Orange Hazelnut Cookies

These deliciously crispy hazelnut cookies are hinted with orange and ginger and are definitely gift worthy!

I'm super excited to be participating in the Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap again this year!  This is the 5th annual swap, and my 3rd year to participate. It's seriously one of my favorite things about the holiday season! The swap partnered up with Cookies for Kids' Cancer, a national non-profit organization committed to funding new therapies used in the fight against pediatric cancer. I love being able to get in the kitchen and bake AND support this great cause! 

The swap is simple – I baked 3 dozen cookies to send to three of my fellow food bloggers (one dozen to each), and in return I received one dozen cookies from 3 other food bloggers! I got Peppermint Pinwheels from Michele of Alwayz Bakin', Peppermint Pretzel Toffee Bark from Erica of Nommable, and Double Chocolate Cookies from Jessica of Jessica is Baking. Every single one was amazing, and my family loved them all! 

Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies with Chocolate Hazelnut Filling #FBCookieSwap

Delicious peanut butter cookies sandwiched with a luscious chocolate hazelnut filling are a perfect holiday treat!

I'm so excited to be a participant in the The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap again this year! This is the fourth annual swap, but just the second year that I've been involved. Have you heard of the swap before? Food bloggers from all over sign up and receive the addresses of three other food bloggers, then send each of them one dozen delicious homemade cookies. The bloggers participating will receive three different boxes of cookies from other bloggers. Everyone then posts their cookie recipe on their blog!  

Meme's Southern Tea Cakes & the Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap! #FBCookieSwap

I am so excited to be part of the Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap this year! This is the 3rd annual swap, but just my first year participating. I heard about it through another blogger last year but missed the sign up by just a few days. I made sure to sign up for notifications so I wouldn't miss it this year! 

So let me tell you a little bit about this awesome event. Hosted by Love & Olive Oil and The Little Kitchen and partnered with COOKIES FOR KIDS’ CANCER, we not only contributed to the food blogger community, but we also supported a great cause. Between the blogger contributions and contributions from brand partners, we raised over $13,000! 

The cookie swap is pretty simple...the hosts give each participant the names and addresses of three other bloggers. That participant bakes a batch of their favorite cookies and sends a dozen to each blogger. In turn that participant receives a dozen cookies from three other bloggers. It's that simple!

Want to learn more? Visit the official FB Cookie Swap website or visit their Facebook page. Are you interested in being a part of the swap next year? You can sign up here to receive notifications and news!