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| Annika |
Posted - Nov 21 2007 : 7:08:03 PM
Snickerdoodles and ginger crisps, yummy!
Post recipes if you like, I'll come back with my faves in a bit
Wishing you joy in small things and peace in your heart
Annika
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| La Patite Ferme |
Posted - Dec 03 2007 : 8:53:14 PM
Sue,
Yes, the chocolate hardens pretty quickly. You shouldn't have to fridge them, but try not to stack them either, until they cool, so they don't stick together.
I have to say I'm not really a cookie person, but these caught my eye and I had to try them. The dough was so odd (stiff) it kinda threw me at first, but they turned out great. They are crunchy on the outside and chewy on the inside and the melted mint is very yummy.
Let me know how yours turn out. |
| Annika |
Posted - Dec 03 2007 : 09:51:38 AM
We also love to make almond crescent cookies YUM!
This year I'm going to add gingerbread cookies to my tree, they are just so cute like that
and i'm doing a more home spun tree, so they will fit right in
Wishing you joy in small things and peace in your heart
Annika
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http://panzymoon.wordpress.com/ |
| MasterGardener |
Posted - Dec 03 2007 : 08:33:36 AM
For Christmas each year, my Aunt Mary bakes her traditional Santa cookies and ices them, uses coconut for his beard & he's the perfect jolly ole St Nick, this is my holiday favorite.
My 1st favorite any ole day of the year cookie is Death-by-chocolate, 2nd is molasses cookies, 3rd is ginersnaps.
Chandra
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She considereth a field, and buyeth it; with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
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| palmettogirl |
Posted - Dec 03 2007 : 06:31:22 AM
i love anything with mint and chocolate so i'm going to make these! question: after you put the andes mint on and spread it around, does it "dry" pretty quickly or should i put it in the refrig for a couple of minutes to try and harden it like a shell? |
| La Patite Ferme |
Posted - Dec 02 2007 : 10:08:23 PM
Ok - so I finally found my recipe. They are called Chocolate Mint Marvels and they came from - of all places - an airline magazine. The airline had a cookie contest and this was one of the 5 winners.
P.S. - the notation says this is a family recipe from the contributors mom.
Here goes:
3/4 C butter
1-1/2 C brown sugar
2 C chocolate chips
2 eggs
2-1/2 C flour
1-1/4 tsp baking soda
3 or 4 packages Andes mints
Preheat oven to 350. Melt butter and brown sugar in saucepan over low heat. Add chocolate chips and stir to melt; put mixture into a bowl and let cool. Add eggs, and then mix in flour and baking soda. Chill dough for 1 hour. Roll into balls and place on baking sheet. Bake 9 minutes. Remove from oven and place Andes mint on top of each cookie. As the candy melts, spread it across the top of the cookie with a butter knife (I swirled with a toothpick). Makes 3 dozen.
As I recall the dough is very stiff, which made me nervous the first time I made them - thought I had done something wrong. So don't worry. Also, I found a small ice cream scoop (about the size of a quarter) worked really well. If the cookie is big just use 2 mints. Andes can be kinda expensive, but Hershey makes a chocomint chip which may work well too. It just has to melt.
The first time I made these with a friend they barely made it out of the kitchen they were so good.
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| palmettogirl |
Posted - Nov 28 2007 : 08:58:53 AM
i make these cut-out/sugar cookies that have apricot brandy in them...(just a little!) it's so funny, people will eat them and say how much they like them, but they get this peculiar look on their faces while trying to place just what flavor they are tasting! having just gotten the last of my thanksgiving crowd out, i didn't really start thinking about christmas.....love that idea of having a cookie exchange---i've never hosted one. do you just invite people over and ask them to bring 1 or 2 dozen cookies of their choice or is it better to be a little more specific? i used to go to one many years ago, but we all brought dough, etc and actually made stuff at a girlfriends house. i'm open to suggestions????? |
| Maryjane Lee |
Posted - Nov 27 2007 : 2:10:26 PM
I love them all  ! Don't you love going to a Cookie Exchange Party?! Yum...
Hugs, Maryjane Lee
The Beehive Cottage~est. 1971
Farmgirl Sister #43
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| Miss Bee Haven |
Posted - Nov 27 2007 : 1:50:48 PM
Springerles. My bff Susan is going to make me some again this Christmas! :D
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?" - 'Brother Dave' Gardner |
| Lainey |
Posted - Nov 27 2007 : 10:43:24 AM
I love the snickerdoodles as well. When I was young I remember there was a brand, maybe Archway, that made powdered sugar coated cookies that only came out during the holidays. Those were really good and I looked forward to getting them all year. My husband makes Swedish Christmas cookies that are very tasty, they have a hint of almond.
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| Annika |
Posted - Nov 27 2007 : 08:21:01 AM
Lemon sugar cookies are lovely too and are all buttery and golden. I love Russian tea cakes too Jenny...gonna have to get off my duff and make up a bunch of tins of yumminess pretty soon
Wishing you joy in small things and peace in your heart
Annika
http://panzymoon.wordpress.com/ |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Nov 27 2007 : 07:41:59 AM
Big thick sugar cookies....cut outs for sure..but not with frosting on mine. I am not a big frosting fan. I have been craving them all week. Guess I have some baking to do!!
I love russian tea cakes too...but oh those sugar cookies!
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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| Peanut |
Posted - Nov 27 2007 : 07:09:58 AM
My mom makes cookies with red and green maraschino cherries in them. I don't think they're exactly "organic" but drool-worthy all the same!
"What is a farm but a mute gospel?"
Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| FarmGirl~K |
Posted - Nov 26 2007 : 11:51:19 PM
Yum Susan... those look & sound yummy. I may have to try those. I may have to change my sugar cookies to add candy cane on top too. I like peppermint lots so the Andes Candies ones sound great too.
"Work as if you were to live a hundred years, pray as if you were to die tomorrow." ~Benjamin Franklin~
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| Meg |
Posted - Nov 26 2007 : 9:22:49 PM
Mmmm, sugar cookies with frosting and sprinkles...I make 'em real buttery.
MaryJane's daughter,
Meg
megan@maryjanesfarm.org |
| NotQuiteJuneCleaver |
Posted - Nov 26 2007 : 11:28:47 AM
here's our favorite
http://notquitejunecleaver.com/2007/07/09/recipe-of-the-day/
AKA TheSoapMaven who lost nearly 700 posts by changing my name! :(
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| La Patite Ferme |
Posted - Nov 26 2007 : 10:51:31 AM
Last year I found a recipe for a chocolate cookie that had a melted Andes mint on top. YumYum. They are now at the top of our fav list. I'll look for the recipe and post in a few days. |
| Annika |
Posted - Nov 26 2007 : 07:12:16 AM
You girls are makin' me crave cookies now! but it's my thread, so I guess I'm the only one to blame :P
Wishing you joy in small things and peace in your heart
Annika
http://panzymoon.wordpress.com/ |
| Mumof3 |
Posted - Nov 26 2007 : 06:32:42 AM
Sugar cookies filled with mincemeat and sprinkled with sugar on top. YUM!!!
Karin
Wherever you go, there you are.
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| KYgurlsrbest |
Posted - Nov 26 2007 : 06:25:27 AM
Sugar cookies with broken up pieces of candy cane. Sooo yummy!
"She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
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| FarmGirl~K |
Posted - Nov 24 2007 : 11:19:04 AM
That was a great site... thanks for sharing.
"Work as if you were to live a hundred years, pray as if you were to die tomorrow." ~Benjamin Franklin~
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| Garden_artist |
Posted - Nov 23 2007 : 11:37:15 AM
I got this in an e-mail, I thought you might all enjoy...
http://www.northpole.com/Kitchen/Cookbook/cat0001.html
http://www.northpole.com/Kitchen/Cookbook/
Happy baking
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| cindi |
Posted - Nov 23 2007 : 08:57:16 AM
spritz cookies and chocolet covered pretzels |
| JudyBlueEyes |
Posted - Nov 22 2007 : 10:25:04 PM
I am with Kelly. I absolutely adore home-made sugar cookies with lots of icing. Looking forward to them!
We come from the earth, we go back to the earth, and in between, we garden! |
| FarmGirl~K |
Posted - Nov 22 2007 : 10:13:32 PM
I like frosted sugar cookies. My mom always flavored her frosting with anise extract, so those are always good to me. I also like macaroons drizzled with chocolate.
"Work as if you were to live a hundred years, pray as if you were to die tomorrow." ~Benjamin Franklin~
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| celebrate2727 |
Posted - Nov 21 2007 : 8:01:33 PM
I am with you on the snickerdoodles. My other Fav is Russian Tea Cookies- just a bit nutty!!!! Like me.
blessings
beth
I Can
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As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest
appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. JFK
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