Cake Poll: Favorite Christmas Cookies and a Huge Wilton Cookie Exchange Giveaway!
Friday, December 4, 2009 
So, check it. Several weeks ago I received an email from Wilton asking if I'd like to check out their new book, Wilton Cookie Exchange--a collection of ideas and recipes for creative Christmas cookies, with plenty of cookie-exchange party ideas. Um, of course I would like to check it out. And to my surprise and delight, about a week later, I received a package--with not only the book, but a veritable truckload of sweet cookie swap schwag--from cookie cutters to decorating gel and sprinkles, to parchment paper and decorative boxes, and even invites--so that I could host my own cookie exchange party. Yes! And so I did. Here are just a few of the cookies people brought:
Pretty much, it was the awesomest holiday party ever, with dozens and dozens of beautiful cookies and great company.
And you know what? You too can experience this cookie nirvana. Wilton has very generously offered to donate the works--the cookie exchange book and comprehensive party package, including what by my estimation tops over $100 worth of cookie decorating and party products--to one lucky CakeSpy reader.
How do you enter yourself to win? It's totally easy. All you have to do is leave a comment saying what your favorite Christmas cookie is (while not necessary, please do feel free to link to a recipe!) in the comments section below. But enter soon: the Cake Poll will close at 12PM PST on Tuesday, December 8, and one winner will be chosen at random. US entrants only this time, please. Good luck!
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UPDATE: The Winner! The winner, chosen at random, is Mandy from Wisconsin! The prize has been received and she reports that she will be hosting a cookie party this weekend! (By the way, her favorite cookie? "Mexican Wedding Cakes/Swedish Teacakes, or whatever you like to call them. Ground pecans, and double-dipped in powdered sugar! Very strong memories of home and baking cookies with my mother.")
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Reader Comments (536)
sugar cookie with LOTS of frosting. :)
my favorite chirstmas cookie : gingerbread man ! :)
There are two depending on who makes them: in a cookie exchange, I love getting the Russian tea cookies.
I look forward to making my annual holiday butter spritz cookies that I top the middle w/ homemade jam.
I really just love sugar cookies with lots of crazy icing on them.
My favorite Christmas cookie would have to be decorated classic sugar cookies.Yum!!!!
I love to make pistachio-cranberry biscotti because they have red and green and look so Christmasy! Plus, they are already hard, so they don't go bad if shipped. ;)
My favorite Christmas cookie is probably just good, old fashioned chocolate chip! It just reminds me of being a kid and leaving them out for Santa.
It's not Christmas without Pepparkakor!
My mom makes the best lady locks - it's a buttery flaky dough filled with a sweet cream cheese frosting. Yum!
Brandy snaps!!! My sis and i go GAGA over it!
I love the good old peanut butter cookie, but with dark chocolate chips studded on top. I love them because they are so forgiving to make, just like playdoh.
my absolute favorite are christmas sugar cookies with thick frosting. YUM!
Sugar Cookies are my all time favorite christmas cookie. They can be simple or complex, and they taste great. One of my favorite memories isgoing to my grandmas before Christmas and making decoratedsugar cookies. It was such a fun time!
What an amazing give-away!!! My favorite Christmas cookie is gingersnaps. It doesn't feel like the holidays until the scent of those delicious cookies is wafting through the house!
my favorite are the old fashioned spritz cookies!!!
Good old Toll House chocolate chip cookies are my favorite. Yum!
I love sugar cookies! And chocolate cookies with white chocolate chips. Yum!
Nice give away. Fun for bakers of all ages!
I love vegan snickerdoodles. The ones I make taste a little different than plain snickerdoodles and my sisters beg for them every other week!
My favorite Christmas Cookies are the ones my friend Ali's grandma makes and mails to her. They're gorgeous snowflake shaped sugar cookies with pastel frosting! :)
My favorite christmas cookie would have to be good ol' gooey chocolate chip ones. Especially when they're warm and falling apart. yuuuummy :)
Nothing says Christmas like a Snickerdoodle... or as my mom calls them schnickerdoodies.
Peppermint Meringues! And I live in a climate where dead of winter's about the only time it isn't too humid to make them.
buck eyes and russian tea cakes!
Soft sugar cookies with lemon cream cheese frosting!