With the holidays comes the opportunity to get together with friends, family, and neighbours to enjoy the cooler weather. For a unique party idea, it may be fun to create a holiday cookie party. Those who attend all bring a dish of their favourite cookies to share. Everyone enjoys the fun get-together and gets to bring home their plate full of other cookies at the end of the night.
Baking the Cookies
Baking the cookies should be done before the party begins. A variety of baking mixes make it easy to create a selection of cookies for everyone to try. Each person who attends the party should bring a plate of cookies they’ve made, too. The cookies can all be placed on a table for everyone to snack on and enjoy while they’re having fun mingling at the party. Be sure everyone writes their name on the bottom of their plate so they know which one is theirs at the end of the night.
Cookie Decorating Fun
For a little extra fun, set up a cookie decorating station. Plain sugar cookies are the perfect backdrop to a range of decorating ideas. While kids will enjoy this, adults will have fun getting to decorate their own cookies, too. Bake plenty of sugar cookies before the party begins. Have plain cookies set up along with various colors of icing, sprinkles, edible markers, and more so everyone can decorate a cookie they’ll love to eat.
Setting Up the Party
To set up the party, decorate the home for the holidays. Create a table somewhere central to the party to fill with plates of cookies as each of the guests arrives. The table will fill up as everyone gets there, so don’t worry if it looks a little bare to start. A few decorations can help make the table look better before it’s full. If a cookie decorating station is needed, set up a secondary table or a spot in the kitchen for that and get all supplies ready before everyone arrives.
When It’s Time to Go Home
At the end of the night, when the party starts winding down, everyone will grab their own plate to take home. Instead of taking the cookies they’ve baked, though, they can clear off their plate and choose a selection of cookies that others brought. No one has to go home with their own cookies – they can just choose a selection of their favourites to take home. The goal here is to make sure there aren’t any empty plates going back with the guests. Though the party is over, they’ll be able to enjoy the cookies over the next few days.
If it’s time to plan a party for the holidays, it may be fun to turn it into a cookie party. Inviting friends, family, and neighbors to bring their own cookies to share can make the party a hit. Everyone will enjoy the snacks, even after the party has ended. This is sure to be a party everyone will be talking about for years to come.
