Cookie Exchanges

[shallowz]

I'm pleading total ignorance of this practice. Never in my life have I ever participated or attended a cookie exchange. A neighbor (along with her little girl who had the cutest red curly hair ever) dropped by with an invite for a neighborhood block cookie exchange today. You could tell she was a little nervous about it. Of course, we're going. I think it's harder than anything to put an invite and wonder if all the response you get is the sound of crickets.

So tell me people who are in the know of cookie exchanges - what is involved? I've no idea how many others of our block will be attending. Are we safe enough baking 3 dozen Snickerdoodles (we had the ingredients) and calling it good?