Christmas Cookie Exchange Ideas
A Christmas Cookie exchange is a great way to get a ton of different cookies for gifts and just for your house without having to make a ton of different cookies! Each person makes a few dozen of their favorite or best cookies, you all get together and share them. Then, each person has several dozen different types of cookies! Fun, right? You can never go wrong with yummy cookie recipes!
This article is loaded with all of the Christmas Cookie Exchange Ideas you will need to host (or attend) the perfect Christmas Cookie Exchange this year!
Christmas Cookie Exchange Recipes:
These are the most requested cookies from my arsenal of cookie recipes!
- OREO Cool Mint Cookie Balls
- Oatmeal Cherry Cookies
- Easy Peanut Butter Cookies
- Golden Crispy Chewy Delicious Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Quick and Easy Cookie Kisses & Cookie Cups
Plus, since 5 isn’t nearly enough cookies to make a great tin full of Christmas cookies, I have shared a couple of my favorites from around the web:
- Holly of Kids Activities Blog says that her Breakfast Cookies are the best because who doesn’t want cookies for breakfast?
- Crystal at Crystal & Co., swears these are Santa’s favorite cookies. These Ranger Cookies are perfect for gift giving too! The kids will love helping you make them!
- Over 30 Christmas Cookie Exchange Recipes from 3 Boys and a Dog
Christmas Cookie Exchange Ideas:
The ideas for your Christmas Cookie Exchange are only limited by your imagination. The free printable invitation below is for a plain exchange, but you could have a themed exchange where:
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- people have to dress up in the theme
- your invitations are themed
- you have themed music
- you have themed decorations
- even the cookies could be in a certain theme!

Here are some fun Christmas Cookie Theme ideas:
The Cookie Exchange has been around for years and the ideas are endless, but here are some of my picks from around the web…
- Betty Crocker knows all about cookies and having a great cookie party!
- Tip Junkie is the party Queen! If she doesn’t know how to host a Christmas Cookie Exchange, who does?
- If you want to have a memorable party, follow these great tips from Hallmark!
- The Taste of Home site is my go-to when I am looking to impress! These cookie exchange ideas do not disappoint!
Christmas Cookie Exchange Invitations:
If you are planning to host a cookie exchange this year, you will need some invitations. So, I made some cute ones for you to print out and pass around to your friends! Simply click the image below to open a pdf document.

Sounds fun! We were asked to take part in or first ever cookie exchange this year.
So fun!!
Thanks and man those cookies look yummy, huh? LOL!
Great ideas!
Thanks!
I love this idea!
it is such a fu way to get the girls together and come home with something to show for your time -)
Such a great idea!
Thank you, Stephanie Pitcher Fishman!
What a great idea! I love that you’ve done all the hard work for us! 🙂 Thanks!
Awe, thanks! It was a blast putting it together!
How FUN!!!
Thanks Annette Berry Breedlove it was a super fun post to pull together even if it did make me hungry! LOL!