112810 Grammy's Chocolate Cookies

These cookies were very easy to make and the recipe yielded the predicted 3.5 dozens. The cookies are like a thin brownie with a little crunch - simple, chocolate flavor. Great with milk! The sanding sugar adds that extra sweet crunch...but the overall cookie falls in the soft & chewy category. It's non-complex and not overly sweet.

112101Chocolate Crackles

Of all the chocolate cookies I've baked so far, these are definitely the best!! They look as good as they taste (the picture in the cookie book was much better than my iPhone pic). They are relatively easy to make and well worth the effort. Keep to the recommended 14minutes in the oven, otherwise they may burn. The white sugar crackles is stunning and stay on the cookies! These cookies are great to give as gifts due to appearance but more so yumminess!! Excellent keeper recipe....

111410 Amaretti Crisps

This is a delayed post. These crispy cookies were quick to assemble but they brown quickly - much sooner than the recommended 25 minutes. I used a gallon ziploc bag to make the circles, instead of a pastry bag fitted with a 1/2" round tip. At first bite, I found these cookies to be a bit too crispy but after a day, the almond flavor of these crispy cookies really came out!! In the end, I found myself enjoying these airy, nutty crisps.

110710 Pine Nut Cookies

This recipe was a great "find"!! It was worth the extra trip to Trader Joes for the pine nuts. Not only was it easy to assemble (throw everything into the food processor), the soft, chewy dough along with the unique hint of pine nuts made it a special treat this cool fall afternoon. After a bite, I made a cup of coffee and treated myself to a little bit of heaven....hmmmm, definitely will need to make these again for my sisters!! The only downside was that the recipe yielded only 2 dozen (but then, I made the cookies a little bigger than the suggested 3/4" round).

110510Turtle Brownies

I'm a firm believer that all brownie recipes should be in a 9x13" pan - unfortunately, this recipe was the "small" square 8x8 :(. Oh wells... this recipe was easy to assemble..at least the brownie part. The turtle/caramel topping was a bit runny and did not set adequately in the refrigerator. Together, though, the brownie and turtle topping were a tasty combination (as one would expect - can't go wrong with pecans and chocolate). My hubby thought it was to gooey and not chocolate enough (??). It's a good recipe but needs work on the topping.