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I want to bake a batch of cookies for my classmates (end of semester treat) - what kinds of cookies should I make? I want to make 3 varieties, at least one with a unique flavor combination.
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27 Comments:
White chocolate chunk with macadamia nuts.
Ash at 12:50PM on 04/26/07
Thumbprint cookies- easy to make, and you can use various jams for variety. I use the Barefoot Contessa recipe and I get rave reviews.
Mich23 at 1:43PM on 04/26/07
Raisin Molasses Cookies
http://www.recipezaar.com/177412
zekks at 1:49PM on 04/26/07
city-bakery style chocolate chip (chewy, slight crispness), or biiiig jewish black and whites
lashes457 at 1:51PM on 04/26/07
I love snickerdoodles....
and i'll also second the white chocolate chunk w/ macadamia nuts.
Alm25 at 2:33PM on 04/26/07
Try a basic chocolate chip cookie recipe, but substitute plenty of crushed heath bars--caramel/toffee and chocolate is a winning combo!
Or dark chocolate cookies with orange zest, almonds, and crasins
Or you could be adventurous and make dark chocolate cookie sandwiches with a mint frosting center
à la mode at 2:34PM on 04/26/07
peanut butter chocolate chunk
ThatGirl153 at 3:52PM on 04/26/07
Bar cookies like brownies or blondies are always a hit and pretty flexible, when it comes to nuts, other chips, etc.
hereandthe at 4:12PM on 04/26/07
Joy of Cooking's peanut butter cookies, which are quite rich and crumbly, are the best peanut butter cookies you will find, and they are really easy and quick. Make them with crunchy PB; you can also add chocolate chips, but it might be overkill.
emily20008 at 5:52PM on 04/26/07
Molasses... Or snickerdoodles... I also second the heath bar cookie one!
pbisNOTmyname at 6:22PM on 04/26/07
I've baked many kinds of cookies, but it seems oatmeal cookies with raisins are by far the most popular. Easy to make! You can find recipes on most oatmeal cartons and, I'll wager, on the Quaker Web site.
I agree with emily 20008 about Joy of Cooking's pb cookies, and crunchy pb!
a la mode's suggestion re: starting with a basic chocolate chip cookie recipe is a good one. Along those lines, you might consider starting with a basic sugar cookie recipe (easy), and have a blast decorating the cookies with small candies (M&M's, Red Hots, a Hershey's Kiss, etc.), or icing, or cinnamon and sugar, or nuts, or whatever you like.
baboo at 8:57PM on 04/26/07
Chocolate chip cookies made with a flour AND graham cracker crumbs; during the last few minutes of baking, push mini marshmallows and Hershey bar pieces into the top. Finish baking and you've got gooey S'mores Cookies.
Check out the Cookie Madness blog. She's got a great recipe; every time I make them, for family, friends, enemies, co-workers, they are a huge success.
trabo at 9:26PM on 04/26/07
oatmeal raisin, molasses, snickerdoodle
there's not much better than a great cookie, but it's so easy to leave them in the oven for a minute too long and have them turn out mediocre! truly an underappreciated art...
ChristineB at 12:39AM on 04/27/07
My favorite is Martha Stewart's chocolate gingerbread cookie, or as I call them, Symphonic Cookies.
Swedish Spice from "Maida Heatter's Brand-New Book of Great Cookies" take a lot of time to make, but are ultra delicious.
An extra rich chocolate cookie can be found in the form of "Black Gold Cookies" from Marcel Desaulniers' Death by Chocolate Cookies (recipe here).
Marc at 2:20AM on 04/27/07
I love pizzelles. They are like potato chips you can not just eat one. I make them in various forms/flavors. My favorite one being a drop of orange oil, vanilla and finely chopped walnuts. Also love the traditional with anise seed. I cannot believe no one mentioned them thus far.
The last couple years I have like many serous eats folks been fascinated with macaroons. Now that have discovered them I just cannot stop thinking up combinations. I also love old coconut macaroons.
I agree with mostly anyone oatmeal cookies are comforting and they make the house smell heavenly.
In the final analysis my favorite is sugar cookies. I make them each holiday with corresponding cookie cutters (I have tons of them) I make a simple 10x sugar and lightly flavored thin icing. I paint and decorate them.
Kids still go bananas for a sugar cookie with sprinkles. Me too.
JerzeeTomato at 7:05AM on 04/27/07
M&M cookies from Carlo's City Hall Bake Shop in Hoboken, NJ. Also, speculaas and chocolate chip. It's worth the PATH ride over to Hoboken from Manhattan to get a treat at Carlo's and take it to the pier to eat!
K at 8:27AM on 04/27/07
Snickerdoodles... my mom has the best recipe and I've been trying very hard to weasel it out of her. Something about I won't come home anymore if I know how to make them myself.
Keprydak at 8:57AM on 04/27/07
The Double Tree Hotel chocolate chip cookies. The recipe is at www.topsecretrecipes.com.
KItkat at 10:13AM on 04/27/07
Martha Stewart's Chocolate Chip Cookies. Amatuer Gourment led me to them. They are buttery, crispy, yet chewy in the middle...simply little changes take the normal, cakey average Tollhouse cookie into something sublime.
ptrap at 10:25AM on 04/27/07
My nana used to make the most amazing lace cookies. I have no idea how, but man they are amazing.
FKC at 11:25AM on 04/27/07
By far the Girl Scout cookies, Thin Mints are my fav! It is really hard for me to NOT eat a whole box within two days. I ran across this recipe for Thin MInts and made the cookies a couple weeks ago and they turned out pretty darn good. Here it is if you want to try it.....
Ingredients
1/4 C. shortening
1/2 C. sugar
1 C. semi-sweet chocolate, melted
1/4 C. light corn syrup
1 egg1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. mint extract
1 and 1/2 C. flour
1 tsp. salt
1/3 C. peppermint candy, crushed
Directions
Combine shortening and 1/4 C. of the sugar and beat well. Add melted chocolate, corn syrup, egg, vanilla and mint extract and continue to beat. Slowly add flour and salt and stir until smooth. Stir in candy. Shape into 1/2-inch balls and roll in the other 1/4-C. of sugar. Cook for 12 - 15 minutes at 350 degrees.
Sarah P. at 1:42PM on 04/27/07
"Mrs Field's" cookie - choc chips, chunks, walnuts. Great hearty cookie! My husband makes them at Christmas and I eat them through the holiday season - breakfast, lunch, dinner, bedtime snack, 2 at a time. I love 'em! When the last one is gone, I start eating healthy. And biscotti - ummmm
jeanne at 6:49PM on 04/27/07
great question!
couple suggestions...
i'll second kitkat's recommendation for the double tree cookies. they are phenomenal - and everyone will think you're a rockstar. that is, if you don't eat all the dough before you're done.
there's another 'thin mint' cookie i like to make that is a double chocolate cookie with a melted andes mint on top. fantastic! and the kids will love the green swirls on top. check out the recipe here.
thefrugalfoodie at 10:51PM on 04/27/07
i just thought of another cookie i recently had: white chocolate & craisins. AMAZING, but i don't have a recipe. sorry!
thefrugalfoodie at 10:52PM on 04/27/07
Famous amos, regular choc chip ones.
winny at 6:02AM on 04/28/07
Always go with chocolate chip for one of the cookies (maybe even a double batch?). I always love ginger or spice or molasses cookies (they're my favorite). And then maybe some sugar? The point is to be a people pleaser with these things--some people are allergic to nuts or really have a distaste for weird or complicated cookies.
AJ Thompson at 1:59PM on 04/28/07
Grandma's Tea Cake Cookies if not in the baking mood. These are the best.
These tea cake cookies are made by a company out of Houston, Texas.
I've tried making them like my grandmother did but no luck. These people hit the spot if not better. Sorry grandmother. I received them within two days from order and they were delicious. I ordered a dozen for my family of four and they were gone before going to bed. These cookies are larger and tastier than the average cookie.
Best cookies I've tasted since grandmothers last batch in 1975.
Their website address is www.GrandmasTeaCakeCookies.com
Head Chef at 11:47AM on 10/01/07