Next up were the Company Best cookies, Chocolate Orange Puffs on p. 120. These are supposed to be cream-puff-like cookies with an orange dough and orange and chocolate whipped cream filling. So … these were a kitchen fail! The dough is supposed to be like a Pâte à Choux, but highly simplified. And, they did…
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Lemon Snowdrops
The random number generator brought me back to the Cooky Primer with the Lemon Snowdrops on p. 27. These are sandwich cookies with delicate powdered-sugar cookies held together with a tart lemon curd. The cookies in this recipe felt very similar to Russian Teacakes (p. 25 in the book, which I haven’t gotten to in…
Thumbprint Cookies
I stayed in the Family Favorites section with Thumbprint Cookies on p. 77. These are fun cookies rolled in nuts and topped with your favorite jam. These are fairly quick cookies, with a standard dough of brown sugar, butter, vanilla, salt, and flour. After mixing that all together, form balls that are then coated in…
Butterscotch Lace Cookies
The random number generator pushed me back to the Family Favorites section with Butterscotch Lace Cookies on p. 80. These sweet cookies form holes as they bake, giving them the look of lace. These take a little of planning, because you are supposed to melt butter and brown sugar together and then pour that over…
Scotch Shortbread
Next on my list were the Scotch Shortbread cookies from the Cooky Primer on p.20. These were delicate butter cookies that melted in your mouth. As with most shortbread, the dough is a simple mixture of flour, sugar and butter. These are mixed together and then refrigerated. Once chilled, the dough is rolled out and…
Angel Sandwiches
Next were some Teatime Cookies: Angel Sandwiches from p113 in The Cooky Book. (Actually, I was supposed to do these a couple weeks ago, but I had missed the “Sweetened Whipped Cream Topping” as an ingredient when I made the grocery list. So, I didn’t have the whipping cream on hand to make these.) These…
Kisses
Next up were the “Kisses” on pg. 121 in the Company Best section of the Cooky Book. These were a bit like biting into a cloud. I can’t recall ever making meringue cookies, but I think these are similar. First the egg whites are beaten until frothy. Next, the sugar was added, and the mixture…
Coconut Lemon Bars
The random number generator put me back into the Family Favorites section with “Coconut Lemon Bars” on p. 73. These were not your traditional lemon bars. If you’ve made classic lemon bars, this recipe is similar in it’s basics: a pre-baked bottom crust and a lemony topping. But, there are some clear differences with this…
Date-Oatmeal Cookies
I stayed in the “Cooky Primer” this time with “Date-Oatmeal Cookies” on p. 25. These were a “molded” cookie — which means they were rolled out and pressed down — with bits of dates and nuts. Another basic recipe, but with a few more ingredients than previous creations — brown sugar, butter, flour, salt, baking…
Molasses Jumbles
The random number generator brought me back to the “Cooky Primer” with “Molasses Jumbles” on p. 10. These were a basic, drop cookie with a ton of molasses flavor. This was a super-basic cookie recipe with brown sugar, butter, flour, salt, baking soda and molasses. Like most recipes, cream the sugar and butter, then add…