Recipes!

Peanut Butter Honey Cookies

After making several types of refrigerator cookies that called for the dough to be shaped into a roll before slicing and baking, this recipe directed the dough to be shaped into a "strip". Of course the flavor is the same no matter the shape, I followed the recipe exactly and spent the extra time to make the "strip". After so many round cookies I guess it was time for a change! As for taste, Guido liked that there all the flavors were well-blended while fI felt there should have been a stronger honey taste to warrant being in the name of the cookie. I am looking forward to other taster's opinions. They were not as crisp as the Ginger Almond cookies but not as soft as many that succumb to Hawaii's humidity.. we shall see what they taste like tomorrow!

Oatmeal Coconut CRISPIES

I incorrectly titled the previous post! Tasting the cookies this morning, they are more chewy than crispy...maybe due to Hawaii's humidity!

Oatmeal Coconut Crinkles

Continuing with refrigerator cookies....making the dough is easy and baking is very easy, since all you do is slice and bake, the only challenge is to shape the dough into a log before refrigerating. I have found that it is easiest to put the dough, still in the mixing bowl, into the fridge for about 2 hours and then scrape it onto wax paper. Fold the wax paper closed and then roll the dough on a hard surface until it is a uniform shape. You want to make sure the ends are not too tapered so they are the same size when slicing for cooking. Hope that makes sense!!! Anyway, the cookies are delicious. They have a nice crisp texture with a great taste if you like coconut and oatmeal! I thought I may have over-cooked them but they need to look browner than just around the edges. I am looking forward to comments from the tasters!

Vanilla Refrigerator Cookies

The name sounds boring and I did not have much hope for these cookies but they were next in line so they were baked! They were easy to make and bake and were decent to eat but not my favorite. Guido thought they were good but I feel they were boring. Hopefully I will get few more comments from other tasters before passing final judgement. I made the original recipe but the variations may be better by adding chocolate or cinnamon or even sprinkling sugar on top. This is a weekend so I will be making another recipe tonight and baking them while watching football. The Red Sox have made the playoffs so I can relax on that front.

Ginger Almond Cookies

Just a comment...these are really better cold!

GINGER ALMOND COOKIES

Delicious cookies that taste different, but each good,both cold and warm. This recipe does not use eggs so if you are ever looking for a recipe for someone allergic , this is a good one! I made the dough and made it into two rolls to chill overnight. I woke up very early this morning and so baked one roll this morning and the other after coming home tonight. I gave samples to Trish and Bob this morning and it was Bob's favorite cookie so far and got a big "thumbs up" from Trish. Both want more tomorrow! They also retain their crispness even with Hawaii's humidity. The almond bits make them a pretty cookie also. It is late...off to bed!