Our 4th Annual Cookie Exchange + Wilton Holiday Prize Pack Giveaway

This year marked our 4th Annual Cookie Exchange and it so much fun! This year, I had both family and friends and didn’t really want it to end. We had a variety of cookies brought to the Cookie Exchange and everyone was eager to box up their goodies and take them home to share. We also had a lot of great prizes, sponsored by Wilton, Hershey’s, Johnsonville, and Smucker’s. Frank did a great job with the Trivia game we had! He printed out a variety of different holiday questions and placed them in a container. We went around the table and the guests pulled out a question and tried to answer it the best they could. If they got it right, they were able to head over to the prize table and pick out a goody to take home with them. And let me tell you, there were some pretty awesome prizes!!!

We had a paper for our guests to sign their name and email addresses for the Cookie Exchange.

We had a banner above the prize table letting our guests know who the prizes were sponsored by.

This is our table full of prizes from Wilton, Johnsonville, Smucker’s, and Hershey’s.

We had the plates and boxes displays with examples for our guests when it was time to exchange cookies.

Nothing like some Hershey’s candies to wet the appetite for yummy cookies at our Cookie Exchange!

I made delicious Johnsonville Breakfast Muffin Cups for us to snack on and they were a hit!

Everybody was very excited about the prizes they won at the Cookie Exchange!!!  A big thanks goes to our sponsors!!!

WILTON GOODIES FOR YOUR COOKIE EXCHANGE

 WILTON COOKIE EXCHANGE BOOK

Whether you’re hosting or simply attending, Wilton Cookie Exchange will help you bring excitement and fun to the party. From creative invitations and table decorations to cookie designs unlike any others, this is the book you need to make the day merry. The Wilton Cookie Exchange contains:

- More than 150 easy and exciting holiday cookie decorating ideas in 6 favorite seasonal shapes—Snowflakes, Trees, Stars, Ornaments, Gingerbread Boys and Spritz.

- Classics holiday cookie recipes such as gingerbread and shortbread and tempting new tastes such as Butterscotch Chocolate Pecan Bars, Peppermint Ribbon Cookies and Almond Snowballs. Some of the best recipes were shared by Wilton employees in our Family Favorite Cookie Contest—they’ll become favorites with your family as well.

- Tips on hosting your own cookie exchange – Wilton Cookie Exchange will help you coordinate every detail. Our Exchange Basics section is a blueprint for a successful event. It’s filled with suggestion for creating fun, informative invitations, setting ground rules for guests, packaging cookies to look their most festive and more. There’s even a week-by-week checklist for organizing your cookie exchange without stress.

- Kitchen-tested steps for perfectly baked, taste-tempting and colorfully decorated holiday cookies.

A cookie exchange can make the season brighter for everyone. Use Wilton Cookie Exchange as your guide to make it a holiday event you’ll look forward to year after year

WREATH COOKIE PAN

This holiday wreath does more than add a festive decoration to your home; it serves your guests a beautiful dessert, too! Easy to create, the individual leaf cookies form the wreath and the cookie bow tops it off to tie it all together.  Used with Sugar Cookies for Shaped Pans recipe.  The Wreath Cookie Pan retails for $14.99.

 SNOW AND SANTA MARSHMALLOW POP MOLD

Turn marshmallows into candy-coated treats! Mold contains 2 designs, 4 cavities.  The Snow and Santa Marshmallow Pop Mold retails for $1.99.

DELIGHTFULLY DECADENT SLIDING TREAT BOX SET

Festive sliding boxes let your homemade treats shine with the sparkle of the season!  3 BOXES – 1.75 IN x 7 IN x 3.25 IN; 6 SEALS – 1 IN DIA.  The DelightfullyDecadent Sliding Treat Box Set retails for $3.99.

RED COOKIE SAMPLER BOX KIT

Window boxes with removable trays are perfect for giving homemade cookie assortments!  3 BOXES –2 IN x 6.25 IN x 6.25 IN; 12 TRAYS – 1.75 IN x 3 IN x 3 IN; 3 LABELS– 3 IN x 1.5 IN.  The Red Cookie Sampler Box Kit retails for $5.29.

PEPPERMINT COOKIE PLATE KIT

Colorful plates, bags, ribbons and tags wrap up your homemade cookies for easy carrying and fun giving!  The Peppermint Cookie Plate Kit retails for $4.29.

NON-STICK PARCHMENT PAPER

Use Wilton silicone-treated non-stick parchment to line baking pans and cookie sheets – a non-fat alternative that saves cleanup time. Roll out cookie dough between 2 sheets for no sticking and easy transfer to your cookie sheet. You can even reuse it for the next batch. Oven safe to 400°F, parchment is great for conventional ovens, microwaves and the freezer. Professional grade.  Double roll contains 41 sq. feet, 15 in. wide. Certifed Kosher.  The Non-Stick Parchment Paper retails for $5.99.

 6-MIX CHRISTMAS SPRINKLE ASSORTMENT

Includes Christmas Nonpareils, Confetti, Twinkling Tree Mix, Green, Red and White Sugars. Certified Kosher.  The 6-Mix Christmas Sprinkle Assortment retails for $5.99.

REINDEER COOKIE DECORATING KIT

Transform everyday cookies into festive holiday treats—perfect to give as a gift or to serve at your holiday party! Decorates 6 cookies.  Ice cookies. Add candy pieces to create fun reindeer faces.  The Reindeer Cookie Decorating Kit retails for $5.99.

COOKIE MASTER PLUS CORDLESS COOKIE PRESS

Our cordless cookie press is so powerful and easy to operate, you’ll use it all year to create cookies, appetizers, desserts and more. Exclusive patented reverse action means there’s no need to take press apart for refilling. Ergonomic design is shaped to fit in your hand for excellent comfort. Perfect for making spritz cookies!  Includes 12 metal disks in classic and seasonal shapes, 4 accent tips for decorating and filling and 2 bonus recipe booklets – sweet and savory. Uses 4 AA batteries, not included.  The Cookie Master Plus Cordless Cookie Press retails for $39.99.

GIVEAWAY

1 lucky winner on The Mommy-Files will win a Wilton Cookie Exchange Package including the Wreath Cookie Pan, the Snowman and Santa Marshmallow Pop Mold, Delightfully Decadent Sliding Treat Box Kit, Red Cookie Box Sampler Kit, Peppermint Cookie Plate Kit, Non-Stick Parchment Paper, 6-Mix Christmas Sprinkle Assortment, Reindeer Cookie Decorating Kit, and a Cookie Master Plus Cordless Cookie Press!!!

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— Shannon Gosney (@themommyfiles) January 6, 2013

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I received products from Wilton, Smucker’s, Hershey’s, and Johnsonville for our Holiday Cookie Exchange.  The giveaway is sponsored by Wilton.  All opinions expressed in this post are 100% mine.