Thursday, December 9, 2010

Cookies -- a yummy vanilla post

Every year I have my annual cookie baking party -- today is a day off to plan and prepare -- not very many of my friends can make it this year (because I live in the BFE) -- but it's on as usual.

This is how it goes sometimes -- sometimes you have tons of support - and sometimes it boils down to those few people who are at the core

Sometimes I think I like the years that it's just the core group the best.

So -- what's on the menu?

Gingerful Bisotti
Bittersweet Chocolate Cherry Biscotti
Cardamon Cookies
Brandied Tropical Fruit Bars
Napa Valley Almond Bars
Key Lime Cookies
chocolate peppermint pinwheels
chocolate dipped pretzels with toffee chips
Biscochitos
Gingerbread cookies

and something new this year -- maybe with pumpkin -- I want a soft pumpkin recipe with cranberries or chocolate chips

How much will we bake?

brace yourselves -- about 800 cookies is the average -- give or take -- since I'm making the key lime cookies which make an insane amount -- it could be closer to 1000.

Happy Holidays all -- I am shopping -- having lunch with L -- and coming home to clean and make some dough in advance.

hmmm -- maybe some of the kiddo's favorite cakey chocolate chip cookies.....
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8 comments:

  1. JanewayDecember 9, 2010 at 9:55 AM

    Long time lurker, first time commenter.

    For Thanksgiving this year, a friend who's an aspiring baker made pumpkin pies with blackberries and he said they turned out great. Perhaps this idea would translate to a pumpkin cookie?

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  2. AnonymousDecember 9, 2010 at 11:04 AM

    No peanut butter? They always get left out :(

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  3. JanewayDecember 9, 2010 at 11:18 AM

    An addendum from the baking friend:

    Blackberries would be too moist unless you used dried ones, which aren't readily available. He recommended cranberries.

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  4. mouseDecember 9, 2010 at 11:31 AM

    Cookies are on the list...The christmas things to do list but wow that's a lot of freaking cookies! If I were closer I'd help out!

    Hugs,
    mouse

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  5. AnonymousDecember 9, 2010 at 2:34 PM

    @Janeway -- WELCOME! -- I'll have to see what I can come up with

    @subbf -- allergic

    @mouse -- how awesome would it be to have a sub baking party!

    sfp

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  6. JzDecember 9, 2010 at 5:21 PM

    OOOOOOOO!
    I wanna come to the sub baking party!
    (I have a good pumpkin recipe if you want it...)

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  7. sweet kkDecember 9, 2010 at 7:26 PM

    oh sfp -

    i'd love to join in on the sub cookie party...

    i'll set out the sugar cookies in all sorts of shapes and sizes, loads of royal icing, food coloring, sprinkles and off we go! :)

    kk

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  8. sinDecember 10, 2010 at 6:39 AM

    Excellent. I love cookies. And decorating. Might have to do my own post on it.

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