I hosted my first cookie swap more than five years ago, and the thing I remember most about it was the happy feeling I had perusing all those cookies. Cookies of all shapes and flavors were sprawled on every surface area in my dining room. I couldn't tell you what games we played or even who all the guests were (ha!) but I do remember it was the first time I'd ever encountered gumdrop cookies - mostly because my first thought was that gumdrops had no business being in cookies.
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