese cubes
For drinks:
1. coffee (with or without Baileys/whipped cream)
2. Spiced Apple Cider on the stove
3. sodas
For our cookie exchange, we are having 8 grown-ups plus some toddlers so each have been asked to bring 5 dozen. (1/2 dozen per person to take home plus 1 dozen for tasting)
Besides the cookies, we are having
Apples with peanut butter dip.
Crudites with roasted red pepper dip (Mahumara from epicurious.com) and Hummus (packaged)
Homemade soft Pretzels with spicy mustard (made the day before)
Homemade biscuits with jam (made the day before but cooked then to be hot from the oven)
four kinds of cheese (Cheddar, Smoky Gouda, Roquefort and Cranberry-Walnut Goat Cheese)
mini-quiches of mushrooms or bacon or spinach
Hot Chocolate au Rhum (for the grownups)
Chocolate Milk (for the kids)
Lemonade (for whomever).