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The GUILD 12-9-2001 COOKIE RECIPE EXCHANGE DAY!!!!

Posted on 12/09/2001 5:24:55 AM PST by Hillary's Lovely Legs

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To: WillaJohns
King Arthur Flour, and the catalogue, are here. Make sure you check to see whether their traveling baking class (it's free!) is coming to your town. My mother and I just attended one, and it was lots of fun.

For spices, including different varieties of cinnamon and other baking spices, I'd suggest Penzey's .

21 posted on 12/09/2001 6:31:22 AM PST by mountaineer
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To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
LOL... I'm glad to know that Im not the only one that grows cultures in my refrigerator. LOL....
22 posted on 12/09/2001 6:32:57 AM PST by SassyMom
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To: mountaineer
How in the world did you know I needed a place to order some spices! I've been looking in every grocery store for Cardomom. Nobody has it. Now, out of the blue, you give me the link to Pensky's! Thank you! .....off to check the baking catalog.
23 posted on 12/09/2001 6:36:51 AM PST by WillaJohns
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To: WillaJohns
The great thing about Penzeys is that they don't have just cardamom, but four varieties of cardamom, with complete descriptions of the qualities and flavors of each. Their catalog also has recipes. When you order stuff, it generally comes packed in bay leaves and cinnamon sticks - I'm up to my eyeballs in bay leaves! Must make more soup!
24 posted on 12/09/2001 6:40:32 AM PST by mountaineer
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To: SassyMom
Welcome home, Hillary's Lovely Legs! member since December 9th, 1998

3 years!! Woo hoo!


25 posted on 12/09/2001 6:42:09 AM PST by Hillary's Lovely Legs
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To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
Has anyone tried Laura Bush's cookie recipe? It sure looks good, but I haven't tried it yet.
26 posted on 12/09/2001 6:43:58 AM PST by Nea Wood
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To: Nea Wood
Could you please post Laura's cookie recipe?
27 posted on 12/09/2001 6:46:02 AM PST by Hillary's Lovely Legs
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To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
HAPPY FR ANNIVERSARY!!!!!!!
28 posted on 12/09/2001 6:51:10 AM PST by SassyMom
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To: mountaineer
Gingerbread House Cookie tip!!! After you pull your cookie pieces out of the oven, quickly put your cardboard pattern over the pieces again and using a sharp knife, trim away any places where the baking has caused the cookie to spread. This will insure that your house fits together nicely!
29 posted on 12/09/2001 6:52:45 AM PST by Clintons Are White Trash
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To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
My Mom's Peanut Butter Cookies

Cream butters and sugars. Beat in egg, water & vanilla. In a separate bowl, sift together dry ingredients, then add to creamed butters. Shape spoonfuls into small balls (about 3/4"). Place on greased cookie sheet, smash with fork (or, for Christmas, the flat surface of a decorative cookie press). Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden brown, 375 degrees. Cool on wire racks. Makes about 65 bite-sized cookies.

These are, hands-down, the best peanut butter cookies I've ever eaten, although I am a bit prejudiced since they are the ones I grew up with. (o:

30 posted on 12/09/2001 6:54:12 AM PST by calypgin
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To: Clintons Are White Trash; MadelineZapeezda
Thank you for the tip. I've never made a gingerbread house - maybe some day - but MadelineZapeezda was in the market for a recipe!
31 posted on 12/09/2001 6:56:45 AM PST by mountaineer
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To: mountaineer
Gingerbread houses are really pretty easy - don't be intimidated. Once you have a good pattern you are pretty well set. Another tip - use the melted sugar as your glue in her recipe as opposed to royal icing that some recommend. You don't have to worry about it being effected by humidity, etc. Just melt the sugar in a big skillet and all you have to do is dip you pieces and stick them together.
32 posted on 12/09/2001 7:14:02 AM PST by Clintons Are White Trash
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Goodmorning. Looking for recipe for Orange Drop Cookies. The ones that stay soft. I lost my mothers recipe, but seem to remember that there was orange juice in the dough, and the icing had bits of orange rind in it?????

I know one of you fine ladies have it.....Karen

33 posted on 12/09/2001 7:14:32 AM PST by KE
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To: mountaineer
I've been over at the baking catalog website all this time, LOL! Great place and bookmarked.

On another note about baking, once I made a double batch of the Oatmeal Coconut cookie recipe at my daughter's request because she wanted to take some to work to share--she was working at an upscale hotel at the time, and she gave some to the chef. He took one look and said, "Your mother doubled the recipe, didn't she?" When she asked how he knew that, he said, because of the texture. He proceeded to tell her that when you double a cookie recipe you have to increase (?) the shortening because there's some kind of chemical-type reaction that occurs when the batch is larger. If anyone knows the specifics about this, I'm really interested.

I'm also wondering about the peanut butter cookies above and the teaspoon of water added. I know there's a reason for the water, but I'd like to know what it is.

As if you couldn't tell, I'm really into baking.

34 posted on 12/09/2001 7:21:26 AM PST by WillaJohns
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To: mountaineer; Hillary's Lovely Legs
Thank you for the King Arthur info!

Happy anniversary, HLL! I just celebrated my first year in November.

Here's my cookie recipe:

Max's Molasses Cookies
(Don't ask me who Max is, I don't know)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

3/4 C Shortening
1 C Sugar
1/4 C Molasses
1 Egg
2 C Flour
1 tsp soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp ground ginger

Mix together first 4 ingredients. Sift together remaining dry ingredients. Add to mixture. Form into balls. Roll in sugar. Bake 8-10 min. at 375 degrees.

35 posted on 12/09/2001 7:24:50 AM PST by 2Jedismom
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To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
Use a silpat unless you enjoy chipping the chocolate crackles off the cookie sheet. The WELD themselves to the cookie sheet, no matter how much you grease the cookie sheet. Trust me--I know this from painful experience.

And expect to get burned at least once making the rosettes. I usually double the rosette recipe, pull a stool up to the stove and become a rosette-making machine for an afternoon. Then I put the rosette iron away until next year.

---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Chocolate Crackles
Categories: Chocolate, Cookies
Yield: 36 servings

4 oz Unsweetened baking chocolate
-squares
1/2 c Vegetable oil
2 c Sugar
4 Eggs
2 ts Vanilla
2 c Flour
2 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Salt
1 c Powdered sugar

Melt chocolate, blend with oil and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Add vanilla, flour, baking powder and salt. Mix. Chill dough several hours. Shape into small balls and roll in powdered sugar.

Bake on greased cookie sheet at 350F for 10 to 12 minutes.

Recipe by: Lands End

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---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Rosettes
Categories: Cookies, My
Yield: 36 Servings

2 Egg
1/4 t Salt
1 T Sugar
1 t Vanilla
1 1/4 c Flour
1 c Milk

Beat together. Batter will be thin. Let batter rest for 10 minutes.

Heat 2 1/2 inches of oil in dutch oven to 325 to 350 degrees. Heat rosette iron in oil. Blot on paper towel. Dip iron into batter, but do not cover top of iron. Put in hot oil. Cook for 20 to 35 seconds, until rosette is golden brown. Drain on paper towels. When cool, sprinkle with powdered sugar or fill with preserves and whipped cream.

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36 posted on 12/09/2001 7:25:15 AM PST by Catspaw
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To: KE
Goodmorning. Looking for recipe for Orange Drop Cookies. The ones that stay soft. I lost my mothers recipe, but seem to remember that there was orange juice in the dough, and the icing had bits of orange rind in it?????

This one? If not, I'll check my One Million Recipes software, but that's at work. This is from recipes I collected from the web in MealMaster format.

---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Orange Drop Cookies
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 1 Batch

3/4 c Shortening
1/4 c Butter
1 1/2 c Brown Sugar
2 Well beaten Eggs
1/2 c Fresh Orange Juice
1 ts Vanilla
3 1/2 c Flour
1/4 ts Salt
2 ts Baking Powder
1 ts Soda
2 tb Grated Orange Rind
3/4 c Sour milk or Buttermilk

-----------------------------------ICING-----------------------------------
1/2 c Butter
4 c Powdered Sugar
1/3 c Evaporated Milk
1 ts Vanilla
2 tb Grated Orange Rind

Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs, orange juice, rinds, vanilla and sour milk. Mix well. Add all dry ingredients which have been sifted (NOT! I'm lazy) together. Blend everything together well. Optional - one cup of nuts. Drop by teaspoon on greased cookie sheet, (I used teflon cookie sheet ~ no greasing) Bake at 350% for 5 to 8 minutes.

ICING: Beat it all together and slap on the VERY COOLED DOWN cookies.

This makes a cake like cookie just exploding with orange flavor

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37 posted on 12/09/2001 7:31:48 AM PST by Catspaw
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To: mountaineer
I know it has nothing to do with cookies, but if you are ordering from Penzey's get some chipotle pepper. It is hard to find other places and very good. Try it in chili or fajitas.
38 posted on 12/09/2001 7:33:28 AM PST by knuthom
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To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
Re-posted from a previous thread to consolidate:

German Chocolate Cookies

1 package German Chocolate Cake Mix (18-1/4 oz.)
2 eggs
1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
1/2 cup quick-cooking oats
1 cup (6 oz.) semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup candied fruitcake stuff--forget what you call it--the citron & cherries. Or substitute 1/2 cup raisins.

In a mixing bowl, combine dry cake mix, eggs, butter, & oats, mixing well. Stir in the chocolate chips and candied fruit. At this point I chill the dough for a little while--or you can freeze it for later!--but you don't have to. Drop by heaping spoonfuls about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet--cookies will spread a bit. Bake at 350 for 9-11 minutes. Remove and cool on wire rack. Cookies puff up while baking then fall and crinkle when cooled. They stay chewy, though. Not overly sweet,but a little spicy. Yields about 3 1/2 dozen.

39 posted on 12/09/2001 7:37:41 AM PST by sirena
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To: knuthom
BARF ALERT!!!

PIAPS is on Tim Russert right now and sounding like she voted for George W. Bush. Even embracing military tribunals.

WARNING: Old Crusty accompanies her.

40 posted on 12/09/2001 7:37:49 AM PST by Endeavor
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