Cookies!!!

[MazdaUK]

DS (13) loves home-made cookies so I've had to stop making them as he eats too many (bad for waist and the orthodontist is way too scary to annoy!), and DS(7) loves to help but won't eat them (althoguh he loves the raw dough).
When I do make any (and why do US recipes all make 48-60 and UK ones 12-18? Is it to do with post-war rationing?) I put some in a tin to eat now (once I've tested them to make sure they're OK, of course ) and freeze the rest in batches for another occasion, or put 2 or 3 in individual bags and take one out now and then to add to DS(13)'s lunchbox.

My PC is back tomorrow (hopefully) so I'll try and post a lovely healthy recipe given to me by a school dinner lady - well, its got porridge oats in if that's enough to make it healthy!

 

[kaddjr]

I'm dipping pretzel sticks today and another 2 batches of white trash (did 3 last night). DH requested some peanut butter fudge for work. That's done, however, DD is complaining about not getting any, so I'll do another pan of that. I've also made butter toffee- another DH request. I thought about making some bon bons, but I'm not sure I will get to that. I used to make many different candies for the holidays- choc. covered cherries, bon bons, peanut butter and choc. fudge, dipped pretzels, mints, buckeyes, caramels, and peanut brittle. With the kids schedules lately, there just isn't enough time in the day to get it all done, so I've cut back.

I've always wanted to make decorated sugar cookies. For some reason I cannot get them to turn out to my satisfaction. I just can't get the dough to come out right. It's either too sticky or ends up tasting like flour.

 

[rlovew]

I've always wanted to make decorated sugar cookies. For some reason I cannot get them to turn out to my satisfaction. I just can't get the dough to come out right. It's either too sticky or ends up tasting like flour.

Try using powdered sugar instead of flour for rolling them out- also rolling the dough between 2 pieces of wax paper instead of directly with the rolling pin makes rolling it easier and requires less added flour.

Also keep your dough refrigerated for about 2 hours more than the recipe calls for. It will be significantly easier to work with.