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The TVClubHouse: General Discussions ARCHIVES: 2005 Dec. ~ 2006 Feb.: Cooking Corner: Cookies users admin

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Reader234
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08-13-2000

Saturday, December 04, 2004 - 4:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Reader234 a private message Print Post    
Great Minds Jmm!! :-) DD is sitting here as I googled gingerbread images and she picked a couple, hadnt seen your site, so it is saved now!

my find

I am so good - not! LOL, that is the pic from YOUR site,,, I must name my pics better!! LOL, I'm working on it!!
pic

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Saturday, December 04, 2004 - 5:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Yup, we did one day before Thanksgiving. It was fun, but a HUGE mess. Icing and candy peices all over the places. The kids loved it though and I figure if we can get a project that both kids and us enjoy, it's all good.

Reader, we bought a kit at Costco the weekend before Thanksgiving. LOL, I'm a bad cook so not even sure I could make the gingerbread from a recipe! I don't think I've even seen the kits around since then though.

We're going to decorate sugar cookies this weekend. I was thinking about doing it tonight, but it's getting a little late and I'm not sure the kids would be able to stay focused and have fun so it might be better to wait til tomorrow when they (and me!) are fresh.

Reader234
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08-13-2000

Sunday, December 05, 2004 - 10:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Reader234 a private message Print Post    
BTW Michaels didnt have the Gingerbread kit here either!! The house is put together. I used the meringue powder, and 2lbs of powdered su gar. I made extra dough that is given dd something to decorate while we wait for the Gingerbread house to "dry"!! This is so much fun, and entertaining, I'm afraid tho its becoming a new tradition!! The gingerbread pieces, dh scored, cornered the cardboard pieces, and they baked adn spread a bit, one side of the roof was noticably longer, Ihave a boning knife, that I used to 'saw' down the side, and *whew* thank goodness it worked, made a huge mess, but looks better even!! DH loves the smell the gingerbread made, and he is glad I didnt find the kit!! lol (it took 6 cups of flour!! the icing is 2lbs of powdered sugar! and hours and hours!!)

Hippyt
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06-15-2001

Sunday, December 05, 2004 - 12:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hippyt a private message Print Post    
Wow,you should post a picture of it.

Kstme
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08-14-2000

Thursday, December 16, 2004 - 12:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kstme a private message Print Post    
Since I've started having arthritis problems with my hands this year <two severe sticking fingers> the thought of Holiday baking had me in a tailspin. I just can't grip the bowls or whisks the way I could a year ago. I can still do some of the easy ones, but I really wanted to make some sugar cookies and other 'butter cookie' types. Tee hee...Larsen's Bakery in Seattle, WA sells their Butter Cookie Dough in 10lb containers!! YUM! This is as good as homemade and has solved my problems!! You can freeze it for up to 6 months! I break down the tubs into 8 balls, wrap them in plastic wrap and aluminium foil and freeze. I use this dough for everything since it is the 'basic' cookie dough.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Tuesday, June 07, 2005 - 8:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
HELP!!! I want to make fortune cookies for my mom's retirement party. (Social studies teacher.) Any fortune cookie recipes out there? Also any tips on successfully getting the fortune in? (and any suggestions for the "fortunes"?)

Jmm
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08-16-2002

Tuesday, June 07, 2005 - 8:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jmm a private message Print Post    
Julie, This looks like a pretty good recipe, but I've never tried it.

fortune cookies

Jmm
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08-16-2002

Tuesday, June 07, 2005 - 8:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jmm a private message Print Post    
And here are the fortunes.

fortunes

Rslover
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11-19-2002

Wednesday, June 08, 2005 - 3:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rslover a private message Print Post    
FORTUNE COOKIE RECIPES
RECIPE WITH FORTUNES

Auntiemike
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09-17-2001

Wednesday, June 08, 2005 - 4:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Auntiemike a private message Print Post    
Neko: I've seen a similar recipe to your toffee cracker recipe but it uses graham crackers, the same butter, brown sugar caramel and then you sprinkle chopped pecans on top and bake for 10 min. max. They are called Praline Cookies and oh so easy and delicious!

I haven't tried it with saltine crackers but will tonight. Yummmm.

Rslover
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11-19-2002

Friday, September 30, 2005 - 7:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rslover a private message Print Post    
bump

Weeniewhiner
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07-22-2005

Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 8:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Weeniewhiner a private message Print Post    
These taste surprisingly good. The boys like to smoosh the 2-color cookie dough into different designs. If they are spending the night, we make the dough at night then roll and bake them the next day.

Marbled Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

1 c butter, softened
1 c sugar
1/2 c brown sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 t vanilla
2 c flour
1 t baking soda
1/2 t salt
1/4 c baking cocoa
2 T flour
2/3 c oats (quick or old-fashioned), divided
1 c semisweet chocolate chips, divided

Beat butter and sugars until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.

Combine 2 c flour, baking soda, salt. Stir into dough.

Divide dough in half. Mix cocoa into 1 batch and 2 T flour into the other. Stir 1/3 c oats and 1/2 c chips into each batch, cover and chill both doughs 2 hrs or overnight.

Combine 1 T of each dough into a ball, twisting or smooshing the doughs together. Place 2" apart on cookie sheet.

Bake @ 375º 10-11 mins or until the light-colored dough is golden brown.

Cool 2 mins on cookie sheet.

I forget how many this recipe makes, prob 3 dozen.

Hussy
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08-06-2004

Friday, October 28, 2005 - 12:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hussy a private message Print Post    
I am looking for sweet recipes made with splenda that you have tried and know it works... thanks Cin

Knightpatti
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12-06-2001

Friday, October 28, 2005 - 9:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Knightpatti a private message Print Post    
Cin - I make the pumpkin pie recipe on the can label using splenda, fat free can milk, and egg whites. Very tasty!

Xxwriterxx
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11-28-2005

Thursday, December 15, 2005 - 5:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Xxwriterxx a private message Print Post    
First time in this folder... love cookies... terrible cook... nevertheless

I'm searching for a recipe for that delicious cookie I see in all the bakeries... the one that has smiley faces painted on them in colored sugar icing. I know the cookie tastes terrible without the icing, so it's not a sugar cookie, and I know it requires a rolling pin (never used one of those before!), and I know it's a soft not crunchy cookie. But, oh, how I love those smiley faces! Can't eat just one. They decorate them as pumpkins for Halloween.

Xxwriterxx
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11-07-2003

Monday, December 19, 2005 - 9:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Xxwriterxx a private message Print Post    
Does anyone recognize this cookie? I know my description is vague, but that's because I don't know what it is. lol It's definitely a flour cookie; if you take the powdered-sugar icing off, the cookie doesn't taste good at all. It's a soft cookie, very light in color, doesn't crunch, has to be rolled out with a rolling pin and cut with a cookie cutter. When it's done, it doesn't brown on the edges... well, I guess it could if you're as bad a cook as I am! Then it's iced with tinted powder sugar icing.

I saw a bakery squeeze the icing out of one of those plastic squeeze bottles with the cone-shaped spout. The bottom layer is spiraled around the cookie from the center out; it spreads evenly all by itself. After it sets a bit, a smiley face can be drawn on with another color icing.

Jmm
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08-16-2002

Monday, December 19, 2005 - 9:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jmm a private message Print Post    
xxwriterxx, They often use shortbread cookies when they're going to be icing them.

Justavice
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11-22-2005

Monday, December 19, 2005 - 9:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Justavice a private message Print Post    
xxwriterxx- it sounds like you are describing Lofthouse cookies. You might be able to find a recipe using google.

Xxwriterxx
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11-07-2003

Monday, December 19, 2005 - 1:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Xxwriterxx a private message Print Post    
Thank you both. I'll do some digging.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, December 19, 2005 - 5:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I don't think they are Lofthouse cookies (they are soft and sweet). I know the cookies Xx means, and they aren't shortbread either. I do think they are a sugar cookie, but possibly made with shortening instead of butter. Let me dig around and see what I come up with...

Xxwriterxx
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11-07-2003

Monday, December 19, 2005 - 7:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Xxwriterxx a private message Print Post    
Costacat, thanks for the help. I haven't had any luck yet. It would help if I could taste the recipes as I view them.

Xxwriterxx
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11-07-2003

Friday, December 23, 2005 - 8:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Xxwriterxx a private message Print Post    
In my ongoing search for my cookie <g>... I found this site which features a No-Fail Sugar Cookie with Royal Icing or Buttercream Icing.

Kitchengifts.com FAQ

Since this cookie can be used to make cookie bouquets, I'm almost certain it's the wrong recipe. The cookie I'm looking for isn't rock-hard or even crisp. The Royal Icing dries hard (concrete-hard if bowl of icing isn't covered), so I think the Buttercream Icing might be the right one. I'm looking for the powdered-sugar icing that dries on the surface, but is still pliable if pressed with a finger. This one sounds right.

The search continues!

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Friday, December 23, 2005 - 10:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
I think I made these cookies today!

The cookie recipe was:
1/3 cup heavy cream
1 cup butter (no substitutions), softened
2 cups flour

Mix all three ingredients into a dough. (After the intitial mixing, I used my hands -- it was easier because it is a very crumbly cookie.) Put in refrigerator and chill for 2 hours or until easy to handle.

Divide into thirds. Let one third stand at room temp. for 15 min. & put rest in back in refrigerator. Roll out on floured surface to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut out in circles (a floured shot glass works great!). Dip in sugar and put on ungreased cookie sheet. Poke holes in each cookie w/fork. Bake at 350 degrees for 7-9 minutes.

Take two cookies and combine with the following filling:

1/2 cup butter (no substitutions), softened
1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tsp. vanilla

Blend all ingredients together. If it is too dry, add a bit of heavy cream, a couple of drops at a time. Divide filling in half and color half w/green food coloring and half w/red food coloring.


The dough for the cookie tastes awful, but when they are finished, they literally melt in your mouth.

Xxwriterxx
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11-07-2003

Friday, December 23, 2005 - 10:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Xxwriterxx a private message Print Post    
Teach, thank you for this recipe! When you bite into the cookie, is it soft? And is the cookie still white or the same color as the dough, no browning?

The recipe I'm looking for definitely has an awful tasting cookie beneath the icing... just tastes like flour. Thanks for the help!

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Friday, December 23, 2005 - 11:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
Delightfully soft -- but if you taste the dough (like any good baker should), it tastes like paste! Dipping it in the sugar helps a wee bit, but the filling is what makes them. They do not brown at all -- nor do they "spread out" as they cook.

Xxwriterxx
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11-07-2003

Saturday, December 24, 2005 - 12:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Xxwriterxx a private message Print Post    
Teach, I think you may've made my day! I'll let you know how they turn out sometime next week. I want to ice them as smiley faces for all-occasion gifts. to you!

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Saturday, December 24, 2005 - 10:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
WOOHOOOOO!!!! Hope they work beautifully for you and that they truly ARE the same ones you were thinking about. I can vouch for the fact that when I took them to the in-laws today, they were the very first cookie gone (and we had cut out sugar cookies, chocolate chip cookies, brownies, cheesecake, chocolate covered pretzels, lemon bars AND pecan sandies all competing for coverage too!). I don't think the kiddos got even one -- the adults snarfed them down! LOL

Merry Christmas!

Kearie
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07-21-2005

Wednesday, December 28, 2005 - 10:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kearie a private message Print Post    
Teach...I believe my mom makes those cookies but uses mint flavoring in the filling. Those cookies melt in your mouth...and they are bite sized.