Cookie Recipes (from Southern Living)

alleycat · Dec 5, 2011

For those of you who like baking cookies:

http://www.southernliving.com/food/...st-cookies-recipes-00400000057478/page73.html

Ari Meermans · Dec 5, 2011

Oh my! Thanks for the link, AC. Of course, seeing those photos didn't help my decision to whittle down the number of different types of cookies I bake this year.

alleycat · Dec 5, 2011

Make those Chunky Chocolate Brownies and I'll help you eat them.

Ari Meermans · Dec 5, 2011

I'm sorry; I don't think I'll be making brownies this year.*

Last year I made 11 types of cookies, a dark fruit cake and two cream pies. This year I've whittled it down to:

Cheesecake (Alton Brown's recipe)
Choc. Fudge
Rugalach
Mexican Wedding Cakes
White & Dark Chocolate Peppermint Bark
Southern Comfort Balls
Raspberry Shortbread cookies
Chocolate Mint Wafers

*But, if I change my mind on the brownies, I'll keep you in mind.

Lady MacBeth · Dec 5, 2011

Ari Meermans said:
Oh my! Thanks for the link, AC. Of course, seeing those photos didn't help my decision to whittle down the number of different types of cookies I bake this year.

Ditto that. Butter-mint shortbread? OMG

Alessandra Kelley · Dec 5, 2011

Ari Meermans said:
I'm sorry; I don't think I'll be making brownies this year.*

Last year I made 11 types of cookies, a dark fruit cake and two cream pies. This year I've whittled it down to:

Cheesecake (Alton Brown's recipe)
Choc. Fudge
Rugalach
Mexican Wedding Cakes
White & Dark Chocolate Peppermint Bark
Southern Comfort Balls
Raspberry Shortbread cookies
Chocolate Mint Wafers

*But, if I change my mind on the brownies, I'll keep you in mind.

Christmas isn't Christmas without Mexican wedding cakes.

Ari Meermans · Dec 5, 2011

Alessandra Kelley said:
Christmas isn't Christmas without Mexican wedding cakes.

Absolutely.

alleycat · Dec 14, 2011

More cookie stuff.

http://www.americastestkitchenfeed.com/bake-it-better/2011/12/christmas-cookie-baking-bible/

Deleted member 42 · Dec 14, 2011

Ari Meermans said:
I'm sorry; I don't think I'll be making brownies this year.*

Last year I made 11 types of cookies, a dark fruit cake and two cream pies. This year I've whittled it down to:

Cheesecake (Alton Brown's recipe)
Choc. Fudge
Rugalach
Mexican Wedding Cakes
White & Dark Chocolate Peppermint Bark
Southern Comfort Balls
Raspberry Shortbread cookies
Chocolate Mint Wafers

*But, if I change my mind on the brownies, I'll keep you in mind.

I'll be right over.

AutumnWrite · Dec 14, 2011

Every year I swear to cut down my list, then I see something like this, and begin itching to do more. Those turtle cookies look good. Thanks for the ideas...

Mexican Wedding Cakes, a must, I also do the peanut butter blossom type cookie, only instead I make them with cherries, not peanut butter. And a brown sugar shortbread filled with raspberry or apricot.

Ari Meermans · Dec 14, 2011

Medievalist said:
I'll be right over.

The more, the merrier! We'll be down in Conroe, TX. I'll set a place for you.

Ari Meermans · Dec 14, 2011

AutumnWrite said:
Every year I swear to cut down my list, then I see something like this, and begin itching to do more. Those turtle cookies look good. Thanks for the ideas...

Mexican Wedding Cakes, a must, I also do the peanut butter blossom type cookie, only instead I make them with cherries, not peanut butter. And a brown sugar shortbread filled with raspberry or apricot.

Those sound good, too. hmm, brown sugar shortbread. hmm.

You know what, AC? If you keep tormenting me with these links, I'll be sending a note to Krampus!

alleycat · Dec 16, 2011

Ari Meermans said:
You know what, AC? If you keep tormenting me with these links, I'll be sending a note to Krampus!

I'll just give him a cookie and he'll be fine.

Or . . . I'll kick his butt.

Ken · Dec 16, 2011

... don't forget to leave a plate of cookies out on the mantel for Santa along with a glass of milk.

Ari Meermans · Dec 16, 2011

alleycat said:
I'll just give him a cookie and he'll be fine.

Or . . . I'll kick his butt.

For a moment there, I took you seriously. Then I saw the hat.

alleycat · Dec 16, 2011

You don't like my hat? :-(

Ari Meermans · Dec 17, 2011

Sweetheart, I love the hat; I wouldn't send it into battle against Krampus, though.

alleycat · Dec 17, 2011

And for a special treat . . .

http://www.southernliving.com/food/...y-holiday-desserts-00400000036179/page30.html

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Haggis · Dec 17, 2011

Oh, my Dawg, but that looks good. And I'm not even a big sweets guy.

roseangel · Dec 17, 2011

Oh dear.
The last couple of years I didn't do much in the way of sweets for the holidays as I lacked a good over and my stove is a cast iron camping stove, which requires a propane tank. . .
But this year I have plenty of fuel and a good oven so I have been making sweets:

Peanut butter cookies
Snicker-doodles (was out of cinnamon so used cocoa powder instead)
Gingersnaps
Dump cake
Little cheesecakes
Chocolate bavarois

And my list includes more to make. . .

alleycat · Dec 20, 2011

And, for something to go with the cookies:

http://www.americastestkitchenfeed.com/to-your-health/2011/12/the-chocoholics-secret-weapon/

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