Cookies?

[planet]

I haven't participated in the cookie exchanges and now I am paying dearly for it! I don't have any stellar recipes. I keep trying new ones, but so far...just ok. I'm looking for something outstanding.

Is anyone willing to share a favorite or do I have to wait until the next exchange??

If you look back through the recipe posts, you should be able to find the cookie recipes for what people sent. Some of the recipes anyway.

Maybe we need a back to school cookie exchange? Labor Day cookie exchange? Nellie moved and needs some sweets in her house exchange?

[planet]

I did a search and came up dry. Will keep looking. Maybe keyword "yum."

Here you go:
http://www.medicalspouse.com/forums/vie ... hp?t=11562

Starting in the middle of page 2 of the recipe threads. You might want to go back and look for ones around 12/05. I just looked through the threads rather than searching.

Happy baking!

the search function has been funky for awhile.

I'll suggest allrecipes.com for cookie recipes. I tend to only go for ones with lots of reviews and a 4 or 5 star rating. But be sure to read the reviews. Some morons will rate something 5 stars, and in their review they've basically re-written the recipe.

[Vanquisher]

the search function has been funky for awhile.

I'll suggest allrecipes.com for cookie recipes. I tend to only go for ones with lots of reviews and a 4 or 5 star rating. But be sure to read the reviews. Some morons will rate something 5 stars, and in their review they've basically re-written the recipe.

That is so true. I have found that small alterations can be just what a recipe needs, but I have seen some of them that substitue or change almost every ingredient. Well, it isn't the same recipe then, is it? Then, they'll say, "It didn't work out for me." Well, duh. And, if it did, you changed the whole thing!!

Also people like different things in a cookie. I like mine soft and chewy, but not cake like. Some people like crsip cookies. Read reviews and sort them by rating or by most helpful.

[DCJenn]

What are you looking for- because my mom will have it. Soft, chewy, crisp, spicy, cakey, plain, extravagent...you name it.

She just sent these:

Action vietnam cookies

Categories: None
Yield: 1 Servings
¾ cup Solid vegetable shortening
1 cup Firmly packed light brown sugar
1 Egg
1 ½ cup All-purpose flour
½ teaspoon Baking soda
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon Ground nutmeg
½ cup Coarsely chopped walnuts
½ cup Semisweet chocolate morsels; (plain or mint flavored)
½ cup Shredded coconut
½ cup Raisins dredged in 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 cup Masked ripe bananas; (2 or 3)
1 ¾ cup Quick-cooking rolled oats; uncooked
Betty Bernard. "These cookies can be frozen or stored in the pantry. They are not fragile and withstand the rigors of shipping." Submitted by Suzy-Q Lewis In a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer, beat together shortening and brown sugar. Add egg and contnue beating until ingredients are well blended. Sift together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Add flour mixture to shortening mixture, stirring to keep batter well blended. Add walnuts, chocolate morsels, coconut, raisins and bananas; mix well. Gradually stir in oats, mixing well. Drop dough from end of teaspoon onto lightly greased baking sheets. Bake in a preheated 375 deg oven 12 minutes or until done. TIP: To save time spent baking, drop batter on cookie sheet lined with heavy-duty aluminum fo8il. When done and slightly cooled, cookies will "peel" off the foil. Liner can be used again, or having two or three foil liners ready with cookie batches for baking will hasten the baking time considerably. Posted to Bakery-Shoppe Digest V1 #462 by "Pollywog" <hlewis@cci-29palms.com> on Dec 20, 1997

to Rick and he reports that they are Very Yummy and all the guys at poker night are ready to trade in their mothers-in-law for his. As you might suspect by the title they were very popular during the Vietnam war as well.

Jenn

[planet]

[rainbabies]

just dont go stealing my jam up oatmeal cookies. i plan on making those again!

[planet]

As long as you send me some...deal.

[rainbabies]

the pleasure would be mine

Damn it Rainbabies, I started salivating uncontrollably at the mention of jam-ups. Thanks a lot.

I second a second cookie exchange. Christmas in July? Please?

Christmas in July? Please?

I second that motion!

[planet]

I'm in...and don't worry...I'll find something good in time! Now that we have a good kitchen I'm going bake happy.

[DCJenn]

Jodi-

I had the same reaction- mmmmm jam-ups.

I'm in but I'm in no mood to hand decorate little lime slices so I'll have to find something else.

Maybe I'll get mom to make her Cherry Garcia's while she's here- if we time this right I won't have to do much but stand around and eat the macadamia nuts and chocolate chips!

Jenn