062511Cream-filled Chocolate Sandwiches

These cookies look so delicious in the recipe book - and they actually came out looking like the picture! However, the cookie is not as soft as it looks;it's more on the crispy side. The filling is very sweet and my mom, who was hanging out in the kitchen with me, said she would "save her calories for something else". The cookies bake rather quickly, well under the recommended 10-12 minutes. They are good but you can only have one/day...and with a cold glass of milk!!

061811 Lime meltaways

This recipe is pretty easy to make. The lime flavor bursts through and the powdered sugar is a must to cut through the tartness. The cookies remind me of Russian teacakes but with a lime flavor and "flat". Great with tea or coffee. Quick to slice up and bake once you've filled the logs.

061111Chocolate Thumbprints

These cookies are a bit on the dry side, but I guess that's to be expected since there are no eggs in the recipe and powdered sugar is creamed with the butter as opposed to granulated sugar. The cookies come out picture perfect and are not that sweet...surprisingly. My friend Susan helped me make the dough balls and fill them with melted chocolate. We actually filled a few with apricot preserves....which weren't too bad. It's always fun baking in the kitchen with friends..thanks Susan!

060511Coconut Macadamia Shortbread

These cookies were a bit involved to make but worth the effort...especially if you love coconut and nuts! Processing the sugar & macadamia nuts in the food processor produced an aromatic, sweet nut butter (I almost wanted to spread some of it on a piece of toast!). With all the butter and oil from the nuts, the dough ends up being very soft - definitely need to chill dough as often as the recipe calls for. I didn't use the optional 4T cream of coconut... the coconut extract and 1.5c shredded coconut was sufficient. The cookies baked faster than the suggested 20-25 minutes;more like 15-18minutes. Cookies turned out yummy, soft and chewy!!