I think I wan't to bake some cookies this weekend. Do any of you have a FAVORITE christmas cookie recipe you would like to share?

I plan to make the cookies from that old Neiman Marcus cookie recipe hoax. The story was a hoax but the cookies were DELICIOUS!


An urban myth is a modern folk tale, its origins unknown, its believability enhanced
simply by the frequency with which it is repeated. Our signature chocolate chip cookie
is the subject of one such myth. If you haven't heard the story, we won't perpetuate it
here. If you have, the recipe below should serve to refute it. Copy it, print it out, pass it along to friends and family. It's a terrific recipe. And it's absolutely free.


Ingredients

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
1 cup light brown sugar
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 large egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1-3/4 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 teaspoons instant espresso coffee powder
1-1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips


Directions

1.Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Cream the butter with the sugars using an electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy (approximately 30 seconds) 2.Beat in the egg and the vanilla extract for another 30 seconds. 3.In a mixing bowl, sift together the dry ingredients and beat into the butter mixture at low speed for about 15 seconds. Stir in the espresso coffee powder and chocolate chips. 4.Using a 1 ounce scoop or a 2 tablespoon measure, drop cookie dough onto a greased cookie sheet about 3 inches apart. Gently press down on the dough with the back of a spoon to spread out into a 2 inch circle. Bake for about 20 minutes or until nicely browned around the edges. Bake a little longer for a crispier cookie. Yield: 2 dozen cookies
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FWD: Free Neiman-Marcus Cookie Recipe
This is a true story... Please forward it to everyone that you can.... You will have to read it to believe it....

My daughter and I had just finished a salad at Neiman-Marcus Cafe in Dallas & decided to have a small dessert. Because both of us are such cookie lovers, we decided to try the "Neiman-Marcus Cookie". It was so excellent that I asked if they would give me the recipe and the waitress said with a small frown "I'm afraid not." Well" I said, "would you let me buy the recipe?"

With a cute smile, she said YES". I asked how much and she responded, "Only two fifty, it's a great deal!" I said with approval, "just add it to my tab".. Thirty days later, I received my VISA statement from Neiman-Marcus and it was $285.00. I looked again and remembered I had only spent $9.95 for two salads and about $20.00 for a scarf. As I glanced at the bottom of the statement, it said, "Cookie Recipe - $250.00". That's outrageous!!!

I called Neiman's Accounting Dept. and told them that the waitress said it was "two-fifty," which clearly does not mean "two hundred and fifty dollars" by any POSSIBLE interpretation of the phrase.

Neiman-Marcus refused to budge.. They would not refund my money, because according to them, "What the waitress told you is not our problem. You have already seen the recipe - we absolutely will not refund your money at this point." I explained to her the criminal statutes which govern fraud in Texas. I threatened to refer them to the Better Business Bureau and the State's Attorney General for engaging in fraud. I was basically told, "Do what you want, we dont give a damn, and we're not refunding your money." I waited a moment, thinking of how I could get even,or even try to get any of my money back. I just said, "Okay, you folks got my $250.00, and now I'm going to have $250.00 worth of fun."

I told her that I was going to see to it that every cookie lover in the United States with an e-mail account has a $250.00 cookie recipe from Neiman-Marcus... for free..She replied, "I wish you wouldn't do this" I said, "Well you should have thought of that before you ripped me off", and slammed down the phone on her.. So, here it is!!! Please, please, please pass it on to everyone you can possibly think of. I paid $250.00 dollars for this... I don't want Neiman-Marcus to ever get another penny off of this recipe....

(Recipe may be halved): 2 cups butter
4 cups flour
2 tsp. baking soda
2 cups granulated sugar
2 cups brown sugar
5 cups blended oatmeal (measure oatmeal and blend in blender to a fine powder)
24 oz. chocolate chips
1 tsp. salt
1 8 oz. Hershey bar (grated)
4 eggs
2 tsp. baking powder
3 cups chopped nuts (your choice)
2 tsp. vanilla

Cream the butter and both sugars. Add eggs and vanilla; mix together with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder, and soda. Add chocolate chips, Hershey bar and nuts. Roll into balls and place two inches apart on a cookie sheet..Bake for 10 minutes at 375 degrees. Makes 112 cookies.. Have Fun!!! This is not a joke - this is a true story... Ride free citizens!!!! This isn't some stupid chain letter either.. pass it on.. if you don't, you won't die or get dumped.. you'll just do the world an injustice... Thanx...

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I made some Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip cookies this past weekend. I just followed the recipe on the Reese's PB Chip package.
From what I hear, they were pretty yummy!! I took them to a holiday party.

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I hope I can share the cookies I make. I hope I don't eat them all even before they cool on the rack....

Favorite cookie recipe??

Which ever one I get to eat......

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-G. Carlin

Instead of chocolate chips I prefer M&M's.

all this talk about cookies is making me want them, AND I'M NOT HUNGRY!!!!! thanks guys!

Do you have a pizzelle iron?
Pizzelles are my favorite. I have a recipe if you want it but you need the iron.

My favorite cookies are flreshly made by someone else....

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Sometimes I feel just like Sharpay from High School Musical....
"Don't you see that bigger is better and better is bigger. A little bit is never enough!!! No! No! No! I want it all!"




Some people choose to remain in the past with life, love and happiness; never really exploring the opportunity of a new day. To those I say: Build a bridge, Get over it, and Move on. A new life awaits you just around the bend....

Pizzelles are not decadent enough for me when it comes to cookies. In the world of cookies, the Pizzelles are the Larry King of cookies. I want a cookie with Gravitas...

How about strufoli

and Greek koulourakia

How To Make Koulourakia Greek Cookies (Food Drink: Cookies & Biscuits)

This thread just got me really, really hungry for cookies! I want to go all Cookie Monster on some right now!

Cookie Monster now eats fruits and vegitables....

he only has cookies occasionally...


damn political correctness KILLED Cookie Monster...

NOOOOO!!!!!!!

oooh....I consider myself a cookie expert. One of my favorites is an old family recipe. They're called Rosenmunnar...essentially they're a Swedish thumbprint cookie.

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 3/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup potato flour
• 1/2 cup any flavor fruit jam or preserves (I prefer raspberry)
• 1/4 tsp vanilla
• splash of almond extract
• 1 cup crushed walnuts (if desired)

1. Preheat oven to 375

2. Cream butter, vanilla, almond extract and sugar until light and fluffy. Add sifted flour, potato flour and mix well. Refridgerate for about an hour and a half. Shape dough into 1 inch balls (roll in crushed walnuts, if desired) and place on cookie sheets. Imprint your thumb in the center to make a 1/2 inch indentation. Fill with your preserves.

3. Bake 14 to 19 minutes or until golden brown at the edges.

Linzer torte cookies. Such a pain in the ass to make, but so delicious. If you decide to make them I will happily test them out for you to let you know if they're good enough!

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 2-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips, melted
  
• Confectioners' sugar
• 6 tablespoons seedless raspberry jam

Directions

• In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extract. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle.
• Divide dough in half. On a lightly floured surface, roll out one portion to 1/8-in. thickness; cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. round cookie cutter. Roll out remaining dough; cut with a 2-1/2-in. floured doughnut cutter so the center is cut out of each cookie.
• Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.
• Spread melted chocolate over the bottoms of solid cookies. Place cookies with cutout centers over chocolate. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar. Spoon 1/2 teaspoon jam in center of each cookie. Yield: 2 dozen.

Anyone have a good cookie recipes that incorporates alcohol??

My mother-in-law is coming up from Florida with her new hubby to visit for an "undisclosed" amount of time ........... anyone??? Help???

I made brownies last night, and they were gone by the end of the night. I am a sucker for brownies, me LOVE THEM, and they love me, num num num num!

On to cookies, my Mother-In-Law makes what I call Peanut Butter Surprises. Basically it is a sugar cookie, in a mini-muffin thing, with a miniature peanut butter cup in the middle. But you don't know the peanut butter cup is in there until you bite into it. MMMMMMM, can't wait for Christmas, i am going to tear me up some of them, she made Snicker Doodles this year too...mmmmmmmmm

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I am a fattie, and I am proud of it!!!!

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While I was snowed in the other night, I made a batch each of chocolate chip (Ghirardelli recipe), white chocolate macadamia nut (my favorite, also Ghirardelli), and peanut butter blossoms.

I still need to make regular peanut butter cookies and my sugar cut-out cookies.

And nut rolls... and pierogies...

(sigh)

I need more days.

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I will be over to help you consume them!!!