tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11195595.post6203044433615990526..comments2023-09-23T07:40:40.152-05:00Comments on FOOD SNOB: Christmas Cookie ConundrumCatherine Weberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05840408638057727714noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11195595.post-66079357540514339432007-11-29T15:57:00.000-06:002007-11-29T15:57:00.000-06:00Quite a delicious dilemma you've got here!! Person...Quite a delicious dilemma you've got here!! Personally, I'd KEEP the following:<BR/><BR/>- Butterscotch Blondies w/Cranberries & Pecans<BR/><BR/>- Ginger Thins<BR/><BR/>- Grandma's Christmas Cookies<BR/><BR/>- Princess Tea Cakes<BR/><BR/><BR/>I'd cut the rest, but that's only because of personal preference of using the most wholesome ingredients as possible (I NEVER bake with refined flours, refined sugars, etc.)LizNoVeggieGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785142908687097216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11195595.post-51693287345539930242007-11-29T07:02:00.000-06:002007-11-29T07:02:00.000-06:00I can only find two that should be cut, the aprico...I can only find two that should be cut, the apricot almond ones and the curried brittle, neither of which appeal to me at all. But the other 8 sound fabulous and I would make them all and donate the remainders. Someone, somewhere, will be without cookies this year, and that simply isn't fair. Why not help them out? :)Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341350399360381771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11195595.post-22505059289041317102007-11-29T00:15:00.000-06:002007-11-29T00:15:00.000-06:00Me thinks you gotta keep these:apricot-almondschoc...Me thinks you gotta keep these:<BR/><BR/>apricot-almonds<BR/>chocolate-coconut-almond<BR/>grandma's<BR/>sweet & salty<BR/><BR/>Need any cookie testers?!Vicki's Vegan Vicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00786229426003858902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11195595.post-36596657135912240422007-11-28T12:35:00.000-06:002007-11-28T12:35:00.000-06:00From someone who enjoys eating sweets much more th...From someone who enjoys eating sweets much more than making them, I'd keep:<BR/><BR/>- Apricot-almond cookies<BR/>- Chai shortbread<BR/>- Sunflower brittle<BR/>- Grandma's<BR/>- Tea cakes<BR/>- MerenguesLEOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525193002094760543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11195595.post-56891728622554807562007-11-27T20:45:00.000-06:002007-11-27T20:45:00.000-06:00Personally I just don't think the sunflower thing ...Personally I just don't think the sunflower thing sounds good, so you could cut that out easy! I think cutting out the apricot ones would save you a lot of time too. So that way you could make more kinds if you save on the level of difficulty.theONLYtaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02212702873233663414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11195595.post-37670434616621245432007-11-27T19:18:00.000-06:002007-11-27T19:18:00.000-06:00These are the ones I'd make.CHAI SHORTBREADCURRIED...These are the ones I'd make.<BR/><BR/>CHAI SHORTBREAD<BR/>CURRIED SUNFLOWER BRITTLE<BR/>PINE NUT BISCOTTI<BR/>PRINCESS TEA CAKES<BR/>SWEET AND SALTY PEANUT CHOCOLATE CHUNK COOKIES<BR/><BR/>The almond pane ones sound like a "pane" in the ass if you ask me. <BR/>Butterscotch blondies - poor results once. Don't chance it for your special cookie giveaway. Try to perfect the recipe and then add it for next year. <BR/>Merengues - Eggs = YUCK! <BR/>Ginger thins, too similar in flavor to the chai ones. I've never been a big crispy cookie type of person either.<BR/>Grandma's - I agree, out with the old.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11195595.post-27282954635539472302007-11-27T10:53:00.000-06:002007-11-27T10:53:00.000-06:00Catherine - I think you should keep the following:...Catherine - I think you should keep the following:<BR/><BR/>Chai Shortbread: they sound very interesting and you can control the amount you bake, so it will last you into the new year<BR/><BR/>Curried Sunflower Brittle: I love brittle! I love sunflower seeds! Not sure about the curry, but what the heck...it's something different.<BR/><BR/>Sweet & Salty Peanut Chocolate Chunk - yum - these sound great. I love sweet and salty...well, who am I kidding, I just like salty anything, so I'd be up for these.<BR/><BR/>Pine Nut Biscotti - biscotti is so braindead easy. Sure you have to bake it twice, but who cares. It's good without being overly sweet.<BR/><BR/>As for nixing the rest, I guess I'm not much of a fan of powdered sugar on cookies. Such a mess!<BR/><BR/>I don't know about meringues. I don't think I like them.<BR/><BR/>HAVE FUN!!! Let's get together in January. Ryan will be done with school and we'll have more free time.<BR/><BR/>-CrystalCrystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00116685291056531223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11195595.post-171603723830569742007-11-26T22:39:00.000-06:002007-11-26T22:39:00.000-06:00okay.. I totally see your dilemma!!I personal woul...okay.. I totally see your dilemma!!<BR/>I personal would x- the merengue one.. just because it could be temperamental and who needs that?<BR/><BR/>I am w/ Lisa J.. on the apricot too! wayy tooo time consuming! same w/ the biscottii.. I have never made that but, dont'cha have to bake it twice?? and the much needed dipping? tea or coffee would be needed???<BR/><BR/>My top three would be the ever so time consuming sunflower candy... soorrrryyy just crazy that way! sounds good to me! and of course I agree w/ everyone else w/ your grandmas cookies... tradition is everything!!! and of course for me anyway the SWEET AND SALTY PEANUT CHOCOLATE CHUNK COOKIES.. I am way more of a salty then sweet fan so this works for both sides!!!<BR/><BR/>soo far I don't think we are all helping! We all seem to have a different opinion! I hope more bloggers chime in and cinch it for ya!!<BR/>take care<BR/>Juleemadeinalaskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180355266610129820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11195595.post-71962119701044243082007-11-26T22:19:00.000-06:002007-11-26T22:19:00.000-06:00Hi! I know it's my first visit to your blog, not ...Hi! I know it's my first visit to your blog, not sure I even *get* an opinion here but here goes nothing...<BR/><BR/>First, um, yum? I'm so hungry now just reading these descriptions!!<BR/><BR/>Second, I would cut out:<BR/><BR/>apricot sandwiches - I just plain don't like apricot, but they sound way too time consuming anyway.<BR/><BR/>tea cakes - yeah, everyone makes them and I HATE working with powdered sugar. Too messy.<BR/><BR/>biscotti - I'd only make it if I were also providing the coffee into which to dunk it. You'd have to have a careful pairing for that one with pine nuts.<BR/><BR/>But I would keep grandma's cookies. No matter what, it's still a comfort to make at least one traditional family recipe.<BR/><BR/>Good luck!!!Lisa S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07800965537219164019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11195595.post-583894937277621942007-11-26T21:54:00.000-06:002007-11-26T21:54:00.000-06:00I'm a huge fan of salty chocolate/peanut mixed tog...I'm a huge fan of salty chocolate/peanut mixed together. Before going vegan, my fav Ben & Jerry's flavor has chocolate covered peanut butter filled pretzels. <BR/><BR/>The blondies sound awesome and remind me a bit of the cookie of the season this summer from ABC which I was in love with. <BR/><BR/>Chai snickerdoodles or a variation were really good. I used Celine's recipe and made it into mexican mocha snickerdoodles which were outstanding. <BR/><BR/>Though I love to try interesting new cookie flavors, I've always got a soft spot for chocolate chip cookies. At one time I tested a choc chip recipe for you that was out of this world. Make that with some dried cherries and pecans!Jody from VegChichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06905561189922286609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11195595.post-46418882974727562712007-11-26T21:11:00.000-06:002007-11-26T21:11:00.000-06:00Hey Catherine...good to hear from you!I say you cu...Hey Catherine...good to hear from you!<BR/><BR/>I say you cut the following:<BR/><BR/>- chai<BR/>- curried brittle<BR/>- And maybe the biscotti, but I like the sound of those. <BR/><BR/>I'm basing these on my flavor preferences, really, but they all sound impressive and interesting. I think you'll have winners anyway you go.Mary Worrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08385390738636935368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11195595.post-70404315607829437612007-11-26T21:09:00.000-06:002007-11-26T21:09:00.000-06:00Fun! Whatever you make will end up tasting great, ...Fun! Whatever you make will end up tasting great, I'm sure! Like everyone else, I say keep the apricot-almond cookies, the chai shortbread also sounds great. So do the biscotti. <BR/><BR/>I wonder if blondies are "special" enough, i.e. would they stand out against a sea of other cookies? And I'd definitely eliminate meringues- I never used to have success with them, they get soft, and I'm not sure everyone likes them. <BR/><BR/>Oh, and I know I'm in the vast, vast minority, but the chocolate/peanut combination doesn't do anything for me. I look forward to seeing what you pick! I need help picking too- and time's running out- eep!bazuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07020880461667324114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11195595.post-5577915138669398142007-11-26T18:22:00.000-06:002007-11-26T18:22:00.000-06:00i will keep the APRICOT-ALMOND SANDWICH COOKIES, e...i will keep the APRICOT-ALMOND SANDWICH COOKIES, even that the recipe is long the flavor sounds so good, and i think they will look awesome. also i will keep BUTTERSCOTCH BLONDIES WITH CRANBERRIES AND PECANS and last the PINE NUT BISCOTTI ounds really good too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11195595.post-46487918965463950402007-11-26T16:00:00.000-06:002007-11-26T16:00:00.000-06:00I am thinking of holiday cookies already too! I l...I am thinking of holiday cookies already too! I love this post!<BR/><BR/>I have made biscotti in years past as holiday gifts, and frozen them far in advance, and they have always been met with rave reviews from co-workers (and they were all vegan too!)--so I say keep the biscotti. They are a nice change from the typical cookie, and they really are not all that time consuming (the double baking isn't that bad). Oh, and, you can always sub WW pastry flour for the white flour it calls for--I did with mine and they were all fine!<BR/><BR/>SO--lets see, I would CUT the Apricot Almond Sandwich Cookies--they sound very time consuming and why buy a whole jar of corn syrup for only 1 1/2 teaspoons?!<BR/><BR/>I would also cut the meringues, because, like you say, they can be a little difficult to bake and you wouldn't be able to make them too far in advance.<BR/><BR/>The rest sound so good! If you really want to cut more, I would say to try the new things at cut Grandma's cookies--if you make them every year, maybe people will appreciate a change?<BR/><BR/>I hope that was a little helpful, and you will have to let us know what you decide to make! We should totally do a cookie baking day together--I was going to start kind of soon and freeze stuff, actually!<BR/><BR/>CourtneyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11195595.post-21448899446541517252007-11-26T13:50:00.000-06:002007-11-26T13:50:00.000-06:00I'm not a fan of butterscotch, so for me the blond...I'm not a fan of butterscotch, so for me the blondies would be out. The others all sound quite lovely, but I'll vote you DON'T axe:<BR/><BR/>Almond Apricot. Yum.<BR/><BR/>Chai Shortbread. Can't go wrong with Chai.<BR/><BR/>Merengue. You had me at coconut. Just don't store them long. :)<BR/><BR/>Pine Nut Biscotti. Just sounds intriguing. And regarding the white flour? Honestly, with a list like this, the white flour isn't the biggest concern. ;)<BR/><BR/>Oh, and I forgot to mention the Princess Tea Cakes. Powdered sugar should be outlawed. I abhore it. I'm in the minority, I realize, but GAWD what a mess.Shawn Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15186686711412505957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11195595.post-41764966381676839992007-11-26T12:06:00.000-06:002007-11-26T12:06:00.000-06:00Okay - here is my suggestion! I would axe the fol...Okay - here is my suggestion! I would axe the following:<BR/>Merengue ones - due to the fact that if you plan on giving them away they might 'soften' during transport.<BR/>Biscotti - too time consuming - keep it as simple as possible.<BR/>Grandmas cookies - out with old and in with the new.<BR/>Princess Tea cookies - like you said, everyone passes these around during the holidays.<BR/>These are just my suggestions! Good luck - you'll have fun even if you decide to make all 10!! ha haHippie Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11792214811022913094noreply@blogger.com