My Favorite Holiday Tradition: Cookie Exchanges
One of my favorite holiday traditions is attending a cookie exchange. This year I hosted a virtual cookie exchange with my family.
Several people are missing in this photo: 2 bro-in-laws, 1 sis-in-law, 1 sister, 1 brother, and several of the nieces and nephews
For me, the ideal cookie exchange is with my family. There are ten kids in my family, and we all have our favorite cookies, so when we all get together and make them, and swap them, I go home with lots of yummy treats, and even more awesome memories.
Unfortunately we no longer all live close enough to do a live cookie exchange. Which is a real bummer, but I had an idea, I thought it would be fun to do a virtual cookie exchange. We could carry on the tradition despite living in separate states.
How a Virtual Cookie Exchange Works
How? We would use mobile phones to share photos, videos, and recipes virtually. We can snap chat our cookies, share instructional videos, group text, and basically have an amazing time baking together, apart.
The virtual cookie exchange was such a fun way to bake together, even while we were apart!
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How to Glaze Sugar Cookies
This is the instructional video I made for how to glaze sugar cookies properly.
Why You’ll Love These Peppermint Glaze Sugar Cookies
But let’s take a minute to talk about these cookies. They are an oldie but a goodie over here. They are light, fluffy, puffy, sugary, and really delicious sugar cookies, which can be shaped in all kinds of festive shapes for the ideal cookie exchange cookie. They hold their shape well, which I love. But the real magic here is this glaze! It was the perfect peppermint, and with the addition of ground up candy canes on top, I was in heaven!
I highly recommend making them part of your holiday tradition, and if you have a cookie exchange to go to, they are a fun addition!
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Peppermint Glaze Sugar Cookies: Virtual Cookie Exchange
Equipment
Ingredients
Glaze
- 2 cups Powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup 2% milk
- 1/3 tsp Merengue powder
- 1/3 tsp Food coloring
- 1/3 tsp Peppermint flavoring or oil
Cookies
- 1/2 Recipe of Soft Sugar Cookies
Instructions
- Bake Soft Sugar Cookies according to directions and allow to cool (Or buy premade sugar cookies)
- Put glaze ingredients in a bowl, and whisk until incorporated, if too thin, let stand for a few minutes, if too thick, add a little more milk
- Glaze cookies by dipping in glaze, and allowing excess to run off, then sprinkle with garnishments and let dry. The glaze will dry hard and shiny
Nutrition
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I’ve shared my holiday traditions with you. I’d love to hear about yours! Leave a comment sharing your family traditions.
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Britni says
Love that peppermint glaze, yum!
dishofdailylife says
What a fun idea! I still haven’t started my baking…way behind this year…
Cathy Henry says
What a great idea!
Miranda @ Cookie Dough & Oven Mitt says
These cookies look so good! I used to not care for peppermint, but it’s really jumped up on the my list the last couple of years.
Lori Vachon says
Loving this glaze, definitely going to try on our sugar cookies this year! YUM!
Rachael says
Thanks Lori, that is so nice!
Simply Gloria says
Rachael, I LOVE your big family photo! AND the gorgeous glaze on these cookies… so very decadent! Love cookie exchanges. Even a virtual one!
Rachael says
Thank you Gloria! Coming from you that means a lot!
Kristin @ Dizzy Busy and Hungry! says
These cookies are such a cute idea! And I love the idea of the virtual cookie exchange as well!
Michele @ Flavor Mosaic says
WHat a great idea to do the virtual cookie exchange! I love the pink cookies! So cute.
Jen says
I am loving this virtual cookie exchange idea, so fun! And your cookies look delish – the perfect Christmas cookie. I totally recognize your mom, I must have seen her at some stake things back in the day – so fun! What a cute family you have!!!
Melanie says
I like anything with peppermint! Yum!
Sheena @ Hot Eats and Cool Reads says
You had me at peppermint glaze!! Sounds amazing!
Renee's Kitchen Adventures says
This glaze sounds wonderful! What a quick and easy way to decorate cookies. Love that you had a virtual cookie exchange with your family too!
Shelby says
love this post and how you did your virtual exchange with your family! Cookies look yummy too!
triedandtasty says
So fun! I love the idea of a virtual cookie exchange, especially with my family all over the country too! Your family picture is so cute!
magicalslowcooker says
I love this idea for the cookie exchange. Your cookie glaze is so pretty!
Mary Ellen says
What a great idea! love the idea of a virtual exchange.
Erica (@Erica's Recipes) says
I love all things candy cane and I’ve never seen it in a cookie glaze – love the idea and gonna try it!