October 25, 2011 | 72 comments »

The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap

Read my post on the cookies I sent out. Round-up of all of the cookie recipes swapped, coming soon!

I am so excited to announce the 1st Annual Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap, hosted by myself and Lindsay of Love and Olive Oil.

It’s pretty simple: sign up. Receive the addresses of three other food bloggers. Send each of them one dozen delicious homemade cookies. Receive three different boxes of scrumptious cookies from other bloggers. Squee!! You can eat them all yourself or share with your friends and co-workers. I think you’d become really popular if you shared! Post your cookie recipe on your blog. Check out everyone else’s cookie recipes. Hey, maybe you’ll get some great recipe ideas for a cookie exchange with your friends. Then, we do it all over again next year.

I’m so excited about this…last year after I won a box of cookies from Lindsay’s blog and even after long discussions with Rachel, we thought it would be so fun to do an actual cookie swap with other bloggers. We even put some plans down in a Google doc and all was forgotten until Lindsay tweeted last night: “We should totally do a food blogger cookie swap.” So here we are…sounds fun right?

Here are the nitty gritty details:
Sign ups are open through Tuesday, November 15th at 10pm EST are now closed. Matches will be emailed to you on Monday the 21st, and we ask that you please get your cookies in the mail no later than December 5th. Blog posts with your cookie recipes should be written and ready for publication on December 12th. Lindsay and I will be posting a full round-up of all the participating bloggers and their cookie recipes shortly thereafter. Please note these deadlines and make sure you are able to meet them before signing up. We have no tolerance for flakes or no-shows in this swap.

Currently this swap is open to US and Canadian food bloggers only. (We just added Australia, Italy, the UK, Argentina & the Czech Republic). Email us if you want details on how to add your country.) We will do our best to match folks with others in the same country to keep shipping costs reasonable.

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If you’re participating, spread the word! The more bloggers we have participating in this swap the more fun it’ll be. Please use the code below to add the official cookie swap banner to your blog:

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Tweeting? Instagraming? Use the hashtag #fbcookieswap.

Sign up! Spread the word! Start planning your cookies!

Look how many bloggers have signed up so far!

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  1. 1
    Binky — October 25, 2011 @ 11:51 pm

    So excited! …to bake, and to EAT! This is such an awesome idea, guys! <3

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    Kelly Senyei — October 26, 2011 @ 12:47 am

    So excited for this, Julie! I’m already brainstorming my cookie creation :)

    • JulieD replied: — October 27th, 2011 @ 11:28 am

      Me too! I’m kind of nervous and excited! LOL So glad you joined in on the fun, Kelly!

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    jessica lynn — October 26, 2011 @ 3:29 am

    Oh man. This is right up my alley. Is it wrong to be upset (only for right now) that I live in Italy? Have fun—I can’t wait to see all the yummy treats!

    • JulieD replied: — October 27th, 2011 @ 11:28 am

      So glad it worked out so that you can participate!

  4. 4
    Pam @ From Apples To Zucchini — October 26, 2011 @ 8:00 am

    I am totally in! This year I turn cookie crazy, so I am so excited about this!

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    Ken G. — October 26, 2011 @ 8:49 am

    Soooo, envious as I am not a blogger so I cannot participate. Next year maybe find away to include us civilians! Have fun!

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    Rossella — October 26, 2011 @ 9:42 am

    Does it works only for US?
    I’m from Italy, cookie lover and blogger.
    Any other blogger from EU or Italy???

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    Barbie — October 26, 2011 @ 10:00 am

    Aww, I so wanna join but I’m in the Philippines! :( (

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    juliana — October 26, 2011 @ 10:05 am

    great idea! im kind of far away, so i cant participate, but i really like the swap! good luck!

    • JulieD replied: — October 27th, 2011 @ 11:44 am

      Hi Juliana!

      If you can find at least 3 other bloggers in addition to you in Argentina who are willing to participate, you guys can definitely do it and join us! Keep me posted!

  9. 9
    Katie from Katie's Cucina — October 26, 2011 @ 10:56 am

    What a great idea! I just signed up! Can’t wait!!!

  10. 10
    Lauren at Keep It Sweet — October 26, 2011 @ 10:56 am

    Such a fun idea! Definitely signing up:-)

  11. 11
    Carroll @Vanilla Lemonade — October 26, 2011 @ 11:58 am

    Day dreaming of cookies already!! Sounds great!!

  12. 12
    Kelsey/TheNaptimeChef — October 26, 2011 @ 12:03 pm

    I am in!

  13. 13
    Mal @ The Chic Geek — October 26, 2011 @ 1:17 pm

    I just signed up, can’t wait for this, what a fun idea!

  14. 14
    Beth — October 26, 2011 @ 2:10 pm

    We don’t just blog about food and I hope that is OK because I just signed us up since we do have a food sections that features recipes often!

    • JulieD replied: — October 26th, 2011 @ 2:52 pm

      Beth, that’s totally fine. Welcome! We’re so excited!

  15. 15
    Aggie — October 26, 2011 @ 5:32 pm

    FUN!

  16. 16
    Marilyn from Forkful.net — October 26, 2011 @ 8:02 pm

    This sounds like a lot of fun! A cookie swap is an awesome way to kick off the holiday season. :D

  17. 17
    Elizabeth @Mango_Queen — October 27, 2011 @ 12:11 am

    Hi Julie, this is so exciting! I just signed up! I love Cookie Swaps! And I will shamelessly admit that I eat all those I receive. Anyway, this is going to be fun. Thanks for organizing it!

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  19. 18
    Sommer@ASpicyPerspective — October 27, 2011 @ 11:12 am

    Fun, fun, fun! I’ll have to start thinking about what cookies I want to mail around the country.

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    Samantha@TwoHeartsTogether — October 28, 2011 @ 5:31 pm

    Im a blogger but not really a foodie blogger can i still sign up? I promise I make delicious treats :)

    • JulieD replied: — October 28th, 2011 @ 5:34 pm

      Samantha,

      You’re welcome to join us! :)

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  22. 20
    Leann — October 30, 2011 @ 5:21 pm

    I’ve been researching recipes already. I even bought cute christmas containers for the cookies!!!! So pumped!

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  24. 21
    Ayana — October 31, 2011 @ 10:34 am

    Such a fun idea! I am in!

  25. 22
    bianca — October 31, 2011 @ 11:43 am

    Thanks for letting me know about this Julie – it’s such a fun idea and I’m so excited to participate :)

  26. 23
    Anna @ hiddenponies — October 31, 2011 @ 11:04 pm

    LOVE this idea, all signed up! Can’t wait to see all the creations…but now I’m gonna go stress about what to make :)

  27. 24
    Elizabeth @Mango_Queen — November 1, 2011 @ 5:16 pm

    I love cookie swaps! I wish we could have it all year long, any season! Signed up and all set! Bring on the cookies!

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    Traci @yellowWISHBONE — November 2, 2011 @ 2:52 pm

    I just heard about the cookie swap from Love & Olive Oils blog and I wanted to say thanks for creating such a fun event!! I am excited to try other peoples tasty treats, not feel guilty for gaining a few pounds, and for getting to know other bloggers! (I am already happy I found yours!)

    Thanks again! Feel free to check out my post on the swap!
    http://www.yellowwishbone.com/2011/11/food-blogger-cookie-exchange-fall-2011.html

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    Nutmeg Nanny — November 2, 2011 @ 10:19 pm

    I signed up and I cannot wait!!!

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  31. 27
    Kelly — November 5, 2011 @ 12:26 am

    I am so excited to participate in this event! It’s a really neat idea, and I’m even more excited because this has led me to your blog – your food looks incredible :) Thanks for organizing this!

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    Jenn — November 14, 2011 @ 8:07 pm

    this sounds like SO MUCH fun …. but I am soooo not a foodie blogger, though at the holidays I GO HOG WILD CRAZY!!!!! :)

    Can I participate? And what is the best way to ship cookies????

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    Jenn — November 14, 2011 @ 8:13 pm

    I have family and friends that can attest to my yummalicious cookie/candy/bar baking spree that is set to start up next week! lol

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    My San Francisco Kitchen Baking Blog — November 19, 2011 @ 10:32 pm

    This is the cutest idea ever!!

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    Lyn — November 22, 2011 @ 10:07 am

    BUMMED!! This is what I get for not checking in regularly. I would have loved to exchange cookies with other bloggers!
    We’re doing an in-person cookie swap with Swap.com to benefit Cookies for Kids’ Cancer in Boston and this would have been a great tie-in.
    Can I still get involved?

    If anyone is in Boston and wants to swap in person, you can RSVP at http://boscookieswap.eventbrite.com

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    Nettie Moore — December 5, 2011 @ 11:26 am

    I am ready, shipping is done. I just wanted to give a little helpful hint for those who are shipping their cookies, please use parchment paper in between your cookies. I received a dozen beautiful cookies, but they are stuck together into one log- bummer! I am so excited to be a part of the great Food Blogger Cookie swap! Happy Monday! Nettie

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    Tya — December 12, 2011 @ 9:07 am

    Im very envy with those of you guys who can join this exciting fray and have been receive cookies from another blogger, to bad for me cauce Im in Indonesia :(

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