Thursday, December 17, 2009

LET'S BAKE SOME COOKIES


Cookies make a great last minute gift and reflect the time and effort you put into your baking them. I found these great boxes at Big Lots for a couple of dollars each. Aren't they pretty?  I filled the large farm scene one with the following cookie bars using a recipe from recipegoldmine.com.  These got excellent reviews from my tasters.

CHOCOLATE-DRIZZLED CINNAMON PECAN BARS

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg, separated
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon cinnamon
3/4 cup finely chopped pecans
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup white baking chips (optional)
Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl with electric mixer on high speed until light and fluffy.  Add egg yolk, beat well.  Add flour and cinnamon; beat on low speed until well blended.  Press dough out evenly into a 1/4 inch thick rectangle on large ungreased baking sheet.  (I used a rectangle baking pan with sides.) 



Beat egg white until foamy.  Brush on dough.  Sprinkle with nuts.  Lightly press into dough.  Bake at 300 degrees for 45 minutes or until lightly browned.  When dough is slightly cooled, press in half of the dark chocolate chips and all of the white chips.  Cut into bars while still warm.  Melt remaining dark chocolate in a pan set inside a larger pan filled with boiling water.  Drizzle chocolate over bars.  Makes about 2 dozen.
(One taster said he preferred these without the chocolate chips.)

Bake these just before company comes and you house will smell fantastic!

What's YOUR favorite cookie recipe?

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12 comments:

  1. CHOCOLATE-DRIZZLED CINNAMON PECAN BARS

    ARE AWESOME!!!!

    Shawn

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  2. They sound awesome to me two. I will have to try them

    Jack Kline
    December 17th

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  3. Yummy - I could feel my hips expanding as I ate your delicious viral cookies. I visualized a nice cup of java with them then switched to milk. Yup, a long walk is now needed. Thank you Dot ~ your blogs are filled with love and I love the pictures you include. Thanks for taking your time for us fans.

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  4. Cookies look great. Great picture.
    Jack

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  5. Cookies wee awesome!!! They did not last in my house for more than a day. Everyone loved them. What's next?
    Chris E.

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  6. I love CHOCOLATE! =D

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  7. Hi Dot from way down here in Belchertown your rectangular baking pan with sides look square to me!!!!! I have all the ingredients on counter ready to be mixed. I'm sure they will be yummy. Thanks for the recipe. Ed

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  8. Can't wait to try this recipe! Thanks.

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  9. Yumm! I'm adding chocolate to liebkuchen!

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  10. alas my days of cookies are over! (wheat allergy) but i bet the boys will love these, thanks for the share... tracy t

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  11. I read you article about the coconut milk. My wife and I have been on life style change in eating (not a diet)for 5 years. She has lost 120 lbs and I have lost 60lbs. She works out with Jillian Michels and one of the things she has learned is that Jillian uses coconut milk all the time and recomends it. She even uses in her coffee.

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  12. I read you article about the coconut milk. My wife and I have been on life style change in eating (not a diet)for 5 years. She has lost 120 lbs and I have lost 60lbs. She works out with Jillian Michels and one of the things she has learned is that Jillian uses coconut milk all the time and recomends it. She even uses in her coffee.
    Jack Kline

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