COOKIES
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MOCHA CHOCOLATE MORSEL COOKIES…& A MUSIC MEME
“In the cookies of life, friends are the chocolate chips” Unknown I guess one can never have enough of chocolate chip cookies. These ones above are our current favourite…crisp, chocolaty & nutty too, with just the right hint of mocha. I scribbled the recipe down from the back of a box or chocolate chips packet ages ago. The chip cookies I’ve posted earlier were sans cocoa. These ones are more indulgent; quite a treat & disappear very fast…so watch out. Like most cookie recipes, this one is versatile too. Skip the cocoa if you want pure unadulterated chocolate pleasure, skip the nuts if you ain’t a nutty person. I have…
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BLACK SESAME SHORTBREAD…a fusion of flavours!
“Come and share a pot of tea, My home is warm and my friendship’s free.”Emilie Barnes Black Sesame Shortbread Cookies… You think you’ve kinda lost it when you start dreaming Black Sesame Shortbread! That’s what has happened to me ever since I saw these wonderfully enticing cookies at Diva’s Sugar Bar. Shortbread is my all time favourite sort of cookie, & sesame in a cookie is entirely intriguing. ‘Cookies with a heart, from the heart’!… So, after reading Diva’s delicious post, pretended to pull on my boots. Further pretended that I was walking down to Sainsburys. In reality, pushed my feet into a pair of slip-ons & drove down to…
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AMAZING MAIZE & CORNY COOKIES
“I am still convinced that a good, simple, homemade cookie is preferable to all the store-bought cookies one can find.” James Beard Bowled over by Cornmeal Pistachio Cookies Then comes along one of those looooong lazy summer days where you want to bake something & for once you’d rather it wasn’t chocolate. It happens to me at times after a chocolate overdose in the kitchen. Something different has to be attempted; something which has a chance of turning out unexpectedly good or even bad, but different. Have started throwing caution to the wind & have begun treading on uncharted territory. Read on for my tale of good…& then bad, as…
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GINGERBREAD MEN TO PASS ON THE ARTE Y PICO AWARD!
“Cooking is a language through which a society expresses itself” Jean Soler Wholewheat Cinnamon Ginger Cookies… Made these 2 days ago with Amy @ Familia Bencomo in mind…HUGS to you Amy for the wonderful Arte y Pico award. These gingerbread men are very special because this is a recipe that I worked on a while ago for a teacher in the kids’ school who was HUGE on wholewheat healthy stuff & wanted some yummy cookies. The cookies are crisp, great tasting & cut-out beautifully. My favourite choice for gingerbread men & teddy bear cut-out cookies because these hold shape very well & the colour is just right…WARM & HAPPY!! They…
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MALTED OAT ‘n’ PISTACHIO COOKIES & A DISTINCT AWARD…GASP!!
“Food…can look beautiful, taste exquisite, smell wonderful, make people feel good, bring them together, inspire romantic feelings. …At its most basic, it is fuel for a hungry machine.” Rosamond Richardson Malted Oat ‘n’ Pistachio Cookies I made really simple healthy cookies the other day. Had some oats which were beginning to look really sad just sitting there, so out came the cookbook. …’The Great Cookie Book’. Wasn’t in the mood for some long drawn recipe; found this one which seemed as laid back as I was feeling! Made a few changes as I obviously would want to. Added nuts to add to crunch & taste; had to be pistachios which…
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CHOCOLATE-CHIP PISTACHIO COOKIES…& SERENDIPITY!
“Me want cookie!”Cookie Monster Chocolate-chip Pistachio Cookies This was the day after making the chocolate pistachio fudge. I was plenty inspired with the great combination of chocolate & pistachios & decided to explore it some more. Time to substitute the walnuts in my chocolate chip cookies with pistachios! Oooooooooooh…for a nut which is not quite popular or as visible as pecans or walnuts, I’m amazed at the potential it has! This cookie tasted great; very nice indeed. I’ve also seen some great pistachio panna cottas on the net. Another delightful thing about pistachios is the visual appeal. They add a burst of colour to whatever they are added to, more…
