The recipe of making Cookies

[Poetess]

Does anyone know how to make cookies??

[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

[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/se...e_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:



Quite simply the king of biscuits.

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

[Dori]

My family eats more cookie dough than cookies. 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!

[Shea]

Neiman Marcus cookies are the best cookies ever. Period.

http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/se...e_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!

[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:



Quite simply the king of biscuits.

Have to agree although I also really like petitefore biscuits ( or at least thats what the egyptians call them)


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

[Niamh]

This is a jammy dodger:



Quite simply the king of biscuits.

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.