GAP, Pa. â A holiday cookie exchange, swap or cookie party are typically informal events with family and friends. But family cookie bakes and exchanges where large groups of friends and family spend time baking and sharing cookies from time-tested recipes will be rare this Christmas due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
With stay-at-home safety guidelines in place to help limit the spread of infections, families are showing caution about socializing in groups. Many cookie events have been put on hold for what everyone hopes will be a more festive 2021 holiday season next year.
In the town of Gap, Sonya Burkholder hosted just a small group â her mom and sisters â the first week in December for their annual cookie bake and exchange. She set up and prepared all the needed pans, ingredients and utensils in her large kitchen to host members of her (Weaver) family for their annual get-together.