Thanks, Martha.

The Cookie Swap has come and gone and over the past few weeks I have baked (and eaten) more than my fair share of delicious cookies, all in the name of sharing. Nick and I sacrificed countless bags of flour, a scary amount of butter and our waistlines to ensure I delivered nothing but my best effort. The winning cookie ended up being one that I blogged about briefly before I had settled on it, but I took the recipe down because Cookie Swap rules said so (way to read the rules, Katie…) So (for those of you who were like, “I see these cookies but where the heck is the recipe?!”), I present to you: My Food Blogger Cookie Swap selection. 

Chewy Molasses-Spice Cookies, via Martha Stewart. Thanks, Martha. 

I hope they arrived at their destinations! I had my cookies sent to my parents address in Canada, and mailed the ones I baked from Deutschland so schnell wie möglich, so ich hoffe they got there on time! (How’s that for Engleutsch?! Yeah, I just invented that word…so what?)

The moral of this story is simple. 1) Sharing is fun. 2) BAKE THESE COOKIES. IN STARBUCKS SIZE BECAUSE THEY ARE DELICIOUS. DO IT TOMORROW. DO IT RIGHT NOW! I CHOSE THESE OVER HOMEMADE OREOS AND IF YOU KNOW ME YOU KNOW THAT IS SAYING A LOT BECAUSE I EAT OREOS BY THE ROW. 

PS: Dresden was so great. Will blog about this tomorrow. 

PPS: I am home on Wednesday!