>>> WE’RE BACK WITH "TODAY FOOD."
FOOD." THIS MORNING, WE HAVE A REAL
TREAT.
TREAT. MARTHA STEWART’S FAVORITES FOR
YOUR COOKIE SWAP.
>> GETTING FRIENDS TOGETHER AND
SHOWING OFF YOUR BAKING SKILLS,
PERHAPS.
PERHAPS. "MARTHA STEWART LIVING" FILLED
WITH WAYS TO MAKE YOUR COOKIE
EXCHANGE EXTRA SPECIAL.
>> AND COOKIE SWAPS ARE SO MUCH
FUN.
FUN. >> WHAT IS A COOKIE SWAP?
>> YOU INVITE YOUR FRIENDS TO
BAKE COOKIES AND BRING THEM TO A
PARTY.
PARTY. AND THEN, YOU SWAP, BASICALLY.
IT’S AN EXCHANGE.
SOME PEOPLE MAKE CERTAIN KINDS
OF COOKIES.
OF COOKIES. I MAKE FANCY COOKIES LIKE THIS,
JUST TO SHOW UP MY FRIENDS.
>> YES.
>> YES. I CAN SEE THAT.
>> IT RAISES THE BAR.
>> WHO IS GOING TO HAVE A COOKIE
SWAP WITH MARTHA STEWART?
>> EVERYBODY IN MY OFFICE.
WE DO IT.
WE DO IT. IT’S FUN.
IT’S FUN. AND YOU SEE A BIG VARIETY OF
CHRISTMAS COOKIES.
CHRISTMAS COOKIES. >> IF YOU’RE GOING TO GET INTO
IT, SHOULD YOU GO ELABORATE?
>> FIRST OF ALL, MAKE A COOKIE
THAT IS GOOD, TASTES GOOD AND
WITH GOOD INGREDIENTS.
IF YOU HAVE NUTS IN THE COOKIES,
MAKE SURE EVERYBODY KNOWS
THERE’S NUTS IN THE COOKIES
BECAUSE OF THE ALLERGIES THAT
EXIST.
EXIST. MAKE SURE THEY’RE PACKAGED WELL
AND YOU BRING CONTAINERS THAT
ARE FUN.
ARE FUN. >> YOU MARTHA’d IT UP.
>> WE MARTHAED IT UP.
YOU CAN USE TINS OR WHATEVER.
AND MAKE SURE THAT THE COOKIES
JUST ARE DELECTABLE.
>> SHOW US HOW TO DO IT.
>> THIS IS ONE COOKIE I
ESPECIALLY LIKE.
ESPECIALLY LIKE. IT’S A SUGAR CUTOUT COOKIE.
IT IS DECORATED WITH A LITTLE
PIPING OF CHOCOLATE THAT’S
MELTED.
MELTED. I CAN GIVE YOU -- IT SEIZES UP
RIGHT AWAY.
RIGHT AWAY. >> IT COMES OUT LIKE THAT AND
JUST DECORATE IT WITH RED AND
WHITE CANDIES.
WHITE CANDIES. >> SHOULD WE TASTE IT?
>> NO.
>> NO. IT’S TOO HARD ALREADY.
YOU CAN PUT IT IN THE MICROWAVE
FOR A MINUTE.
>> GIVE THAT A TASTE.
I’LL LET YOU LIKE THAT ONE.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. >> THIS IS A DIPPED COOKIE.
>> THESE ARE ALMOST TOO PRETTY
TO EAT.
TO EAT. >> NO, NO, NO.
NEVER.
NEVER. AN EASY WAY TO FROST IS TO DIP.
I CAME UP WITH THIS WHEN I HAD
300 COOKIES TO MAKE.
AND THEN, YOU CAN DECORATE WITH
ROSEMARY.
ROSEMARY. >> WHAT IS IT?
>> SUGAR.
>> SUGAR. >> THAT’S WHAT’S COATING IT.
>> AND YOU PUT ON HOLLY BERRIES.
AND GREEN SPARKLES.
LOOK HOW PRETTY.
IT DOESN’T TAKE THAT LONG TO
MAKE THIS WREATH COOKIE.
TASTE THAT ONE.
>> THE ROSEMARY IS AWESOME IN
THIS.
THIS. >> IT IS JUST A HINT, TOO.
>> THESE ARE CALLED CHI
SNOWBALLS.
SNOWBALLS. DO YOU DRINK CHI?
>> I HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO.
>> THIS HAS CINNAMON, GINGER,
CARD
CARD CARDAMOM AND CLOVES.
>> THIS IS DIFFERENT.
>> THAT’S IN THE DOUGH.
>> THEN, WHEN THE COOKIES COME
OUT OF THE OVEN, YOU ROLL THEM
IN CONVECTIONERS SUGAR.
AND POWDERED SUGAR.
YOU JUST DUMP THIS IN POWDERS
SUGAR WHILE THEY’RE SLIGHTLY
WARM.
WARM. LET THEM SIT THERE AND THEY GET
BETTER DAY AFTER DAY.
>> THAT IS REALLY GOOD.
>> THEY’RE PACKED UP IN THESE
GORGEOUS -- YOU CAN PUT THEM IN
BOXES IN A SAY HAPPY HOLIDAYS,
HO, HO, HO.
>> NOT SO DIFFICULT AT THE END
OF THE DAY.
>> AND PEOPLE FIND IT FUN TO
HAVE A COOKIE SWAP BECAUSE YOU
GET TO TASTE THE OTHER COOKIES.
>> DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE
COOKIE?
COOKIE? >> I LOVE THE WREATH COOKIE.
>> IT’S SO PRETTY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE APPRECIATE IT.
>> HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU.
>> FOR THE RECIPES AND MORE ON
THROWING ONE OF THOSE COOKIE
SWAPS, YOU CAN CHECK OUT OUR
WEBSITE, TODAY.COM/FOOD.
WEBSITE, TODAY.COM/FOOD. BACK IN A MOMENT.
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