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Home / Latest Posts / Holiday Ideas / Christmas / How to Host a Cookie Baking Party

How to Host a Cookie Baking Party

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By: Leigh Anne WilkesPosted: 11/09/15Updated: 10/22/20

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Invite your friends and family over for a cookie baking party.  Get a jump on your holiday baking.

How to host a cookie baking party

This post is sponsored by Heidi Swapp  I was selected for this opportunity as a community member of Snap. All content and opinions are my own. 

One of my favorite holiday activities has always been our annual cookie baking day I have with my daughters, mother and friends.  Sadly, this year, neither of my girls will be home in time to join me so I’m just going to have to invite more friends.

Today I’m sharing with you some tips for putting together your own Cookie Baking Party.

First, is the invitation.  In this day of digital invites I am still a big fan of the paper invite.  So choosing a date and time for your event is the first step.  We have usually done ours on a Saturday a week or two before Christmas.  I don’t like to bake my cookies too far ahead!

Cookie Baking Party Invite

This pretty invite works perfectly with Heidi Swapp’s new holiday line of products.   Thanks to Jessika of Hip and Simple with her help designing the invite.

I was excited to receive a box full of all of her new amazing holiday products to share with you.  All of her products can be found exclusively at Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores.  Her line includes everything from cookie baking tools to holiday card kits and fun packaging.  I had so much fun playing with all of it.

I loved the gold foil polka dot card.  I copied off my invites  and taped them into the card.  You can download this invite below.  Just add your own info. I always ask my guests to bring one of their favorite cookie recipes, the ingredients to make it, an apron and a cookie sheet or two.

Second, when selecting your recipes you are going to want to consider oven space.  If you only have one oven you are going to want to plan on making some things that don’t require baking.  For us, it is always candy.  We love making fudge and caramels.  I think my grandmother’s recipe for  soft caramels is one of the best and my mother’s Rocky Road Fudge is always on the list.

Because everyone loves sugar cookies I always make up a bake a batch of sugar cookies  before hand so they are baked and ready to be frosted.  This year I’ll be using Heidi’s new cookie cutters.

Cookie Baking Party

Everyone loves decorating sugar cookies so be sure and have some ready to go!

Cookie Baking Party

The NOEL cookie cutters are pretty fun too!
Cookie Baking PartyThird,  feed the troops.  Because we bake pretty much all day I always have lunch to feed my guests.  One of the favorites is Yummy Bowls!  Everything can be put together ahead of time and then everyone just assembles their own bowl.

Fourth,  Divide up the goods.  So that everyone can take home their goodies ready to give to their neighbors and friends I put together a Cookie Packaging Center and all of Heidi’s new holiday goodies made it so easy.

Cookie Packaging Center

She has all kinds of fun containers to put cookies and candy in and there are gift tags too.

Cookie Baking Party

Cookie Baking Party

Everyone can just help themselves and package up their goodies.

Cookie Baking Party

I made a little clotheslines of all the fun package embellishments, things to add on to the package to make it a little more fun.

Cookie Baking Party

The little Christmas stocking is one of my favorites.

Cookie Baking Party

There are so many cute things to choose from.

Cookie Baking PartyYour guests will love going home with all their goodies packaged up and ready to deliver.   Jo-Ann’s has a limited amount of product on hand so don’t delay!  It can be found in the store and also on their website.  

Cookie Packaging Center

Download the invite here: Cooking Baking Party Invite

How to put together a cookie packaging center

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  1. Janet says

    Posted on 11/18 at 4:17 am

    This is such a sweet idea!

    Reply
  2. Lisa says

    Posted on 11/13 at 10:33 pm

    Where can I buy the snowflake cookie cutters? I’m not finding them on the Joanne Fabric store website.

    Reply
    • Leigh Anne says

      Posted on 11/15 at 10:08 am

      I emailed Heidi Swapp’s team to see if I could find out anything. Will let you know. They may be sold out online but you might be able to find them in the store. Will keep you posted.

      Reply
  3. Jessika says

    Posted on 11/9 at 12:51 pm

    This is such a cute idea! I love how the invite ties into everything and Heidi Swapp does not disappoint with this collection – love her stuff!

    Reply
    • Leigh Anne says

      Posted on 11/9 at 12:57 pm

      Thanks for all your help with the invite Jessika! I forgot to add a link to your site but I’ve updated the post.

      Reply
  4. Donna says

    Posted on 11/9 at 10:55 am

    where can I find the cookie containers?

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    • Leigh Anne says

      Posted on 11/9 at 11:03 am

      Donna, There is a link in the post to Joann Stores where the products are available.

      Reply

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