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cookie xchg: WDYbring?
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I'm familiar with the concept but haven't actually been to one. For whatever reason I'm having the hardest time choosing a cookie to bring! What have you brought before and/or what stood out? And if anyone wants to share a link to a yummy recipe, by all means..!
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Re: cookie xchg: WDYbring?
My absolute favorite cookies are Walnut Jam Birds' Nests. Mmmm Totally not a traditional exchange cookie (that I know of), but its different and delicious. I always get asked for the recipe.
Just don't try to look up the nutritional content. lol
Ingredients:
2 c. sifted all purpose flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1 c. butter, softened
1/2 c. brown sugar, firmly packed
2 egg yolks
1 tsp. vanilla
2 egg whites, slightly beaten
2 c. finely chopped walnuts
raspberry jam
Directions:
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Sift flower and salt together. Beat butter, sugar, egg yolks, and vanilla in a bowl until light and fluffy. Work in sifted ingredients and mix until smooth. Pinch off small pieces of dough and roll gently between the palms of your hands to form balls approximately 1" in diameter. Dip balls in egg white and then into chopped nuts. Place about 2" apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten cookies slightly with the palm of your hand and make an indentation in each center with your thumb. Bake 12 - 15 minutes, until golden brown. As they are cooling, push down any indented centers that flattened out during baking. When cool, fill indents with raspberry jam.
Makes about 3 1/2 dozen.
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I don't have any recipes with me, but I love the peanut butter ones with the hershey kiss pressed in, pumpkin chocolate chip, and/or triple ginger cookies.
I'll try to get on with a recipe later this evening.
BFP #2 5/27/12. EDD 2/1/13. m/c and D&C 6/21/12.
THIS! ...YUM!!
My mom, sisters and I used to go when we lived in CA. our family put one on, invited friends, etc and it was always a lot of fun. Just pick ANY cookie you like, and print up a bunch of little recipe cards.
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Ooh, I want the chocolate gingerbread cookies recipe!
I do white chocolate chip cranberry cookies -- they are awesome!
White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 tablespoon brandy
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup white chocolate chips
1 cup dried cranberries
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg and brandy. Combine the flour and baking soda; stir into the sugar mixture. Mix in the white chocolate chips and cranberries. Drop by heaping spoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheets.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. For best results, take them out while they are still doughy. Allow cookies to cool for 1 minute on the cookie sheets before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.
Note: I froze these after making the dough (already in cookie size) and let them sit on the counter for a few minutes before baking. They turned out perfectly!
I saw a version of this on pinterest, it was a mocha cookie with a chocolate/mint hershey kiss....looked delish!
umm yumm! This was a terrible idea; it's making my decision harder! Thanks for posting your ideas everyone!! and heck yea post that recipe if you have time! Who couldn't use more cookie recipes in their life?!
feed the inner fat kid
GInger Sparkle Cookies
Group A ingredients
- 3/4 cup shortening
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup mollasses
Group B ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tbs ginger
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
Directions
Mix group A ingredients.
Add group B ingredients.
Roll in small balls then roll those in sugar.
Bake on an ungreased sheet at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes.
BFP #2 5/27/12. EDD 2/1/13. m/c and D&C 6/21/12.
Candy Cane Cookies
Ingredients
1 cup soft margarine (I may have used butter, but don't remember)
1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 tsp almond extract
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 2/3 cups sifted flour
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp red food coloring
1/2 cup crushed peppermint candy
1/2 cup granulated sugar
Directions
Mix together margarine (or butter), confectioners' sugar, egg, and almond and vanilla extracts. Sift flour and salt together, adding to mixture.
Divide dough into two equal parts. Into one half, blend the red food coloring.
Roll one teaspoon of each color of dough into a strip about 4 inches long. Place strips side by side, press lightly together and twist like a rope. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet and curve top down to form handle of a cane.
Bake 9 minutes or until lightly browned at 375 degrees.
Remove with a spatula while warm and sprinkle with a mixutre of crushed peppermint candy and sugar. (I usually skip the sprinkling step)
Makes about 4 dozen candy canes.
*the dough is definitely sticky and a pain to work with. But the cookies usually go over well so every few years I hunker down and deal with it.
BFP #2 5/27/12. EDD 2/1/13. m/c and D&C 6/21/12.