{"id":117666,"date":"2024-12-13T06:00:54","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T06:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/?p=117666"},"modified":"2024-11-25T13:25:57","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T13:25:57","slug":"christmas-cookie-party-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/christmas-cookie-party-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Host the Best Christmas Cookie Party – 5 Fabulous & Fun Festive Ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Christmas and cookies go hand in hand, making a cookie party the perfect holiday gathering. Whether keeping the kiddies entertained, breaking the ice with colleagues or bonding with besties, everyone will love these fun and fabulously festive ideas.<\/p>\n

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1. Cookie Swap & Ugly Sweater Fashion Show<\/h4>\n

Invite your besties to bake or bring a batch of their favourite cookies. Set up a swap table where guests can share and try the different cookies, ready to be taken home. To keep things cute, leave brown paper bags, colourful markers and festive ribbons for friends to decorate ‘doggie bags’ to take home towards the end of the party.<\/p>\n

Pair this with a festive fashion show. Encourage guests to don gaudy Christmas attire (sweaters, t-shirts, earrings, hats, novelty glasses, etc.). The ugliest outfit wins.<\/p>\n

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Find out what your favourite cookie says about your personality<\/i><\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n

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2. Bedazzled Biscuits<\/h4>\n

For hands-on fun, a cookie decorating party is a hit with all ages. Prepare different cookie shapes as blank canvases \u2013 think stars, reindeer, snowflakes, Santas and snow figures. Set up a decorating station where people can flaunt their fabulous frosting skills and decorate with edible glitter, sprinkles, drag\u00e9es and coloured sugar.<\/p>\n

Bonus idea:<\/strong> Offer a \u2018Decorate & Donate\u2019 option, where guests can decorate cookies to be gifted to a local charity<\/a> or community centre.<\/p>\n

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3. Cookies & Christmas Classics<\/h4>\n

If your friends and family enjoy baking, host a cookie-making session. Provide dough in various flavours\u00a0\u2013 gingerbread, peanut butter, coffee and chocolate \u2013\u00a0and let guests cut, bake and decorate their own cookies. Place fun toppings on the table, from chocolate to Speckled Eggs and more. It\u2019s a perfect way to combine creativity with holiday bonding.<\/p>\n

Bond over a Christmas movie<\/a> with loved ones. If you already know they\u2019ll be bickering over the movie choice, tell everyone to write a movie title on a piece of paper, fold it, place it in a jar, and do a blindfolded pick \u2013\u00a0it\u2019s that simple!<\/p>\n

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If your cookies flop, get a box of mondvol cookies<\/i><\/a>.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

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4. Biscuits & Boozy Beverages<\/h4>\n

For a grown-up twist, turn your cookie party into a pairing event. Think mulled wine<\/a> with gingerbread cookies<\/a> or peanut butter bourbon hot chocolate<\/a> with classic choc chip<\/a>. Create a small tasting menu where each cookie is matched with a drink.<\/p>\n

Alternatively, offer a DIY hot chocolate station where guests can customise their drinks with marshmallows, whipped cream and flavoured syrups. It might not be snowy in the Southern Hemisphere, but that doesn\u2019t mean you can\u2019t dream of having a \u2018white Christmas\u2019.<\/p>\n

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5. Cookie Championships<\/h4>\n

Add some friendly competition to your party with cookie-themed games. Host a speedy frosting challenge to see who can decorate the most beautiful cookies in record time. Appoint judges \u2013 ones that won\u2019t award extra points to family favourites!<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re hosting a cookie swap, blindfold guests and play \u2018Guess the Ingredient\u2019, where guests will have to identify the flavour of the cookie.<\/p>\n

Another creative cookie party idea:<\/strong> throw a \u2018Cookie Trivia party\u2019 and test everyone\u2019s knowledge of Christmas traditions from around the world<\/a>. The winner gets a big hamper of cookies. Runner-up and third-place winners get stuffed stockings.<\/p>\n

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The Best Christmas Cookies<\/h4>\n

Elevate your Christmas cookie party with these festive treats.<\/p>\n

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Baby Gingerbread Houses<\/a>
\nChristmas Raspberry Jolly Jammers<\/a><\/p>\n

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Traditional Dutch Speculaas<\/a>
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Love gingerbread? <\/i>Meet the owner of Harck & Heart, Gisela Harck<\/i><\/a>. Want more? Take your next batch to the next level and <\/i>learn how to bake the best cookies<\/i><\/a>.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Christmas and cookies go hand in hand, making a cookie party the perfect holiday gathering. Whether keeping the kiddies entertained, breaking the ice with colleagues or bonding with besties, everyone will love these fun and fabulously festive ideas. 1. Cookie Swap & Ugly Sweater Fashion Show Invite your besties to bake or bring a batch of their favourite cookies. Set up a swap table where guests can share and try the different cookies, ready to be taken home. To keep […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4098],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-117666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"acf":[],"brand_slug":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117666","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117666"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117666\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":117840,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117666\/revisions\/117840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}