How a cookie exchange works
Each guest bakes one kind of cookie — a dozen for every other guest, plus a dozen to put out on the day — and everyone goes home with a box of mixed cookies. It only works if the kinds don't repeat, which is what the list is for.
- 8 guests? Each bakes about 8 dozen, or agree on half-dozens
- Ask everyone to bring the recipe on a card
- Remind guests to bring an empty box or tin to take cookies home
- Nut-free in the group? Mark it in the item: “Shortbread (nut-free)”
How it works
- 1Tap “Make the cookie exchange list” above. Swap in the cookies your group loves.
- 2Send the link to the group chat or email — nothing to print.
- 3Each baker taps the cookie they're making and types a name. Taken cookies show for everyone.
The date is the Saturday before Christmas. Most swaps are earlier in December — change it in the sentence.
Questions
- Can a guest add their own cookie?
- The organizer can add it from the admin link — the link the group has stays the same.
- What if more people come than there are cookies?
- Add more kinds from the admin link. Up to 20 cookies fit on one list.
- Is it free?
- Yes. No account, no ads, no app.