Cookie Credits

I really wanted to get a picture of each gal with their baked good but it was so hectic (and fun) that night, I barely got a chance to get pictures of just the cookies! It's not to say that anyone's cookie contribution was less important or delicious than the other. Everyone did a wonderful job! I have such amazingly (beautiful and) generous friends! We were able to donate over 20 dozen cookies (and that's after everyone got to take some home) - that's TWICE as many cookies as I was hoping for! Thank you SO much girls! It's really beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

Cookie credits in order of arrival:

Allison didn't have time to bake, but that didn't stop her from contributing a beautiful array of cookies........... from Costco :)

I was beat from the previous day's catastrophe but in an effort to make something more edible, this is my rendition of oatmeal raisin cookies... not Martha's recipe though.


Tran's Rolo Surprise cookies. She never bakes, so she had to go buy new baking gear just for this ocassion!

I've never heard the other Yen lacking in energy or sound so tired, but after baking a "gazillion" Pumpkin Spiced Cupcakes, you can't blame her. It was really close to a gazillion because we initially lost count. She chipped a nail while baking too... let's hope no one found an acrylic in there :D

Annie Thao's peanut butter balls (not pictured) and beautiful coconut macaroons.

Lydia's strawberry and cream cookies! She donated all of her swapped cookies!

Ina's yogurt. Ina is a great baker (I've tried her cheesecake) but she did not have time to bake due to a hectic week at work, BUT she made it up with tubs of Skinni Dip yogurt.



Kim's super special Cherry Cheesecake muffins baked with love from her assistants Tylin & Tysa.



Thuy's chocolate dipped pretzles! This busy mom showed up unexpectedly with this yummy treat... sans kid!
I did not get a dedicated picture of Tram's "Surprise" Cookie (bottom left) and Marionberry Bonanza Bars on her lovely three-tiered presentation plate or Minh's chocolate chip cookie (top center), but Tram's Bonanza Bars were quite the hit and Minh's cookies were covered in chocolate chips (just the way we like them).