Has anyone ever hosted a party where they assigned recipes to each guest? I read this somewhere that one way to do it is to give out a cookie recipe with each invitation and say "please bring 6 dozen of this recipe". I have hosted many parties, and yes, we always get a lot of duplicates or people that don't follow the no chocolate chip or no bake rule. I was thinking of trying it this way this year but don't want to offend anyone by assigning a recipe. Maybe I could say it's okay to bring your specialty cookie in addition to the assigned one? Roberta I think you are right. I think people like to bake what they think of as their specialty or whatever seems easiest for them at the moment. By assigning a recipe, it may both offend and intimidate. Maybe you could say, please make a cookie that is chocolate, or that has almonds, or that has raisins, or that has cinnamon, etc. to avoid many duplicates. Have fun! Elisabeth

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