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The annual Metafilter Holiday Cookie Swap: signups have begun!
Welcome to the 2014 Metafilter Cookie Swap! This year we will follow a similar process as the past few years, and all of us will eat our fill of delicious baked goods. Here we go!
To sign up, please send an email containing the following information to meficookieswap@gmail.com by Wednesday, November 19th:
1) Metafilter handle
2) Mailing address
3) Do you have any allergies?
4) Are you ok with booze in your baked goods?
I will arrange bakers into geographically-based swap groups of ~4 and then send the assignments out to everyone. You will then be tasked with sending 6 cookies to each of your group's MetaBakers. While this means you are on the hook for 18 cookies, you should probably do the sensible thing and bake enough extra to feed members of your household and yourself.
To make sure swap groups send out and receive cookies before holiday travel ruins everything, the mailing deadline for this year's swap is Friday, December 5th.
Let the baking begin!
Welcome to the 2014 Metafilter Cookie Swap! This year we will follow a similar process as the past few years, and all of us will eat our fill of delicious baked goods. Here we go!
To sign up, please send an email containing the following information to meficookieswap@gmail.com by Wednesday, November 19th:
1) Metafilter handle
2) Mailing address
3) Do you have any allergies?
4) Are you ok with booze in your baked goods?
I will arrange bakers into geographically-based swap groups of ~4 and then send the assignments out to everyone. You will then be tasked with sending 6 cookies to each of your group's MetaBakers. While this means you are on the hook for 18 cookies, you should probably do the sensible thing and bake enough extra to feed members of your household and yourself.
To make sure swap groups send out and receive cookies before holiday travel ruins everything, the mailing deadline for this year's swap is Friday, December 5th.
Let the baking begin!
I'm in.
posted by Diablevert at 3:56 PM on November 11, 2014
posted by Diablevert at 3:56 PM on November 11, 2014
I'm in! Are we only doing cookies or would candies or other baked goods also work?
posted by Weeping_angel at 4:22 PM on November 11, 2014
posted by Weeping_angel at 4:22 PM on November 11, 2014
Signed up down and all around!
posted by oceanjesse at 4:47 PM on November 11, 2014
posted by oceanjesse at 4:47 PM on November 11, 2014
man, I want to do this, but the 05-Dec ship date is tough ..
I'll probably drop you a line anyway, and re-arrange Thanksgiving plans to do some baking (in addition to all the yardwork..)
posted by k5.user at 6:10 PM on November 11, 2014
I'll probably drop you a line anyway, and re-arrange Thanksgiving plans to do some baking (in addition to all the yardwork..)
posted by k5.user at 6:10 PM on November 11, 2014
Would someone who doesn't eat chocolate be welcome in the cookie swap?
posted by ocherdraco at 8:48 PM on November 11, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by ocherdraco at 8:48 PM on November 11, 2014 [1 favorite]
Oh! This is so exciting! I'm one of those "yes to cooking no to baking" type people, but in the past year I've made batches of cookies to much surprise and deliciousness. What better way to celebrate the merriment of the season than with MeFites?! I'm SO in.
posted by missmary6 at 9:58 PM on November 11, 2014
posted by missmary6 at 9:58 PM on November 11, 2014
Could I just pay someone to send me cookies?
posted by cjorgensen at 6:08 AM on November 12, 2014 [5 favorites]
posted by cjorgensen at 6:08 AM on November 12, 2014 [5 favorites]
IN.
And yes, last year at least non-cookies were acceptable. That is to say, I think I did little loaves of gingerbread and caramels and I don't think I had complaints.
posted by maryr at 8:10 AM on November 12, 2014
And yes, last year at least non-cookies were acceptable. That is to say, I think I did little loaves of gingerbread and caramels and I don't think I had complaints.
posted by maryr at 8:10 AM on November 12, 2014
Could I just pay someone to send me cookies?
they have cookies on amazon and you can have them gift wrapped for yourself.
posted by poffin boffin at 8:30 AM on November 12, 2014
they have cookies on amazon and you can have them gift wrapped for yourself.
posted by poffin boffin at 8:30 AM on November 12, 2014
So sad about this - we're currently on a no-sugar diet, and I think I'm skipping cookies this year. but the cookie swap last year was so fun! Everyone eat some cookies for me!
posted by needlegrrl at 8:46 AM on November 12, 2014
posted by needlegrrl at 8:46 AM on November 12, 2014
Would someone who doesn't eat chocolate be welcome in the cookie swap?
FWIW, if there was a request for a non-chocolate group in my area I'd be totally fine with it. This year I don't think I'll be making cookies with chocolate, and last year I got some amazing dulce de leche cookies that had no chocolate.
posted by Room 641-A at 10:00 AM on November 12, 2014
FWIW, if there was a request for a non-chocolate group in my area I'd be totally fine with it. This year I don't think I'll be making cookies with chocolate, and last year I got some amazing dulce de leche cookies that had no chocolate.
posted by Room 641-A at 10:00 AM on November 12, 2014
Woot! I'm in again. Love the Cookie Swap!
And I really appreciate you putting this together, ausdemfenster. Thank you.
posted by misha at 10:07 AM on November 12, 2014
And I really appreciate you putting this together, ausdemfenster. Thank you.
posted by misha at 10:07 AM on November 12, 2014
Last year was great because my swap group was all in the same area and we got together in person.
I don't have much time for swaps these days but I can sure as heck make some cookies!
posted by Metroid Baby at 10:07 AM on November 12, 2014
I don't have much time for swaps these days but I can sure as heck make some cookies!
posted by Metroid Baby at 10:07 AM on November 12, 2014
I'm trying out a new shortbread recipe this weekend for my own use... glad to have an occasion to bake more. And I have a killer chocolate fudge recipe that I'd be more than pleased to revisit.
posted by Sheydem-tants at 10:39 AM on November 12, 2014
posted by Sheydem-tants at 10:39 AM on November 12, 2014
I would be in but I think I'd have to limit myself to Canadian MeFites as the shipping deadlines to the US are super tight up here.
posted by Kitteh at 10:40 AM on November 12, 2014
posted by Kitteh at 10:40 AM on November 12, 2014
20 people so far! Keep those signups coming, everyone.
If enough people specify "no chocolate" or "no fruit" (that was a popular option last year), I can definitely arrange swap groups along those lines.
While this is technically a cookie swap, delicious bars or fudge or candy of a festive nature will also be permitted. Variety is the spice of Metafilter Cookie Swap, etc.
posted by ausdemfenster at 11:12 AM on November 12, 2014
If enough people specify "no chocolate" or "no fruit" (that was a popular option last year), I can definitely arrange swap groups along those lines.
While this is technically a cookie swap, delicious bars or fudge or candy of a festive nature will also be permitted. Variety is the spice of Metafilter Cookie Swap, etc.
posted by ausdemfenster at 11:12 AM on November 12, 2014
Metroid Baby, I think I am very nearly geographically constrained to be in your swap group again this year. Which, y'know, worse things have happened.
posted by maryr at 12:10 PM on November 12, 2014
posted by maryr at 12:10 PM on November 12, 2014
The trick with the geographical repeat group is that I feel like I have to try and come up with something new. :)
posted by rmd1023 at 1:07 PM on November 12, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by rmd1023 at 1:07 PM on November 12, 2014 [1 favorite]
We're in! Although Mrs. jpdoane will be doing the baking, I will attempt to do my part with the eating.
posted by jpdoane at 2:41 PM on November 12, 2014
posted by jpdoane at 2:41 PM on November 12, 2014
I'll have to try something new anyway. I only have two or three regular cookie recipes, and they all come from the backs of chocolate chip bags.
posted by Metroid Baby at 2:52 PM on November 12, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by Metroid Baby at 2:52 PM on November 12, 2014 [1 favorite]
What's the word on peanuts/other nuts? I personally don't have any allergies, but I cook with them a lot and I don't want to kill any mefites!
posted by Weeping_angel at 3:42 PM on November 12, 2014
posted by Weeping_angel at 3:42 PM on November 12, 2014
I am totally doing this though I will probably get not_on_display to help me with the eating part. I have a weird shortbread recipe that I have been working on expanding.
posted by jessamyn (retired) at 6:40 PM on November 12, 2014
posted by jessamyn (retired) at 6:40 PM on November 12, 2014
Could I just pay someone to send me cookies?
they have cookies on amazon and you can have them gift wrapped for yourself.
No, no, no. They are not the same cause they aren't made with love and Metafilter goodness.
posted by govtdrone at 6:43 PM on November 12, 2014 [4 favorites]
they have cookies on amazon and you can have them gift wrapped for yourself.
No, no, no. They are not the same cause they aren't made with love and Metafilter goodness.
posted by govtdrone at 6:43 PM on November 12, 2014 [4 favorites]
I am so stoked for this.
The sugar cookie was first introduced to America by German settlers in the little town of Nazareth, Pennsylvania (my home town) in the mid-1700s, so whoever gets me is getting really bawse sugar cookies.
posted by ourt at 6:54 PM on November 12, 2014
The sugar cookie was first introduced to America by German settlers in the little town of Nazareth, Pennsylvania (my home town) in the mid-1700s, so whoever gets me is getting really bawse sugar cookies.
posted by ourt at 6:54 PM on November 12, 2014
No, no, no. They are not the same cause they aren't made with love and Metafilter goodness.
Yeah, seriously. I paid $5 for the love and Metafilter goodness, now I want to pay for cookies!
I would seriously think about contributing, but I really only make one kind of cookie (no-bakes) and they are chocolate and peanut butter and they have a short shelf-life so they kill too many people, arrive stale, and some people don't like chocolate (I didn't believe this at first either!). I also make krumkake cookie, but these are so incredibly labor intensive and difficult (and often don't turn out) that I seldom feel brave enough to try. They also don't ship well.
Quandaries!
posted by cjorgensen at 7:27 PM on November 12, 2014
Yeah, seriously. I paid $5 for the love and Metafilter goodness, now I want to pay for cookies!
I would seriously think about contributing, but I really only make one kind of cookie (no-bakes) and they are chocolate and peanut butter and they have a short shelf-life so they kill too many people, arrive stale, and some people don't like chocolate (I didn't believe this at first either!). I also make krumkake cookie, but these are so incredibly labor intensive and difficult (and often don't turn out) that I seldom feel brave enough to try. They also don't ship well.
Quandaries!
posted by cjorgensen at 7:27 PM on November 12, 2014
I am in.
posted by bjgeiger at 7:37 PM on November 12, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by bjgeiger at 7:37 PM on November 12, 2014 [1 favorite]
Hey, some very excellent cookie recipes come from the backs of bags of chocolate chips. They're like the REFERENCE STANDARD recipes, even.
posted by rmd1023 at 8:41 PM on November 12, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by rmd1023 at 8:41 PM on November 12, 2014 [1 favorite]
(which is to say that I, too, get most of my cookie recipes from bags of chocolate chips.)
posted by rmd1023 at 8:41 PM on November 12, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by rmd1023 at 8:41 PM on November 12, 2014 [1 favorite]
In! Time to make some test batches to make sure I don't send out an inferior product...
posted by topophilia at 9:05 PM on November 12, 2014
posted by topophilia at 9:05 PM on November 12, 2014
Yay! I checked in with Metafilter today specifically to see if the cookie swap was up and running.
posted by obol at 11:56 PM on November 12, 2014
posted by obol at 11:56 PM on November 12, 2014
Last year, I was traveling in late November/early December so I couldn't participate. But I love baking, and I'm not traveling this year, so I'm in!
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 4:42 AM on November 13, 2014
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 4:42 AM on November 13, 2014
Just signed up! Off to peruse my recipes :)
posted by brilliantine at 6:12 AM on November 13, 2014
posted by brilliantine at 6:12 AM on November 13, 2014
I have so many ideas! I make a mean Nutella walnut cookie, and bourbon balls, and Linzer cookies with lemon curd...
posted by domo at 6:30 AM on November 13, 2014
posted by domo at 6:30 AM on November 13, 2014
ourt: Bath native here. :-) Now I might have to look into making Moravian sugar cake!
posted by Sheydem-tants at 7:02 AM on November 13, 2014
posted by Sheydem-tants at 7:02 AM on November 13, 2014
what what! get read for some cookies.
posted by So You're Saying These Are Pants? at 8:20 AM on November 13, 2014
posted by So You're Saying These Are Pants? at 8:20 AM on November 13, 2014
Re: allergies - the form asks for them, so I think if your group has a peanut-free person (or other allergy of common baking ingredients), then you'll be informed and be able to bake accordingly and/or be able to contact the person in question to determine how severe the allergy is!
(For example, casa del Frito y Techno y Typechip have 1/3rd of a cinnamon allergy, but since only 1 of us is allergic, cinnamon is noted on the form but we'll happily accept baked goods with cinnamon and I and babby Typechip will devour them, and Techno can look upon us sadly)
posted by FritoKAL at 11:36 AM on November 13, 2014
(For example, casa del Frito y Techno y Typechip have 1/3rd of a cinnamon allergy, but since only 1 of us is allergic, cinnamon is noted on the form but we'll happily accept baked goods with cinnamon and I and babby Typechip will devour them, and Techno can look upon us sadly)
posted by FritoKAL at 11:36 AM on November 13, 2014
I'm so in!! My only problem is with the number: 6 cookies??? Who in the world makes 6 cookies. If you get into my group, I will send at least 6 of several different kinds of cookies.
posted by CathyG at 11:37 AM on November 13, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by CathyG at 11:37 AM on November 13, 2014 [2 favorites]
FritoKAL has it—I'll note all allergies within a group when I send the assignments, and I'll try to put similar allergies together (get ready for fun, No Mango No Onion No Cinnamon No Citrus group!).
CathyG, 6 is the suggested number per swapper, but it will be looked upon as a holiday bonus if you happen to send a bunch of additional cookies :)
posted by ausdemfenster at 11:41 AM on November 13, 2014
CathyG, 6 is the suggested number per swapper, but it will be looked upon as a holiday bonus if you happen to send a bunch of additional cookies :)
posted by ausdemfenster at 11:41 AM on November 13, 2014
Okay! I'm in!
posted by ocherdraco at 12:08 PM on November 13, 2014
posted by ocherdraco at 12:08 PM on November 13, 2014
I am actually kind of indifferent about baking, but I'm certainly able to do a tiny bit of it in order to get non-virtual cookies from the Internet.
posted by drlith at 2:21 PM on November 13, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by drlith at 2:21 PM on November 13, 2014 [2 favorites]
I'm in again - Canada needs to be better represented!
posted by just_ducky at 4:44 PM on November 13, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by just_ducky at 4:44 PM on November 13, 2014 [1 favorite]
My only problem is with the number: 6 cookies??? Who in the world makes 6 cookies.
Well, you will be sending them to 3 different people, so you would be making 18 cookies.
(that said, "who makes only 18 cookies?" is still an acceptable response).
posted by the bricabrac man at 5:43 PM on November 13, 2014 [2 favorites]
Well, you will be sending them to 3 different people, so you would be making 18 cookies.
(that said, "who makes only 18 cookies?" is still an acceptable response).
posted by the bricabrac man at 5:43 PM on November 13, 2014 [2 favorites]
Hey, some very excellent cookie recipes come from the backs of bags of chocolate chips. They're like the REFERENCE STANDARD recipes, even.
I have received several compliments on my chocolate chip recipe and it is the one from the bcak of the Ghiradelli chip bags with slight adaptations. It is only coincidentally the one from that bag - I use the recipe from the first edition of Best Recipes. So the back of the bag recipe is good enough for the Cooks Illustrated folks.
posted by maryr at 8:16 PM on November 13, 2014
I have received several compliments on my chocolate chip recipe and it is the one from the bcak of the Ghiradelli chip bags with slight adaptations. It is only coincidentally the one from that bag - I use the recipe from the first edition of Best Recipes. So the back of the bag recipe is good enough for the Cooks Illustrated folks.
posted by maryr at 8:16 PM on November 13, 2014
I am signed up. Booze-cookies allowed.
posted by ThatCanadianGirl at 8:53 AM on November 14, 2014
posted by ThatCanadianGirl at 8:53 AM on November 14, 2014
Shout-out to taz for the title of the relevant Best of MetaFilter post: Enable Cookies.
posted by Room 641-A at 9:04 AM on November 14, 2014 [5 favorites]
posted by Room 641-A at 9:04 AM on November 14, 2014 [5 favorites]
Woo, I am in. I have a few mild nut allergies, so I'll be handing off anything unidentifiably nutty to cortex.
posted by Secretariat at 5:23 PM on November 15, 2014
posted by Secretariat at 5:23 PM on November 15, 2014
this is my first year! wheeee
posted by heeeraldo at 10:08 PM on November 15, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by heeeraldo at 10:08 PM on November 15, 2014 [1 favorite]
Mrs. Arbac and I participated for the first time last year and it was lots of fun! So we're in again. Pretty sure I'll stick to the tried and true method of "helping" Mrs. Arbac do the baking while I take lead on the eating.
posted by Arbac at 12:24 AM on November 16, 2014
posted by Arbac at 12:24 AM on November 16, 2014
Time to dust off those cookbooks. Looking forward to this. Maybe Mrs. Bob will get some.
posted by BobtheThief at 4:33 AM on November 16, 2014
posted by BobtheThief at 4:33 AM on November 16, 2014
My first MetaFilter mailing thing. I AM SO EXCITE. ihopetheylikeme
posted by Deoridhe at 6:16 PM on November 16, 2014
posted by Deoridhe at 6:16 PM on November 16, 2014
Awww yeah! I'm in!
posted by ArgentCorvid at 7:05 PM on November 16, 2014
posted by ArgentCorvid at 7:05 PM on November 16, 2014
I emailed my signup three days ago but haven't received a confirmation. Have others heard back yet after emailing?
posted by switchsonic at 12:03 PM on November 17, 2014
posted by switchsonic at 12:03 PM on November 17, 2014
I'm receiving everyone's email (69 signups so far) but I haven't sent confirmations out and probably won't do so until after the deadline on Wednesday. Stay tuned!
posted by ausdemfenster at 2:16 PM on November 17, 2014
posted by ausdemfenster at 2:16 PM on November 17, 2014
It looks like I'll have no plans over Thanksgiving weekend (this is not a bad thing!), so I'll bake up some cookies for Mefites.
posted by Fig at 3:14 PM on November 17, 2014
posted by Fig at 3:14 PM on November 17, 2014
Okay, I'm in!
posted by Room 641-A at 3:38 PM on November 17, 2014
posted by Room 641-A at 3:38 PM on November 17, 2014
Did I explicitly say I'm in? Just to be clear, I'm in.
posted by rmd1023 at 7:37 AM on November 18, 2014
posted by rmd1023 at 7:37 AM on November 18, 2014
Somerville REPRESENT.
posted by maryr at 8:07 AM on November 18, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by maryr at 8:07 AM on November 18, 2014 [1 favorite]
Canada needs to be better represented!
Ok, I'm in.
Question: what do people usually mail their cookies in? I've never mailed food before.
Packaging suggestions with respect to minimizing breakage and/or huge postage fees would be welcomed.
posted by chococat at 9:13 AM on November 18, 2014
Ok, I'm in.
Question: what do people usually mail their cookies in? I've never mailed food before.
Packaging suggestions with respect to minimizing breakage and/or huge postage fees would be welcomed.
posted by chococat at 9:13 AM on November 18, 2014
Mailing advice from last year:
It works very well to wrap cookies in one long sheet of clingfilm (wrap one end-over-end a few times, place the next one a few inches further up the line, wrap that one the same way, etc.) and then wrap that whole stack in aluminum foil. It's probably a wasteful practice, but it gets everything wrapped up securely enough to ship. Tubes are great for cookie-shaped items you've managed to stack, as is crumpled-up parchment paper in a Tupperware container to keep things from floating around and becoming crumbs. I like to shove a hunk of bread in with the cookies to keep them fresh, but that may be more superstition than science. Then your recipients also get a bonus chunk of bread!
posted by ausdemfenster at 9:25 AM on November 18, 2014 [3 favorites]
It works very well to wrap cookies in one long sheet of clingfilm (wrap one end-over-end a few times, place the next one a few inches further up the line, wrap that one the same way, etc.) and then wrap that whole stack in aluminum foil. It's probably a wasteful practice, but it gets everything wrapped up securely enough to ship. Tubes are great for cookie-shaped items you've managed to stack, as is crumpled-up parchment paper in a Tupperware container to keep things from floating around and becoming crumbs. I like to shove a hunk of bread in with the cookies to keep them fresh, but that may be more superstition than science. Then your recipients also get a bonus chunk of bread!
posted by ausdemfenster at 9:25 AM on November 18, 2014 [3 favorites]
chococat: I have successfully mailed extremely fragile cookies by layering them with a lot of wax paper within cookie tins, then putting the tins in shipping boxes with some bubble wrap. No breakage.
Craft stores like Michael's typically have inexpensive cookie tins. They also have "treat" boxes which might be less expensive to ship than tins. I think it's the layering with the wax paper and the bubble wrap within the shipping box that does the trick.
posted by Sheydem-tants at 1:06 PM on November 18, 2014 [1 favorite]
Craft stores like Michael's typically have inexpensive cookie tins. They also have "treat" boxes which might be less expensive to ship than tins. I think it's the layering with the wax paper and the bubble wrap within the shipping box that does the trick.
posted by Sheydem-tants at 1:06 PM on November 18, 2014 [1 favorite]
I would super duper extra LOVE to do this.....but I'm also a super duper extra annoying Vegan/GF person.
If there are enough similarly annoying folks to make a Vegan/GF cookie swap group, I'd be absolutely tickled pink to bake some tasty-vegan/GF-but-loaded-with-deliciousness-and-in-no-way-even-remotely-healthy cookies for my fellow dietary troublemakers!
If not, I'll cheer the rest of you on from the sidelines! Go cookies! Go bakers! Go devourers! Yay!
Or, if people don't mind receiving vegan/gf items, I will happily take part and have Mr. Dorinda (who will eat ANYTHING) devour the sweets that we receive?
posted by Dorinda at 6:57 AM on November 19, 2014
If there are enough similarly annoying folks to make a Vegan/GF cookie swap group, I'd be absolutely tickled pink to bake some tasty-vegan/GF-but-loaded-with-deliciousness-and-in-no-way-even-remotely-healthy cookies for my fellow dietary troublemakers!
If not, I'll cheer the rest of you on from the sidelines! Go cookies! Go bakers! Go devourers! Yay!
Or, if people don't mind receiving vegan/gf items, I will happily take part and have Mr. Dorinda (who will eat ANYTHING) devour the sweets that we receive?
posted by Dorinda at 6:57 AM on November 19, 2014
I wouldn't mind receiving tasty vegan/GF cookies! Especially if there's someone else in your household who won't mind receiving cookies with butter and wheat, since I think my chosen recipe is going to have those things.
posted by Secretariat at 8:22 AM on November 19, 2014
posted by Secretariat at 8:22 AM on November 19, 2014
Everyone who wrote in to sign up should now have a confirmation! If you didn't receive one, kindly MeMail me and we'll sort it out.
We managed a GF/vegan swap group last year, so if anyone would like to update their entry to note that they'd be happy to be in this swap group, get at me!
We are 80 entries strong right now, but if any additional Aussies, Canadians, or Kiwis would like to sign up, that would be a huge help. Tell your friends!
posted by ausdemfenster at 9:41 AM on November 20, 2014 [2 favorites]
We managed a GF/vegan swap group last year, so if anyone would like to update their entry to note that they'd be happy to be in this swap group, get at me!
We are 80 entries strong right now, but if any additional Aussies, Canadians, or Kiwis would like to sign up, that would be a huge help. Tell your friends!
posted by ausdemfenster at 9:41 AM on November 20, 2014 [2 favorites]
I didn't get my assignment yet either. I'm organizing myself for the baking part though. Just need to know where I'll be sending them!
posted by ThatCanadianGirl at 7:47 PM on November 24, 2014
posted by ThatCanadianGirl at 7:47 PM on November 24, 2014
You're probably sending to me, ThatCanadianGirl, unless there are other Canadians.
I think they are waiting for more non-US people to facilitate non-US geographical match-ups.
posted by chococat at 8:50 PM on November 24, 2014 [1 favorite]
I think they are waiting for more non-US people to facilitate non-US geographical match-ups.
posted by chococat at 8:50 PM on November 24, 2014 [1 favorite]
There are at least four Canadians in this thread, so I'd better get baking. I'll drive the package over to your house, chococat, and leave it on your porch. (I have no idea if you even have a porch.)
posted by ThatCanadianGirl at 8:19 AM on November 25, 2014
posted by ThatCanadianGirl at 8:19 AM on November 25, 2014
I haven't seen my assignment yet either (but I did get my confirmation email), and I'm US, so that means either I'm swapping with you Canadians or that all assignments didn't go out yet.
posted by Secretariat at 9:13 AM on November 26, 2014
posted by Secretariat at 9:13 AM on November 26, 2014
Haven't received mine yet either; I'm hoping to get it soon as I was planning on baking on Friday and shipping either Friday or Saturday.
I'll let others engage in the mad rush; the only shopping I do on Black Friday is at the grocery, which isn't bad. (Although two years ago I waited until mid-afternoon on Black Friday to do my grocery shopping, and they were out of pecans! Not just their everyday supply of pecans, either, but a big display-thing in the produce section with a sign for pecans, completely barren when I got there. Had I been asked to think of things that stores sell out of on Black Friday, "pecans" would not have been one of them, but now I know better.)
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 9:25 AM on November 26, 2014
I'll let others engage in the mad rush; the only shopping I do on Black Friday is at the grocery, which isn't bad. (Although two years ago I waited until mid-afternoon on Black Friday to do my grocery shopping, and they were out of pecans! Not just their everyday supply of pecans, either, but a big display-thing in the produce section with a sign for pecans, completely barren when I got there. Had I been asked to think of things that stores sell out of on Black Friday, "pecans" would not have been one of them, but now I know better.)
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 9:25 AM on November 26, 2014
I, too, am waiting with bated breath, as I baked mine on Friday after I got the "look out for assignments this weekend" email. Beginning to worry about freshness...
posted by duffell at 1:11 PM on November 26, 2014
posted by duffell at 1:11 PM on November 26, 2014
N'th-ing no assignment email here, either. I'm about to head home for the holidays. Is this thing still on?
posted by introp at 4:48 PM on November 26, 2014
posted by introp at 4:48 PM on November 26, 2014
Introp, memail me your address.
I'll send you some cookies. And chococat too, since we are in the same city. I'm actually getting concerned that something bad has happened with our fearless organizer that is taking them away from this project.
Hey, ausdemfenster! Is everything okay?
posted by ThatCanadianGirl at 5:35 PM on November 26, 2014
I'll send you some cookies. And chococat too, since we are in the same city. I'm actually getting concerned that something bad has happened with our fearless organizer that is taking them away from this project.
Hey, ausdemfenster! Is everything okay?
posted by ThatCanadianGirl at 5:35 PM on November 26, 2014
No assignments for me either. Has anyone gotten them yet?
posted by Arbac at 9:26 AM on November 28, 2014
posted by Arbac at 9:26 AM on November 28, 2014
My guess is that real life holiday madness has managed to gum up the works a little; I know a couple folks have dropped ausdemfenster a line, so I figure they'll check in when they're able to.
posted by cortex (staff) at 10:10 AM on November 28, 2014
posted by cortex (staff) at 10:10 AM on November 28, 2014
Assignments are going out! I just got mine!
posted by FritoKAL at 10:51 PM on November 29, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by FritoKAL at 10:51 PM on November 29, 2014 [1 favorite]
Yay! Me too! Let the baking begin!
posted by ThatCanadianGirl at 5:19 AM on November 30, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by ThatCanadianGirl at 5:19 AM on November 30, 2014 [1 favorite]
OH CRAP WHAT SHOULD I BAKE?
posted by rmd1023 at 9:25 AM on November 30, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by rmd1023 at 9:25 AM on November 30, 2014 [2 favorites]
got my assignments.. Now what's the best way to ship/send ?
posted by k5.user at 10:50 AM on November 30, 2014
posted by k5.user at 10:50 AM on November 30, 2014
Currently baking.
posted by chococat at 11:00 AM on November 30, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by chococat at 11:00 AM on November 30, 2014 [2 favorites]
Batch one completed.
my group is getting way more than 6 cookies.
posted by ArgentCorvid at 6:40 AM on December 1, 2014
my group is getting way more than 6 cookies.
posted by ArgentCorvid at 6:40 AM on December 1, 2014
Not happy with what I made yesterday.
Have Thursday off so I'll do a round 2 and just make the Friday deadline.
posted by chococat at 8:50 AM on December 1, 2014
Have Thursday off so I'll do a round 2 and just make the Friday deadline.
posted by chococat at 8:50 AM on December 1, 2014
And they're off!
I decided to be fancy and wrap the boxes, too, but I didn't have wrapping paper, so I repurposed my hoard of used gift bags as wrapping paper. And my wife thought I'd never make use of 'em...
posted by duffell at 10:26 AM on December 1, 2014
I decided to be fancy and wrap the boxes, too, but I didn't have wrapping paper, so I repurposed my hoard of used gift bags as wrapping paper. And my wife thought I'd never make use of 'em...
posted by duffell at 10:26 AM on December 1, 2014
I'm cash strapped, and so while I wanted to put my cookies in cute tins, I opted for cheap supermarket tupperware (hey! BPA free, though!). I'm making a round tonight, and if they're not good enough I plan on eating them all to save y'all from inferior cookies. You're welcome.
posted by missmary6 at 4:50 PM on December 1, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by missmary6 at 4:50 PM on December 1, 2014 [1 favorite]
Mine are in the mail! People in my group should receive them by Saturday.
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 9:52 AM on December 3, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 9:52 AM on December 3, 2014 [1 favorite]
Mailed! Before the deadline! Take that, procrastination! Group 21 folks, expect your cookies on Tuesday.
posted by Weeping_angel at 5:36 PM on December 4, 2014
posted by Weeping_angel at 5:36 PM on December 4, 2014
Group 6, your cookies should arrive tomorrow! I made the noble sacrifice of having a few of the leftovers for breakfast today, to make sure they were up to snuff. No need to thank me, action is cookies are my reward.
posted by amarynth at 10:47 AM on December 5, 2014
posted by amarynth at 10:47 AM on December 5, 2014
Group with me in it: I am getting over a shoulder injury and will feel a lot more like doing a lot of stirring after it has healed a bit. Cookies in the mail on Monday. Please forgive me.
posted by jessamyn (retired) at 11:56 AM on December 5, 2014
posted by jessamyn (retired) at 11:56 AM on December 5, 2014
group 15, mailed today, delivery on Monday if USPS gets it right.
posted by k5.user at 12:18 PM on December 5, 2014
posted by k5.user at 12:18 PM on December 5, 2014
Group 17 should be getting a package on Monday, according to the nice lady at the Post Office.
posted by ArgentCorvid at 12:59 PM on December 5, 2014
posted by ArgentCorvid at 12:59 PM on December 5, 2014
My swap goodies are in the mail!
posted by ThatCanadianGirl at 1:56 PM on December 5, 2014
posted by ThatCanadianGirl at 1:56 PM on December 5, 2014
Mailed earlier today! Sorry that the packages look like they were wrapped by a crazy person.
Pic of this morning's cookie-packing station (SPOILER ALERT for people in group CANADA EAST).
posted by chococat at 3:37 PM on December 5, 2014 [2 favorites]
Pic of this morning's cookie-packing station (SPOILER ALERT for people in group CANADA EAST).
posted by chococat at 3:37 PM on December 5, 2014 [2 favorites]
Group 21, my cookies should be heading out in today's mail. Apologies for the lack of creativity in the "wrapping", better known as paper towels and cheap tupperware- it's finals week for me next week so I've been feeling a little crazy.
posted by Secretariat at 4:00 PM on December 5, 2014
posted by Secretariat at 4:00 PM on December 5, 2014
Got some delicious cookies from one of my Mefi neighbors, amarynth. Thank you! My wife and I are snacking down now.
posted by duffell at 3:01 PM on December 6, 2014
posted by duffell at 3:01 PM on December 6, 2014
Jessamyn, I'm in the group with you in it. As far as I am concerned, please wait until you are healed to worry about cookies!! Mixer's elbow is brutal and you don't need that to compound the shoulder injury! :)
posted by firei at 8:57 PM on December 6, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by firei at 8:57 PM on December 6, 2014 [1 favorite]
Hey, group 18! Sent out my cookies and the post office said you will all have them by Tuesday--maybe as early as Monday if you live in Florida, too!
posted by misha at 10:12 PM on December 6, 2014
posted by misha at 10:12 PM on December 6, 2014
I have been in a lot of pain the last 24 hours. It's my mouth, really; I have a dentist appointment tomorrow. I am dreading it, but also praying for time to condense in the hopes that I will feel better at some point after the visit. The soft scrambled eggs I've been eating feel like they're made of broken glass. And yet. And yet. I've demolished two of mosschief's enormous homemade Nutter Butter cookies since last night, one, tiny, delicious crumb at a time. I'm going back to bed now. I really just got up to get another cookie.
posted by Room 641-A at 11:51 AM on December 7, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by Room 641-A at 11:51 AM on December 7, 2014 [1 favorite]
Yay! Sunday afternoon postal delivery from chococat! The pretzel thingies are great! The rest we'll save for after dinner. Thank you!
posted by ThatCanadianGirl at 12:54 PM on December 7, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by ThatCanadianGirl at 12:54 PM on December 7, 2014 [2 favorites]
No prob ThatCanadianGirl! They are even better with pecans in them, but alas it was a no-nut group.
Wow Sunday delivery, who knew.
posted by chococat at 1:41 PM on December 7, 2014 [2 favorites]
Wow Sunday delivery, who knew.
posted by chococat at 1:41 PM on December 7, 2014 [2 favorites]
Cookies were excellent! They are now gone.
posted by ThatCanadianGirl at 4:54 PM on December 7, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by ThatCanadianGirl at 4:54 PM on December 7, 2014 [1 favorite]
Feel better, Room_641-A! Teeth can be incredibly painful. Hope the dentist today is able to resolve it with a crown or filling and you don't have to go through a root canal.
I'm so sorry it hurts even to eat. That's the worst.
posted by misha at 9:09 AM on December 8, 2014 [1 favorite]
I'm so sorry it hurts even to eat. That's the worst.
posted by misha at 9:09 AM on December 8, 2014 [1 favorite]
DevilsAdvocate - your cookies were fantastic. I ate one, then gave one to Mr Fig - he took a bite, then after about 2 seconds said "WOW! These are really good!!" I don't think any of my cooking has elicited such a reaction, so good job!
I have my cookies all packed up and ready to mail out to Group 19 today. Woo!
posted by Fig at 9:44 AM on December 8, 2014
I have my cookies all packed up and ready to mail out to Group 19 today. Woo!
posted by Fig at 9:44 AM on December 8, 2014
Just finished baking for Canada East, should be in the mail tonight. Came home this morning to a package from chococat. Cookies and pretzels are all gone now.
posted by sgrass at 11:36 AM on December 8, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by sgrass at 11:36 AM on December 8, 2014 [2 favorites]
BobtheThief's cookies arrived today (complete with oatmeal, cranberries, white chocolate AND macadamia nuts, thank you very much), and they are delicious!
posted by misha at 5:53 PM on December 8, 2014
posted by misha at 5:53 PM on December 8, 2014
Thanks, misha! Sadly, I expect there will be a string of non-cookie-related dental questions from me in January. But on the plus side, these hydrocodone chips are going to make great cookies!
posted by Room 641-A at 6:28 PM on December 8, 2014
posted by Room 641-A at 6:28 PM on December 8, 2014
So glad you and Mr. Fig liked them, Fig!
Looks like one package was delivered to me today, but it may be another day or two before I can pick it up — my apartment complex's office will accept packages for me if I'm not home, which is a nice service; only, then I have to get them during the office's business hours. Still, it's easier than trying to arrange re-delivery or picking them up at the USPS/UPS/FedEx office.
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 8:09 PM on December 8, 2014 [1 favorite]
Looks like one package was delivered to me today, but it may be another day or two before I can pick it up — my apartment complex's office will accept packages for me if I'm not home, which is a nice service; only, then I have to get them during the office's business hours. Still, it's easier than trying to arrange re-delivery or picking them up at the USPS/UPS/FedEx office.
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 8:09 PM on December 8, 2014 [1 favorite]
Secretariat and I got cookies & blondies today from Weeping_angel and oh my gosh they're so good.
posted by cortex (staff) at 9:55 PM on December 8, 2014
posted by cortex (staff) at 9:55 PM on December 8, 2014
Oh, yay! I'm so glad you guys liked them! (and that they were still good after being in the mail for a few days; I was a little worried....)
posted by Weeping_angel at 10:21 PM on December 8, 2014
posted by Weeping_angel at 10:21 PM on December 8, 2014
Doorbell rang 1/2 hour ago. Am now enjoying cookies sent by sgrass and ThatCanadianGirl with my coffee. Awesome. Hopefully won't all get eaten by family while I'm at work.
Unexpected bonus in this exchange: tupperware.
posted by chococat at 9:20 AM on December 9, 2014 [3 favorites]
Unexpected bonus in this exchange: tupperware.
posted by chococat at 9:20 AM on December 9, 2014 [3 favorites]
Mine went in the mail today. I am now snowed in and in receipt of two out of the three sets of cookies that are en route. And everyone sent more than six cookies. My plan to share them at work is scrapped since work is closed because of the storm. I am pretend shaking my fist at my "bad" fortune. Thanks 2or3things and bluesky43.
posted by jessamyn (retired) at 10:12 AM on December 9, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by jessamyn (retired) at 10:12 AM on December 9, 2014 [2 favorites]
Nice to see I'm not the only person who used an inside-out LCBO bag as packaging.
posted by sgrass at 10:46 AM on December 9, 2014 [3 favorites]
posted by sgrass at 10:46 AM on December 9, 2014 [3 favorites]
Hey group that I am in, cookies went out yesterday, and should arrive throughout the week.
posted by firei at 1:34 PM on December 9, 2014
posted by firei at 1:34 PM on December 9, 2014
Pretty, pretty cookies from sgrass arrived safely and taste lovely. Thank you!
posted by ThatCanadianGirl at 2:33 PM on December 9, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by ThatCanadianGirl at 2:33 PM on December 9, 2014 [2 favorites]
Firei! cookies arrived yesterday --- so much deliciousness! Thank you and Mr. Bluesky says thanks too! The meficookie swap is the best.....
posted by bluesky43 at 6:23 AM on December 11, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by bluesky43 at 6:23 AM on December 11, 2014 [1 favorite]
Just nommed on Parasite Unseen's delicious cookies, which taste like Snickerdoodle shortbread. The best of both worlds! The timing has been perfect so far; if the last batch of cookies didn't arrive until next week I'd be fine with that.
posted by Room 641-A at 10:43 AM on December 11, 2014
posted by Room 641-A at 10:43 AM on December 11, 2014
drlith: I am actually kind of indifferent about baking, but I'm certainly able to do a tiny bit of it in order to get non-virtual cookies from the Internet.
Indifferent or not, these cookies are delicious! Texture's really nice too. Merry Quonscookiemas.
posted by duffell at 12:58 PM on December 11, 2014
Indifferent or not, these cookies are delicious! Texture's really nice too. Merry Quonscookiemas.
posted by duffell at 12:58 PM on December 11, 2014
I know that two of my batches of goodies arrived, but the ones I sent to Montreal I don't know about. Did you get my goodies, Montreal Mefite?
Also, Vancouver Mefite, your sweets are "in transit" somewhere in the Greater Vancouver area. Soon! Soon!
posted by ThatCanadianGirl at 7:08 PM on December 12, 2014
Also, Vancouver Mefite, your sweets are "in transit" somewhere in the Greater Vancouver area. Soon! Soon!
posted by ThatCanadianGirl at 7:08 PM on December 12, 2014
This thread totally got edited to stay open. Yay!
I brought the popcorn cookies and some of the mint chocolate ones and a few of the little thin sugar-maybe-peanut-butter and the chocolate drops to bar trivia last night and shared them all around and they were seriously enjoyed.
posted by jessamyn (retired) at 8:14 PM on December 12, 2014 [2 favorites]
I brought the popcorn cookies and some of the mint chocolate ones and a few of the little thin sugar-maybe-peanut-butter and the chocolate drops to bar trivia last night and shared them all around and they were seriously enjoyed.
posted by jessamyn (retired) at 8:14 PM on December 12, 2014 [2 favorites]
It is not simply a FACT that cookies baked by the Internet are superior. it is a law of nature. My cookies from diablevert, casa jpdoane, and maryrussell are fantastic. Even the boxes in which the cookies were were great - drawings!
2014 holiday season: greatly improved. Thanks again to ausdemfenster for putting the event together this year.
posted by Sheydem-tants at 4:08 AM on December 13, 2014
2014 holiday season: greatly improved. Thanks again to ausdemfenster for putting the event together this year.
posted by Sheydem-tants at 4:08 AM on December 13, 2014
My cookies finally went out on Friday. I had to stall because I knew my niece was coming to visit and she would get such a kick out of a mega-baking project. We had so much fun. So much butter!
Secretariat and Weeping_angel, your cookies/blondies were fantastic! I hope you receive mine soon.
posted by funkiwan at 12:41 AM on December 15, 2014
Secretariat and Weeping_angel, your cookies/blondies were fantastic! I hope you receive mine soon.
posted by funkiwan at 12:41 AM on December 15, 2014
More Christmas treats from the Internet! Frothy sponge toffee with chocolate, and wonderful fluffy pineapple coconut igloos (at least that's what they made me think of!) My family is loving all these random internet surprise packages. Thank you Freyja!
posted by ThatCanadianGirl at 5:23 PM on December 15, 2014
posted by ThatCanadianGirl at 5:23 PM on December 15, 2014
Yes, got ours today too!
Who makes homemade Crunchie bars? Totally amazing. Thanks freyja.
posted by chococat at 5:56 PM on December 15, 2014 [1 favorite]
Who makes homemade Crunchie bars? Totally amazing. Thanks freyja.
posted by chococat at 5:56 PM on December 15, 2014 [1 favorite]
I received large and delicious cookies from funkiwan over the weekend! We have eaten them all. But before I ate the last one, I took a picture to document their size.
posted by Secretariat at 5:57 PM on December 15, 2014 [3 favorites]
posted by Secretariat at 5:57 PM on December 15, 2014 [3 favorites]
More Internet cookies in the mail! This time from my "extra" swap partner, just_ducky. Pretty and perfectly preserved through the post, chocolatey snowflakes of deliciousness to end all my internet mail for 2014. See you all back here next year!
posted by ThatCanadianGirl at 4:56 PM on December 16, 2014
posted by ThatCanadianGirl at 4:56 PM on December 16, 2014
Funiwan, secretariat, weeping_angel....I had no idea I could eat so many cookies. Seriously. I couldnt have made it through this last week without you.
posted by Marinara at 8:01 PM on December 17, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by Marinara at 8:01 PM on December 17, 2014 [1 favorite]
I can vouch for Secretariat's photo. Funkiwan's cookies are approximately larger than Jupiter. (And delicious!)
posted by Weeping_angel at 10:05 AM on December 18, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by Weeping_angel at 10:05 AM on December 18, 2014 [1 favorite]
Marinara, your cookies and an adorable loaf of something showed up today (wait, today? So I guess mail was delivered on Sunday?) and I'm trying to wait until after dinner to tear into them.
posted by Secretariat at 6:16 PM on December 21, 2014
posted by Secretariat at 6:16 PM on December 21, 2014
Marinara's cookies are delicious, as is the loaf of something. (What is the loaf? It's good, whatever it is...)
posted by Weeping_angel at 7:15 PM on December 21, 2014
posted by Weeping_angel at 7:15 PM on December 21, 2014
Its Portuguese whisky bread. One of my cookie exchangers gifted it to me last year and I've been making it ever since. :) I'm so happy you like the cookies.
posted by Marinara at 8:41 PM on December 21, 2014
posted by Marinara at 8:41 PM on December 21, 2014
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