holiday | celebration
“Cookies are the great American dessert,” says Agnes
Hsu. As owner of the Teacake Bakeshops in California,
she specializes in making perfectly delicious little
sweets for her loyal patrons. But when the holidays roll
around, she invites her friends to share their favorite
cookies—each representing a charity—and vote with
cash for a winner.
Mint!
Cookie cards
The handmade invitations,
left,
come with a
tiny cookie cutter tucked inside a pocket made
of fun striped paper. Agnes ties two flat cards
with details together with red-and-white twine
and tucks them in an inexpensive red box.
Label maker
Every cookie station,
above,
has a simple tag,
stamped with a number, so voters can keep
track of which cookie is which.
Take out
After the guests have tasted the cookies and
enjoyed pink champagne punch, they circle the
table and choose cookies to take home in deco-
rative boxes lined with parchment paper,
below.
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