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magpie
SISter Elle (1859)
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# Posted: 6 Dec 2007 22:11 - Edited by: magpie
As a follow up to Scrapfairy's thread on "what Christmas treats are you making," how's about we share a favorite recipe or two? I have a couple on my blog so far. Anyone else have a link to a favorite or want to post a recipe on the thread? I am always looking for new ones.
Here are mine: Best Sugar Cookie in the World
Oatmeal and Dried Cherry Cookies
Edited to Add: This one went up on my blog just now: Lemon Poppy Seed Hearts. Complete with picture of last year's cookie extravaganza.
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cricket
Favorite SISter (5677)
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# Posted: 6 Dec 2007 22:12
oooh, I'll share, but it'll have to wait until the morning! Be back then!!
smiles,
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lpmkate
Cruiser Mama
Stylicious SISter (9352)
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# Posted: 6 Dec 2007 22:18
Magpie your links aren't working for me:(
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prairieWillow
Supreme SIS (15621)
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# Posted: 6 Dec 2007 22:54
me either. :(
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cricket
Favorite SISter (5677)
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# Posted: 7 Dec 2007 08:38
me either :(
well, it's morning for me...gotta run a couple errands but I'll post a recipe when I get back!! LOVE cookies!!
smiles,
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sallyhanna
Supreme SIS (10315)
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# Posted: 7 Dec 2007 08:41
today i'm making the fudge-covered marshmallows that martha stewart made on her show yesterday. you make your own marshmallows...yum. i'll let you know how they turn out and hopefully i'll save some for my family.
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magpie
SISter Elle (1859)
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# Posted: 7 Dec 2007 09:18
Sorry ladies, I think I fixed the flaky links.
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lpmkate
Cruiser Mama
Stylicious SISter (9352)
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# Posted: 7 Dec 2007 09:58
I made these earlier in the week and they were super easy and full of chewy goodness!!
Soft Molasses Cookies
It's a good one to make with kids - my son was all over the rolling in the sugar part!!!!
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magpie
SISter Elle (1859)
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# Posted: 7 Dec 2007 10:09 - Edited by: magpie
Mmmmmm . . . molasses cookies. I don't think I've ever made those. Adding it to my baking list.
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lpmkate
Cruiser Mama
Stylicious SISter (9352)
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# Posted: 7 Dec 2007 10:21
Mmmmmm . . . molasses cookies. I don't think I've ever made those. Adding it to my baking list.
They're good too if you're making up cookie plates for people b/c you can make them very small if you want....the recipe as is makes 4 dozen...but you could make much smaller ones. FYI
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rumor
SISter Elle (1680)
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# Posted: 7 Dec 2007 13:13
Monster Cookies:
Cream: 1 cup brown sugar
1 cup sugar
1 cube butter
Add: 3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
Mix: 1 1/2 cup peanut butter
4 1/2 cup oatmeal
2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup Peanut M'n'M's
Drop by large Teaspoon and flatten. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes. Do not overbake.
These are seriously the most amazing cookies ever. So delicious.
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YARASAVICH
Big SIS (4011)
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# Posted: 7 Dec 2007 14:21
Recipe:
Drive to store.
Go to Cookie Aisle.
Pick what ever cookie is on sale.
Drive Home.
Eat.....
For Holidays & special occassions.
Add following step:
Put cookie on fancy place & say you baked it....
Maria
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magpie
SISter Elle (1859)
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# Posted: 7 Dec 2007 14:49
OMG--everyone send Maria some homemade cookies, fast. I feel so bad for you, Maria, depending on grocery cookies 365! I am calling my mom to thank her for making me learn to bake!
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YARASAVICH
Big SIS (4011)
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# Posted: 7 Dec 2007 14:58
I'm not a big cookie person but I do love home made cookies.
Our office usually gets a package of home made cookies every Christmas and I'm constantly going back & forth to the kitchen trying every single kind...
I'd definitely be willing to taste test all home made cookie donations.....
LOL
Maria
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PaintInkChick
Big SIS (4315)
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# Posted: 7 Dec 2007 17:21
How cool,I'm glad ya started this thread. I've never made homemade cookies. But I wanna try this year and send some to a friend in the militry:) My mil always made the best snickerdoodles ...yummmm.
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magpie
SISter Elle (1859)
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# Posted: 8 Dec 2007 12:00
Oh man. Snickerdoodles--an all-time fave. I don't usually make those for Christmas, but I recently found an incredible recipe for those. My kids, nieces and nephews were on them like a swarm of locusts when I made them. I'll post that recipe for you sometime.
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cricket
Favorite SISter (5677)
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# Posted: 8 Dec 2007 13:51
I've never made homemade cookies.
Oh my gosh! You HAVE to try your hand at baking some cookies, it's the best (well, I think so anyways!) LOL
I'm actually heading downstairs after I post this to mix up a batch of dough..making magpie's Chocolate Caramel Thumbprint cookies this afternoon...yippee!!
Smiles,
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cricket
Favorite SISter (5677)
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# Posted: 8 Dec 2007 14:30
Okay, here is my share...it's my favorite sugar cookie recipe. My grandmothers best friend, who I called Aunt Grace, made these...she would have me over as a little girl and we would make batch after batch of these cookies, it's a childhood memory I treasure! These arn't rolled cookies and they are seriously so easy to make and just melt in your mouth!
Aunt Grace's Sugar Cookies:
1 C. Confectioner's Sugar
2 C. Flour
1/2 tsp: Baking Powder
Cream of Tartar
Salt
Baking Soda
1 C. Butter, softened
1 Egg, well beaten
1 tsp. Vanilla Extract
granulated sugar
Cream butter, add beaten egg and vanilla extract. Sift together all dry ingredients (measure before sifting) and add to butter mixture. Blend. Chill dough. Form dough into small balls. Using a smooth bottomed glass, greased with a little butter and dipped into granulated sugar, press down the balls of dough. The dough is kinda sticky, do this gently. I kinda have to twist the glass a tad to release. I also keep a little plate of sugar so I can reapply!
Bake at 375 degrees for about 7 minutes or so. Until the edges just start to brown.
smiles,
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PaintInkChick
Big SIS (4315)
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# Posted: 8 Dec 2007 18:01
Ok, Magpie I think I'm make me some Snickerdoodles later:0 lol
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magpie
SISter Elle (1859)
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# Posted: 9 Dec 2007 12:52
Today's blog post is "Toffee Chip Bars." So easy to make; so delicious to consume!
Toffee Chip Bars
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magpie
SISter Elle (1859)
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# Posted: 10 Dec 2007 09:27
Monday's recipe: Saltine Toffee Cookies. Have you ever had these? The base is an actual saltine cracker. They are about the easiest cookie in the world to make, but they taste great. People are always surprised to find out they are made with saltines.
Saltine Toffee Cookies
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Peg
Style Addict (1310)
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# Posted: 10 Dec 2007 10:46
OK...got this from Martha Stewart. They look soooooo yummy, I have to make them now!
Surprise Cookies
(from Martha Stewart)
Makes about 2 dozen
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
12 large marshmallows, cut in half horizontally
*Chocolate Frosting for Surprise Cookies
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add egg, milk, and vanilla, and beat until well combined.
Add reserved flour mixture; mix on low speed until combined.
Using a tablespoon or 1 3/4-inch ice cream scoop, drop dough onto ungreased baking sheets, about 2 inches apart. Bake until cookies begin to spread and become firm, 10 to 12 minutes.
Remove baking sheets from oven, and place a marshmallow, cut-side down, in the center of each cookie, pressing down slightly. Return to oven, and continue baking until marshmallows begins to melt, 2 to 2 1/2 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely before frosting.
Spread about 1 tablespoon of frosting over each marshmallow, starting in the center and continuing outward until marshmallow is covered.
Chocolate Frosting for Surprise Cookies
Makes 1 cup
2 cups confectioners' sugar
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/4 cup milk
1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1. Place confectioners' sugar in a medium bowl. Whisk in butter and cocoa powder. Add milk and vanilla, and whisk until well combined.
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staramaze
Model SISter (2859)
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# Posted: 10 Dec 2007 13:16
I love this cookie... Kima's Melt Away Cookies. Kima was my grandmother... and these are truly the bestest, yummiest cookies ever! I think I will make a batch today... we usually go through like 6 dozen before the holidays are over! lol!
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staramaze
Model SISter (2859)
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# Posted: 10 Dec 2007 13:17
Monday's recipe: Saltine Toffee Cookies. Have you ever had these? The base is an actual saltine cracker. They are about the easiest cookie in the world to make, but they taste great. People are always surprised to find out they are made with saltines.
These are a family faveorite too! I use graham crackers... but the saltines sound great too!
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magpie
SISter Elle (1859)
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# Posted: 10 Dec 2007 21:23
Mmmmmmm--I never thought about making them with graham crackers, but that sounds pretty good. Oooh, and what about with chocolate grahams?!!!
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magpie
SISter Elle (1859)
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# Posted: 10 Dec 2007 21:23
Gawd--I sound like the Cookie Monster from Sesame Street or something!
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lpmkate
Cruiser Mama
Stylicious SISter (9352)
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# Posted: 10 Dec 2007 21:25
I made my York Brownies last night...three sticks of butter, three cups of sugar, one bag o' york peppermint patties....AAAAAaaaaaaahhhhhh!
I'll post the recipe later if anyone wants it.
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staramaze
Model SISter (2859)
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# Posted: 10 Dec 2007 23:57
I'll post the recipe later if anyone wants it.
heck ya!
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scrapfairy
Big SIS (4368)
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# Posted: 11 Dec 2007 02:48
ooh my mom and I made the no bake cookies and dipped pretzels tonight. I am making a few of these recipes tomorrow, can't wait.
thanks for sharing ladies
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magpie
SISter Elle (1859)
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# Posted: 11 Dec 2007 16:46
Today's posted recipe is Chocolate Krinkles. For the rest of the week I have already scheduled posts with recipes for Coconut-Raspberry Delights, Peppermint Meringues, and the Browned-Butter Cookies (the ones that are like Snickerdoodles). For Saturday, I think I will post "S'mores Rockin' Reindeer Cookies," which won some kind of holiday cookie contest last year and were demolished by my kids when I made them.
And I do want that recipe for the York Peppermint Brownies. Three sticks of butter--holy moly!
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