LOL! Yup your exactly right! I have one every year. I invite about 5-8 of my good friends. Everyone brings a dozen cookies for every person that comes..so say I invited 8 girls, they would all bring 8 dozen cookies. So all in all, every girl leaves with 8 dozen different kinds of cookies. "8 dozen is alot!" you say, well most cookies yield 3-4(most of mine anyways) so I normally just double the recipe. I usually have finger foods to nibble on. Most of the time, we just sit around catching up on the latest gossip lol, eating, drinking tea and having a jolly good time!! I also incorprate a ornament exchange also. We just bring wrapped ornaments and set them under the tree and pick a bag thats not ours. It always turns out great and everyone has a great time!
Hope this answered your question!!