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Holidays:  Favorite Christmas cookie?  |
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5602 Posts
Annika
USA
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 Posted - Nov 21 2007 : 7:08:03 PM
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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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celebrate2727
True Blue Farmgirl
989 Posts
Beth
MJF
Farmgirl
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Posted - Nov 21 2007 : 8:01:33 PM
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I am with you on the snickerdoodles. My other Fav is Russian Tea Cookies- just a bit nutty!!!! Like me.
blessings
beth
I Can
beth@maryjanesfarm.org
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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FarmGirl~K
True Blue Farmgirl
512 Posts
Kelly
TX
USA
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Posted - Nov 22 2007 : 10:13:32 PM
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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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JudyBlueEyes
True Blue Farmgirl
657 Posts
Judith
Spokane
Washington
USA
657 Posts |
Posted - Nov 22 2007 : 10:25:04 PM
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I am with Kelly. I absolutely adore home-made sugar cookies with lots of icing. Looking forward to them!
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cindi
Farmgirl in Training
39 Posts
cindi
sedalia
mo
USA
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Posted - Nov 23 2007 : 08:57:16 AM
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Garden_artist
True Blue Farmgirl
182 Posts
Tammy
Southern Coast Oregon
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FarmGirl~K
True Blue Farmgirl
512 Posts
Kelly
TX
USA
512 Posts |
Posted - Nov 24 2007 : 11:19:04 AM
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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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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Nov 26 2007 : 06:25:27 AM
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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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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
3890 Posts
Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
3890 Posts |
Posted - Nov 26 2007 : 06:32:42 AM
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Sugar cookies filled with mincemeat and sprinkled with sugar on top. YUM!!!
Karin
Wherever you go, there you are.
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5602 Posts
Annika
USA
5602 Posts |
Posted - Nov 26 2007 : 07:12:16 AM
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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/ |
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La Patite Ferme
True Blue Farmgirl
623 Posts
Jenn
CA
USA
623 Posts |
Posted - Nov 26 2007 : 10:51:31 AM
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| 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. |
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NotQuiteJuneCleaver
True Blue Farmgirl
222 Posts
Susan
Shreveport
LA
USA
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Meg
Moderator/Farmgirl True
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Meg
Idaho
USA
974 Posts |
Posted - Nov 26 2007 : 9:22:49 PM
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Mmmm, sugar cookies with frosting and sprinkles...I make 'em real buttery.
MaryJane's daughter,
Meg
megan@maryjanesfarm.org |
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FarmGirl~K
True Blue Farmgirl
512 Posts
Kelly
TX
USA
512 Posts |
Posted - Nov 26 2007 : 11:51:19 PM
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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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Peanut
True Blue Farmgirl
603 Posts
Jennifer
Waverly
Virginia
USA
603 Posts |
Posted - Nov 27 2007 : 07:09:58 AM
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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!
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Nov 27 2007 : 07:41:59 AM
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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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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5602 Posts
Annika
USA
5602 Posts |
Posted - Nov 27 2007 : 08:21:01 AM
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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
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Lainey
True Blue Farmgirl
2401 Posts
Elaine
Waco
Kentucky
USA
2401 Posts |
Posted - Nov 27 2007 : 10:43:24 AM
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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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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
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Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
4331 Posts |
Posted - Nov 27 2007 : 1:50:48 PM
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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 |
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Maryjane Lee
True Blue Farmgirl
2195 Posts
Maryjane
CA
USA
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Posted - Nov 27 2007 : 2:10:26 PM
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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
Sisters on the Fly #595
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palmettogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
571 Posts
sue
camden
south carolina
USA
571 Posts |
Posted - Nov 28 2007 : 08:58:53 AM
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| 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????? |
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La Patite Ferme
True Blue Farmgirl
623 Posts
Jenn
CA
USA
623 Posts |
Posted - Dec 02 2007 : 10:08:23 PM
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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
True Blue Farmgirl
571 Posts
sue
camden
south carolina
USA
571 Posts |
Posted - Dec 03 2007 : 06:31:22 AM
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| 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? |
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MasterGardener
True Blue Farmgirl
572 Posts
Chandra
Louisiana
USA
572 Posts |
Posted - Dec 03 2007 : 08:33:36 AM
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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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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5602 Posts
Annika
USA
5602 Posts |
Posted - Dec 03 2007 : 09:51:38 AM
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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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La Patite Ferme
True Blue Farmgirl
623 Posts
Jenn
CA
USA
623 Posts |
Posted - Dec 03 2007 : 8:53:14 PM
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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. |
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