Baking for Cookies for Kids’ Cancer

I’ve been a big fan of Cookies for Kids’ Cancer for awhile, and the fact that OXO supports the nonprofit is great. Previously, I’ve taken part in cookie swaps and written about the “Be a Good Cookie” spatula, but this year I wanted to do more.

I wanted to host a bake sale.

Unfortunately, I hit some snags in the beginning. My local farmer’s market would not allow homemade treats to be sold, due to local and state laws, and the fear of litigation (sigh). I heard that from other places as well. Then I decided to reach out to HR where I work, and I got the green light to fill the lunchroom with my tasty treats. So I did.

I began the bake sale on Sept. 10, and it will run until Sept. 20. I have been baking every night. It’s intense, but knowing that I empty a very full donation jar every day at work makes it worth it. And I’m becoming pretty popular at the office!

The past 4 nights I have made the following:

26 snickerdoodles
26 chocolate peanut butter cup cookies
50 uber chocolate truffle drops
38 chewy oatmeal cinnamon chip cookies
76 chocolate chip cookies
12 bags of caramel corn

That’s a total of 216 cookies, plus the caramel corn. Intense.

I’ll check back next week with more totals, and the final amount I’m able to raise. If you’d like to donate as well, check out my fundraising page for all online donations.

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