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What better party favor at a cookie swap than one that features cookies?! At Julia’s 2005 cookie swap for St. Louis AT HOME magazine, repurposed pastry blenders turned into handy holders for cookie recipes. The recipes were gathered in advance from each of the guests, typed onto index cards in a similar format, and then bundled into the blenders to make food-forward take-home gifts.

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