Coming up on March 18th is National Oatmeal Cookie Day--yay! What are your favorite add-ins? Dried fruits like dates (my favorite), apricots, dried cherries or big soft raisins? Nuts...maybe walnuts, pecans & I've eaten ones with pistachio nuts, too. Coconut?...
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A few months ago, somebody gave me the Cooks Illustrated recipe for Chocolate-Chunk Oatmeal Cookies with Dried Cherries. I can't figure out what I did with it and I really wanted to bake up a batch -- they were so...
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I'm getting married in a month and would like to have homemade cookies as a favor. I was hoping to make mini black and whites as an homage to my home sweet home, as I now live in the south....
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Tough decision! I do love a bowl of Haagen Dazs...but to never have a warm chocolate chip cookie would be torture! Ice cream or cookies, which could you live without?...
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Over the past few months, I've been trying to change my diet to incorporate more whole, organic grains. I bake frequently, and I've added rye and spelt flour to my arsenal of ingredients. However, I've never baked with spelt before,...
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Taking JEP's topic to the cookie. I am not much of a candy eater. But I can make cookies all day long. If I were a cookie I would be a linzer cookie with raspberry in the center. What kind...
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Actually don't recall (senior moment) what kind or even if I did leave cookies out for Santa on Christmas Eve. When my kids were young, we made old-fashioned cut-out cookies decorated with icing & sprinkles. Each child selected their best...
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I have three---the original Oreo, Fig Newton and Walker's shortbread. Granted, these are only eaten once in a blue moon but I can't seem to match their taste in a homemade variety. When Girl Scout cookies are available, Samoa's &...
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I want to make some molasses crinkles for Christmas (I love the spice). Right now I only have blackstrap molasses and virtually every recipe that calls for molasses specifies "not robust/blackstrap." Does anyone know if I can substitute it without...
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I thought that I had tasted what could be the best chocolate chip cookie in the city...at Chocolate Haven, at City Bakery, Levain, etc., but last night, I was floored by a dessert that topped any of those experiences. Next...
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