Oh, the Chi O cookie exchange. This year was such a hit, thanks to Sarah and Heather for being such great hosts! They really know how to throw a fun party with great food, decor, and even some fun games.
With so much prep and cookie baking practice, I was nervous when it came down to picking just one. I went with the overall favorite,
Paula Deen's Chocolate Gooey Butter Cookies. I baked the night before, and decided to triple the recipe. I'm not so good with simple math, so I ended up with 150 cookies when we only needed to bring 4 dozen…triple the amount, whoops.
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| racks and racks of cookies |
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| all the delicious food |
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| festive Christmas sangria |
Sarah had us put out our cookies, label them with our name, and set aside a dish of broken up pieces so that we could sample them all. We then wrote down our vote for best cookie to be tallied up at the end. Stakes were high this year with a trophy on the line!
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Weiner brought sweet baby Max -
he is just the cutest! |
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| ho ho ho |
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| playing a game for the ornament exchange |
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Rachelle the big winner of the coveted
cookie trophy |
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| watching the Hawks lose to the stupid Niners |
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| Jingle, me and Colleen |
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| shirt twins! |
I had such a great time seeing everyone and getting into the holiday spirit. Plus, I went home with a ton of cookies where Clint was ready to help me sample them all. Now it's time to start preparing for next year…I want that trophy!
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| adorable cookie boxes Sarah ordered |
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