Recently a discussion was had by my husband and myself on is it called icing or frosting. Typically the term is often used to identify the same ingredients causing quite a bit of confusion among those of us who are trained chefs. This discussion led to research on what, if any, is the difference. Here are some of my conclusions.
Frosting
Frosting is a fluffy, thick concoction that will hold its shape. You can pipe decorations with it like you see on cakes.
When the children were young and I was overwhelmed with cleaning, cooking, shopping, wrapping, decorating, parties; the one party I loved attending was the Cookie Exchanges. Usually these were organized by someone at one of the kids schools. Not only did it give me an evening away from kids, husband and chaos, but the cookies were so good!
We would each bring a variety of cookies to the exchange. For instance each person who attends makes a large batch of cookies (2 recipes each), then divide those batches into a dozen cookies each, then everyone who attends will go home with enough cookies for the holidays! To make it even better, we each brought the recipes with us and copied them so each of us had the recipes from the other people.
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Tags: Christmas, cookie exchanges, cookies, fudge, truffles 
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The dough for these cookies is what makes them exceptional. Most popular fillings are peach, apricot, raspberry and date. Use your imagination!
Happy Holidays!
CREAM CHEESE KOLACKY
Ingredients
* 3 ounces cream cheese
* 1/2 cup butter, softened
* 1 cup all-purpose flour
* 1/2 cup any flavor fruit jam
* 1/3 cup confectioners’ sugar for decoration
Directions
Posted in Christmas Traditions, Cookies, Ethnic, Fruit, Polish Tags: cookies, Holidays, Kolacky, Polish Foods, recipes Comments OffWhether you are planning on shipping cookies overseas or across the country here are some simple guidelines to follow.
When shipping cookies a common worry is that cookies will become stale and broken during the shipping process, but that does not have to happen. Make sure your cookies arrive at their destination still fresh and delicious by following some simple guidelines.
Keep in mind that it could take more than two weeks for your package to arrive, so do not send cookies that are extremely delicate, frosted or filled with custard. Cookies such as chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, peanut butter, shortbread and bar cookies travel well.
Here is a cookie recipe from my childhood memories. Several years ago I lost this recipe and could not find the exact one for years. A couple of years ago I found it a Cooking.com, it is every bit as good as I remember. Happy Holidays!
RECIPE INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
1/2 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
2 tablespoons heavy cream
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup quick cooking irish oatmeal
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
Posted in AllRecipes, Candy, Cookies, Dessert Recipes, Holidays Tags: cookies, cooking.com, holiday cookies, Irish Lace, recipes Comments Off
My husband has got the cooking bug again…happens every few weeks, which is why I have a hard time taking weight off. At least that is the excuse I use regularly, I just blame it on him and not the fact that I can’t stop eating the stuff he bakes or that he is so good at baking.
This recipe is one of his better ones. Again where he got it, I don’t know. I only know the results are delicious!
Ingredients:
Posted in Cake Desserts, Cakes, Cheesecake, Cookies, Desserts, My Family Recipes Tags: Cakes, cheesecake, cookies, cream, Desserts Comments OffI am in the mood for chocolate. And as anyone knows when a woman is in the mood for chocolate, don’t stand in her way!
My husband is the baker in the family and he makes wonderful Chocolate Chip cookies. He uses the recipes off the Nestle Tollhouse chips bag, but instead of using vanilla he uses real Almond extract, then adds pecans. They are delicious.
But I am in the mood for something more chocolaty (is that even a word?). Something that oozes chocoate and is so rich that eating one will satisfy my craving. Of course, I will have to eat more as I don’t want them to go to waste.
Packing cookies in lunches? Here’s a great pack-and-munch treat.
1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker® oatmeal cookie mix
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 tablespoon water
1 egg
3/4 cup crisp rice cereal
1/2 cup flaked coconut
1.Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, stir all ingredients until soft dough forms. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet.
2.Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet. Cool completely.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): No change.
Several years ago we bought a cookie from some local bakeries that are now out of business. I will describe them and if anyone has the recipe or knows what they are called, I would greatly appreciate you posting here.
They are three inch logs made up of a chocolate cake with banana flavoring. Once the cookie is baked it was dipped in dark chocolate and sprinkled with candied sugar.
I have looked everywhere for either the cookie or the recipe and cannot find it anywhere. The family remembers these cookies and would like to know either how to make them or where we can purchase them in the Detroit area.
Posted in Christmas Cookies, Cookies, Holidays Tags: bananas, Chocolate, cookies, holiday 1 Comment »Two Sundays before Christmas has become somewhat of a tradition in our family for two of our children to come to our house and bake cookies. Jenn and Pat have done this together for the past 15 years or so.
My husband and I are not allowed to comment, make suggestions, or watch.
This year the results of their afternoon are Swedish Nut Cups, Russian Tea Cakes and of course Thumbprint Cookies. I am told that our daughter, Jenn, has the perfect size thumb for the Thumbprint cookies. It is a lot of fun, but the cookies are generally gone within a day or two.
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