Amy McCarthy is a former reporter at Eater, focusing on pop culture, policy and labor, and only the weirdest online trends. Tis the season for lots of things — hot cocoa, gift shopping, and perhaps ...

Sugar, shortbread, snickerdoodle, or RSV — who knows what you’ll be getting this year at the annual cookie swap? The innocent holiday tradition could be a breeding ground for catching someone else’s ...

With my printable kit that does the heavy lifting (and none of the baking). Let’s be real: holiday parties are chaos wrapped in tinsel. But a Christmas Cookie Exchange? That’s the kind of chaos I can ...

Holidays are often associated with certain foods, and both Christmas and Hanukkah bring to mind visions of cookies and other sweet treats. However, the holidays also bring a lot of time and money ...

No matter how many new cookies we develop, or new dessert cookbooks I acquire, I find myself turning to the same Christmas cookie year after year when called upon to contribute to a potluck, cookie ...

A Christmas cookie exchange party is an easy, budget-friendly way to enjoy the holidays with family and friends. Everyone brings a big batch of their favorite homemade cookies, and everyone goes home ...

My absolute favorite holiday party is a cookie swap. You only have to do the work of making one kind of cookie, and then you get to go home with a whole variety of festive treats. However, it can be ...