The recipe of making Cookies

[Poetess]

Does anyone know how to make cookies??

http://www.nexternal.com/vegane/images/BostonCookiesLg.jpg

[applepie]

Are we talking just a generic cookie recipe? If so I don't have that, but I can leave you with a links to a few sites that do. Try www.foodtv.com www.allrecipes.com and www.epicurious.com These are all really great sites, and I can normally find anything I'm looking for at one of them. Another good resource is the Betty Crocker Cooky Book. It has hundreds of good cookie recipies. My goal is to have made them all one day;)

[kathycf]

Hmmm, there are so many kinds of cookies. In addition to the good sites recommended by Meg, I would like to suggest this one: http://www.donogh.com/cooking/cookie.shtml

Also, these are more of a bar than a cookie, but really good anyway: Hello Dollies (http://www.donogh.com/cooking/squares/dollies.shtml)

[papayahed]

We don't talk about cookies enough. Right now my favorites are those marshmallow ones with the graham cracker bottom covered in chocolate.

[kilted exile]

As far as cookies/biscuits in general it is hard to beat the classic "Jammy Dodger"

As a further point of discussion do the rest of you differentiate cookies from biscuits? ie cookies must be flat, thin and contain chunks or chips of some variety. Whereas anything not meeting this strict criteria is automatically a biscuit - eg a custard cream is most definitely not a cookie

[Lily Adams]

Neiman Marcus cookies are the best cookies ever. Period.

http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/service/nm_cookie_recipe.jhtml

We add a bit more flour, though. If you don't they come out kind of cement-y.

And they have a neat story to go with them, too.

[papayahed]

As far as cookies/biscuits in general it is hard to beat the classic "Jammy Dodger"

As a further point of discussion do the rest of you differentiate cookies from biscuits? ie cookies must be flat, thin and contain chunks or chips of some variety. Whereas anything not meeting this strict criteria is automatically a biscuit - eg a custard cream is most definitely not a cookie

What's a Jammy Dodger? and who calls a biscuit a cookie?

[kilted exile]

This is a jammy dodger:

http://londonist.com/attachments/Rob/jammy-dodger-big.jpg

Quite simply the king of biscuits.:D

[Savarucci]

Here's my family's recipe for jelly tarts. :) They're quite awesome. Well, I'm pretty much programmed to believe that, but hey. :P I hope whoever tries them out enjoys them. I'll post the anise and butter cookie recipes once I find them. They're probably in the junk drawer somewhere...

JELLY TARTS:
You will need...
-1/2 cup sugar
-1 stick margarine
-1 stick butter
-1 egg
-2/3 cups flour
-1/4 teaspoon salt
-Jam or preserves. I like raspberry.
-Powdered sugar.

Cream butter and margarine with sugar and egg--mix well. Add flour and salt together, all at once, to the creamed mixture. Beat with a spoon, then mix with hands (wash them!) until soft and pliable. Refrigerate the dough for two hours. Roll on a well-floured board and cut with cookie cutters. Bake at 275 degrees for about 7-10 minutes until edges are LIGHTLY brown. Allow to cool before assembling.

To assemble:
Well, first of all, I guess you need to know how to cut them. :lol: We use two shapes, one a regular round cookie cutter and the other a round doughnut shape. Once all the pieces are cooked, spread jam/jelly/whatever onto the solid pieces, then press the doughnut-shaped pieces on top. The jelly will show through the center. Now, dust with powdered sugar. How pretty. Anyhoo, be careful not to push too hard and crack the cookie. It's best to assemble them right before serving so you don't have half a million jelly tarts lying around--it'll get messy. An interesting variation putting melted chocolate in it instead of jelly and letting it harden.

Enjoy! :D These are usually a Christmas cookie in my family but you can make them whenever.

[Dori]

My family eats more cookie dough than cookies. :D I don't know exact measurements, but it includes sugar, brown sugar, flour, baking powder (or is it soda?), vanilla extract, eggs, salt, and butter if I remember correctly.

Folly! Folly! I forgot to mention chocolate chips! :blush:

[Shea]

Neiman Marcus cookies are the best cookies ever. Period.

http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/service/nm_cookie_recipe.jhtml

We add a bit more flour, though. If you don't they come out kind of cement-y.

And they have a neat story to go with them, too.

I agree! I made these this year, but I can't get to your link to know if it's the same recipie. I don't like chocolate, so I substituted it with butterscotch. It was difficult not to eat them all before the party!:thumbs_up

[pussnboots]

We don't talk about cookies enough. Right now my favorites are those marshmallow ones with the graham cracker bottom covered in chocolate.

I know the cookies you are talking about - YUM! YUM! Unfortunately I can't eat them anymore. High in sugar for a diabetic.:)

[Nightshade]

As far as cookies/biscuits in general it is hard to beat the classic "Jammy Dodger"

As a further point of discussion do the rest of you differentiate cookies from biscuits? ie cookies must be flat, thin and contain chunks or chips of some variety. Whereas anything not meeting this strict criteria is automatically a biscuit - eg a custard cream is most definitely not a cookie

I always thought cookie was american for biccy?


This is a jammy dodger:

http://londonist.com/attachments/Rob/jammy-dodger-big.jpg

Quite simply the king of biscuits.:D
Have to agree although I also really like petitefore biscuits ( or at least thats what the egyptians call them)
http://static.flickr.com/30/99656012_cb8fb8a847.jpg

A trick for getting all your cookies about the same shape is to roll the batter wrapped in cling film and then slice..:D

[Niamh]

This is a jammy dodger:

http://londonist.com/attachments/Rob/jammy-dodger-big.jpg

Quite simply the king of biscuits.:D

yumm! Jammy dodger!

Yeah i think americans use the work cookie as a term for biscuits, were as to us, a cookie is a type of biscuit.

What about mikados Kilted? nice? digestives? wagon wheels?

[kilted exile]

I am unfamiliar with the mikado.

Digestives are definitely a dunking biscuit. Or with some nice thinly sliced mild cheddar.

Wagon Wheels are amazing, but not a patch on the Tunnock's Teacake.

[Niamh]

This is a mikado;
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n73/sicks6sicks/mikado.jpg

Oh I love tunnocks tea cakes! I was addicted to those for soooooo long! They are the best tea cakes ever!!!

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r122/fiona1977/teacakes.jpg

[kilted exile]

That is a Jamboree (and the orange ones made with the marmalade instead of jam are better):thumbs_up

[Niamh]

We call them Mikados over here. They are made by jacobs. Kimberly, mikados and coconut creams where the three. But if i'm right, you only get kimberlys in England?

[papayahed]

This is a Biscuit:


http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/7289/homebiscuits4ys7.jpg


Everything else is a cookie.

[kilted exile]

That looks decidedly similar to a scone.

[Niamh]

That looks decidedly similar to a scone.

Yep! looks likea scone or some weird piece of pastry....like a vol u vont with its top still on...

[papayahed]

A biscuit is eaten at breakfast with gravy:

http://chicagoist.com/attachments/chicagoist_chuck/2006_11_gravy.jpg

[Niamh]

That looks decidedly similar to a scone.


A biscuit is eaten at breakfast with gravy:

http://chicagoist.com/attachments/chicagoist_chuck/2006_11_gravy.jpg

Thats just weird.

[kilted exile]

Why would anyone torture a poor, defenceless scone like that?

[papayahed]

Here's the recipe:

Buttermilk Biscuits
From Diana Rattray,
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INGREDIENTS:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
5 tablespoons chilled vegetable shortening
1 cup buttermilk
PREPARATION:
Preheat oven to 425F. In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda. Cut shortening into the flour mixture with a pastry blender until the mixture forms coarse crumbs.
Add buttermilk, tossing with a fork, until dough holds together.

Turn dough onto a floured surface and form into a disk. Knead lightly just a few times until smooth.

Pat dough to a 3/4-inch thickness. Using a biscuit cutter or glass dipped in flour, cut out biscuits. Place biscuits about 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Gather the trimmings and repeat forming and cutting.

Bake about 12 to 15 minutes, until golden brown.
Makes 12.


It's a southern staple.

[papayahed]

Why would anyone torture a poor, defenceless scone like that?


:lol: :lol: :D Plain old meanness.

[Niamh]

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d112/Springlady/scones1.jpg
Scones should be eaten with jam and butter of jam and cream not gravy... thats just wrong! the poor scone!

[kilted exile]

:lol: :lol: :D Plain old meanness.

Even I'm not that mean - crazy southerners:p

btw, that recipe minus the buttermilk & shortening, but with sultanas would make good scones - but they need to get butter & jam spread on them instead of that puke that was on the other ones.

[papayahed]

btw, that recipe minus the buttermilk & shortening, but with sultanas would make good scones - but they need to get butter & jam spread on them instead of that puke that was on the other ones.

By any chance were you raised by wolves? How can you possibly call sausage gravy - "puke????

[Niamh]

By any chance were you raised by wolves? How can you possibly call sausage gravy - "puke????

Sorry Papaya i'm with Kilted on this one. I does look a bit like puke on a scone.:p

[kilted exile]

By any chance were you raised by wolves? How can you possibly call sausage gravy - "puke????

Nope, badgers. Sorry, but that really does look like someone has just blown up chunks over those scones - well, either that or mushroom soup:p

[papayahed]

Beauty is definately in the eye of the beholder, I'm looking at that picture and thinking "That looks damn tasty, I need to stop and get me breakfast".

[kilted exile]

Well to be fair, as a Scot I probably shouldnt criticise any other breakfasts - to me this looks damn tasty

http://www.excelloz.com/imagedata/Travel_guide/ma061100191.jpg

[Niamh]

that looks tasty to me too kilted! yumm!

[papayahed]

Beans? for breakfast? and what's that burnt thing in the middle??

[Niamh]

black pudding. You can get white pudding too.

[papayahed]

pudding???? that don't look like no pudding.

This is pudding:


http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/images/choc-pudding.jpg

[Niamh]

its blood pudding, a mix of oats and stuff.

[Scheherazade]

And don't start me on Yorkshire Pudding either!

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/3605/blog20day62022bb5.th.jpg (http://img132.imageshack.us/my.php?image=blog20day62022bb5.jpg)

[papayahed]

Oats? in pudding?

But pudding is a dessert!!!

[Niamh]

not here! (well some are deserts like rice pudding)
I love yorkshire pudding!

Black pudding (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_pudding)

[Scheherazade]

Oh, I love it too but I don't understand why it is called a pudding. Like Papaya said, I expect a pudding to be some kind of a dessert.

[Niamh]

could it have something to do with being made from the same type of batter as pancakes?

[Shea]

Eww, no blood pudding for me, thanks! And for the record, scones are definitely not biscuits. I like my scones with Devonshire cream and I like my biscuits with sausage gravy (but definitely not on the same plate!). Yum! Yum!


could it have something to do with being made from the same type of batter as pancakes?

I'm having a hard time figuring this one out. I wonder if your pancakes are the same as ours? :lol:

[Niamh]

I'm having a hard time figuring this one out. I wonder if your pancakes are the same as ours? :lol:

Why? :confused:

[Shea]

Why would a pancake be like a pudding?

[Niamh]

Its the same type of batter only with a yorkshire pudding its done in the oven. I only queried whether of not it had something to do with the fact that its the same batter, especially seeing as pancakes are a desert.

[Shea]

You don't have the same kind of pancakes as us. Our pancakes are for breakfast. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancake
And I'm not all that familiar with Yorkshire pudding.

Can you describe a crumpet to me?

[BlueSkyGB]

My cookie recipe.
1. Buy roll of cookie dough
2. open roll....
3. warm oven
4. start eating dough with spoon from roll.....:D :lol:
5. turn off empty oven

[LadyWentworth]

This is a Biscuit:


http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/7289/homebiscuits4ys7.jpg


God, that looks good!!! Because I am not sure if I have all the ingredients to make them, I am honestly half tempted to go to KFC to buy some instead! :) There is probably nothing better than Buttermilk Biscuits!!

[Shea]

My cookie recipe.
1. Buy roll of cookie dough
2. open roll....
3. warm oven
4. start eating dough with spoon from roll.....:D :lol:
5. turn off empty oven

:lol: :lol: :lol: Leo likes to eat his frozen. He freezes doughnuts too. I've never really understood that...

[Tersely]

My cookie recipe.
1. Buy roll of cookie dough
2. open roll....
3. warm oven
4. start eating dough with spoon from roll.....:D :lol:
5. turn off empty oven


Or to be ultimate, once you finish step 3, spread the entire roll on the cookie sheet baking pan. (I did once, I was young) and it makes one huge cookie. That way its not nessecary to share or feel stupid if it doesnt come out the way you want it.
"What the...your cookies are burnt!"
"Correction. Its one cookie. The way I like it. And its mine."
(I live with a large family..)

[kilted exile]

so I was eating a tunnocks teacake earlier & remembered about this thread.

btw, papaya, still think that looks like puke on a scone

[Niamh]

Eating boring old custard creams at the moment.

[1n50mn14]

I'd do anything for a variety pack of Asda's biscuits right now.
And some GOOD tea, not like the tea we have here, which even when you steep it until the water gets cold, still tastes like hot water and a slight bit of... leaf.

I LOVE SNICKERDOODLES!!!

1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 4 Tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

Snickerdoodle Cookie Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a mixing bowl, beat the butter on medium speed for 30 seconds. Add the 1 cup sugar, baking soda, and cream of tartar. Beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Beat in the egg and vanilla until well blended. Beat in as much flour as you can with the mixer, and stir in remaining flour. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour.

Combine the 4 tablespoons sugar and 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon. Shape the dough into 1 inch balls and roll in cinnamon sugar mixture to coat. Place balls of dough 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 10 to 11 minutes or until edges are beautifully golden. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool.