sandi-in-hawaii
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It kinda looks like the board has cookies on the brain. What are you making for Christmas this yr?
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Not baking much, but may make Ina Garten's Jam Thumbprints for the upteenth time:
JAM THUMBPRINTS
*(Note: When I first made these, the cookies stuck to the pans like glue. Now I use parchment paper. Also, the coconut burns quickly on top, so the last time I made these, I baked them at 325 F.
(I baked first two sheets at the same time (on two middle oven racks), and baked about 22 - 25 minutes, switching racks halfway through. The last sheet I baked alone on the lower middle oven rack, about 18 minutes).
INGREDIENTS:
3/4 pound (3 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup sugar (I used 2/3 cup)
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3 1/2 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt (I used regular salt)
1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon water, for egg wash
7 ounces sweetened flaked coconut
Raspberry and/or apricot jam (I used all fruit-sweetened jam)
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. (My note: line cookie sheets with parchment paper).
In an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter and sugar until just combined, and then add the vanilla. Separately, sift together the flour and salt. With the mixer on low speed, add the flour mixture to the creamed butter and sugar. Mix until the dough starts to come together. Dump on a floured board and roll together into a flat disk. (I divided the dough in half and placed each half onto a piece of plastic wrap, flattened into disks, and covered with extra plastic wrap). Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes.
Roll the dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. (If you have a scale, they should each weigh 1-ounce.) Dip each ball into the egg wash and then roll it in coconut. Place the balls on an ungreased cookie sheet (about 1 1/2 - 2 " apart), and press a light indentation into the top of each with your finger. Drop 1/4 teaspoon of jam into each indentation. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the coconut is a golden brown. Cool and serve.
Yield: 32 cookies
Barefoot Contessa
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/jam-thumbprint-cookies-recipe/index.html
http://img.foodnetwork.com/FOOD/2003/11/26/jamThumbprint_cookie_med.jpg
JAM THUMBPRINTS
*(Note: When I first made these, the cookies stuck to the pans like glue. Now I use parchment paper. Also, the coconut burns quickly on top, so the last time I made these, I baked them at 325 F.
(I baked first two sheets at the same time (on two middle oven racks), and baked about 22 - 25 minutes, switching racks halfway through. The last sheet I baked alone on the lower middle oven rack, about 18 minutes).
INGREDIENTS:
3/4 pound (3 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup sugar (I used 2/3 cup)
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3 1/2 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt (I used regular salt)
1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon water, for egg wash
7 ounces sweetened flaked coconut
Raspberry and/or apricot jam (I used all fruit-sweetened jam)
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. (My note: line cookie sheets with parchment paper).
In an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter and sugar until just combined, and then add the vanilla. Separately, sift together the flour and salt. With the mixer on low speed, add the flour mixture to the creamed butter and sugar. Mix until the dough starts to come together. Dump on a floured board and roll together into a flat disk. (I divided the dough in half and placed each half onto a piece of plastic wrap, flattened into disks, and covered with extra plastic wrap). Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes.
Roll the dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. (If you have a scale, they should each weigh 1-ounce.) Dip each ball into the egg wash and then roll it in coconut. Place the balls on an ungreased cookie sheet (about 1 1/2 - 2 " apart), and press a light indentation into the top of each with your finger. Drop 1/4 teaspoon of jam into each indentation. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the coconut is a golden brown. Cool and serve.
Yield: 32 cookies
Barefoot Contessa
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/jam-thumbprint-cookies-recipe/index.html
http://img.foodnetwork.com/FOOD/2003/11/26/jamThumbprint_cookie_med.jpg
Some other favorites are Chocolate Espresso Chews (in T&T), Mocha Truffle Cookies,
(Mocha Truffle Cookies are also in T&T)
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies,
Chocolate Chunk Macadamia Coconut Cookies (I use almonds)
Hazelnut Crisps
Dark Chocolate Biscotti
Orange Biscotti
Oatmeal Cookies with Dried Cranberries
Chocolate Chocolate Chunk Cookies with Pecans (plus dried cherries - optional)
Bittersweet Chocolate Covered Macaroons
(Mocha Truffle Cookies are also in T&T)
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies,
Chocolate Chunk Macadamia Coconut Cookies (I use almonds)
Hazelnut Crisps
Dark Chocolate Biscotti
Orange Biscotti
Oatmeal Cookies with Dried Cranberries
Chocolate Chocolate Chunk Cookies with Pecans (plus dried cherries - optional)
Bittersweet Chocolate Covered Macaroons
Ina G's shortbread cookies, in shapes/dipped/as linzer cookies. I have good luck with these
I also want to try your tiny ginger spice cookies. I have some holiday mugs that I can fill up with them for a nice quick gift. I might try another batch of lebkuchen, but I tend to eat most of them. not a good thing, although they are fabulous with hot tea.
I also want to try your tiny ginger spice cookies. I have some holiday mugs that I can fill up with them for a nice quick gift. I might try another batch of lebkuchen, but I tend to eat most of them. not a good thing, although they are fabulous with hot tea.
sandi-in-hawaii
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Do linzer cookies get soft, with the jam inside? I prefer crisp cookies, so I've never tried them.
I've also never dipped cookies in chocolate, as I have a fear of tempering. Or blooming.
Try the ginger cookies. They're seriously addicting. Seriously. Making them tiny may or may not be a good thing, since it's so easy to pop them into your mouth.
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I've also never dipped cookies in chocolate, as I have a fear of tempering. Or blooming.
Try the ginger cookies. They're seriously addicting. Seriously. Making them tiny may or may not be a good thing, since it's so easy to pop them into your mouth.
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sandi-in-hawaii
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I just saw these too. Very interesting - she had me at "caramelly".
Toll House cookies have 3/4 cup brown sugar, 3/4 cup sugar, and 2 1/4 cups of flour, and 2 eggs, just like these.
But instead of the 1 cup of butter, this recipe has 1/4 cup olive oil, and 1-2 tablespoons of milk.
I have a funny way of remembering the proportions of the Toll House recipe. Long ago, I bought a set of Tupperware measuring cups, and I just loved that it had the odd sized cups. The 3/4 cup measure was my favorite one!
Then one day, I made the Toll House cookies. I used the 3/4 cup to measure the white sugar and the brown sugar, then I realized that I could also use it for the flour (3 x 3/4 = 2 1/4)! I thought that it was sooo cool that I only had to use 1 measuring cup for the whole recipe!
I also have odd sized measuring spoons. 2 teaspoons, 2 tablespoons, and I forget the other one. What I really want is a 1/2 tablespoon measure!
Toll House cookies have 3/4 cup brown sugar, 3/4 cup sugar, and 2 1/4 cups of flour, and 2 eggs, just like these.
But instead of the 1 cup of butter, this recipe has 1/4 cup olive oil, and 1-2 tablespoons of milk.
I have a funny way of remembering the proportions of the Toll House recipe. Long ago, I bought a set of Tupperware measuring cups, and I just loved that it had the odd sized cups. The 3/4 cup measure was my favorite one!
Then one day, I made the Toll House cookies. I used the 3/4 cup to measure the white sugar and the brown sugar, then I realized that I could also use it for the flour (3 x 3/4 = 2 1/4)! I thought that it was sooo cool that I only had to use 1 measuring cup for the whole recipe!
I also have odd sized measuring spoons. 2 teaspoons, 2 tablespoons, and I forget the other one. What I really want is a 1/2 tablespoon measure!
amanda_pennsylvania
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Shortbread. Bischocitos. Almond Roca. Swedish Ginger cookies.
That should tide us over. I need to buy some baking goods: flour, sugar, molasses, butter. Just had to replace my vanilla. I think the spices are okay. (I have FOUR bottles of ginger.)
That should tide us over. I need to buy some baking goods: flour, sugar, molasses, butter. Just had to replace my vanilla. I think the spices are okay. (I have FOUR bottles of ginger.)
heather_in_sf
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I will be making several batches of the family authentic Scottish Shortbread from Great Great Aunt
Fiona in Scotland. They are delicious cookies and if I don't bring them for my stepdad and sister I probably won't be let in the house and will get coal in my stocking for the rest of my life...
Fiona in Scotland. They are delicious cookies and if I don't bring them for my stepdad and sister I probably won't be let in the house and will get coal in my stocking for the rest of my life...
luisa_calif
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3 x 3/4 = 2 &1/4 ! Yay for Arithmetic!