Up Early? Make Cookies - Kenn

Early Saturday morning was a great time to make cookies.

First up, Milk Chocolate Cookies (page 79). With no bars of milk chocolate in the house, chocolate chips (milk chocolate) were used as a substitute.

Next up was a twist on the traditional sugar cookie. Instead of cutting out the cookies, the dough was rolled into a rough log shape and cut. After cutting, the cookies were coated with cinnamon sugar and then baked. The traditional cut out sugar cookie recipe is found on page 241, but the cinnamon sugar idea was my grandmothers. These are excellent with a nice cup of tea for an afternoon snack!

Two packages of the cinnamon sugar cookies are already wrapped to take to friends this afternoon. Getting an early start to the day proved to be productive!

A Wonderful Classic - Peanut Butter Cookies - Elaine

Peanut Butter cookies are one of those classic cookies that nearly everyone loves. Elaine has been busy baking this family favorite as a surprise 'goodie' for her husband. Taken from page 184 in the Martha Stewart Cookies book, Elaine commented, "The whole peanuts make them crunchy-different from the ones I usually make. I like them!"

Snickerdoodles! - Elaine

Elaine took her cue from page 82 of "Martha Stewart Cookies" and whipped up a batch of her favorites, Snickerdoodles! Coffee, milk or tea with this treat?

Magic Blondies-Jennifer

Topped with Coconut, nummy! What more could you want? How about chocolate and dried cherries. Jennifer left off the nuts, but are still just as good! And look wonderful on the Martha Lorraine cake plate!

Cranberry-Pistachio Cornmeal Biscotti -Jennifer

Cherry-Pistachio cornmeal biscotti made with dried cranberries and pistachios are perfect for Christmas or even year round. Curl up with the April issue of Martha Stewart Living, a cup of tea and one of these babies...perfect

made by Jennifer

Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies-Jennifer

Martha says "a sugar and butter rich batter is the foundation for these cookie jar classics" that is the description of the Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies..... mmmmm looks good

made by Jennifer

Carrot Cake Cookies-Claudine

Another great cookie from the new Martha Stewart Cookie's bible. Carrot Cake Cookies with Cream Cheese filling.... you can find the recipe by clicking the link or if you have the special Holiday Cookies issue from 2001 that is Martha of course! And the Martha wire wear tray that I love, I think I may need about 2 more of those trays. I hope Martha makes some other shapes too, I could use a square one.

The Cream Cheese filling is so good, how can it not be!

Yet another great cookie from the new book, 2 down 168 to go

Claudine

Mike's Makin' Cookies!

Mike shared recent pictures of his newest cookie creations



Chocolate Meringue Cookies. (page 33 - Martha Stewart Cookies)



These wonderful Linzer cookies are perfect as we celebrate St. Patrick's Day
The recipe (which used a Valentine theme) can be found on page 137 in Martha Stewart Cookies.

Grammy's Chocolate Cookies-Claudine

For one of my first selections I picked the "Grammy's Chocolate Cookies" on page 75. Well my husband picked them actually. Amazingly simple and easy to make at a moments notice. Well after they chill 1 hour. I made the dough on Thursday night and baked them up today.

Using a 1 1/2inch ice cream scoop and rolled into a ball and then rolled in sanding sugar

Out of the oven and perfectly round. I had to marvel out the perfect roundness of them.....

All done and displayed on Martha Wireware. And they are wonderful!

New Book Club selection-Martha Stewart's Cookies

Hot off the presses is the newest book in the Martha Stewart library, the Martha Stewart's Cookies cookbook is more of a Cookie Bible. 345 pages of cookie goodness and over 170 recipes. The book is split into 7 different cookie variations from Light and Delicate to Rich and Dense and a picture to go with every single recipe.

Upon it's eager arrival to my doorstep I devoured every single page and picture and marked over 70 recipes on my list to make.
I have every single book that Martha has ever done, and a few are my very favorite. The Cookie Book is definitely moved to the very favorite list.
The Cookie Book will be the newest selection of the Martha Stewart Book Club, so pick out your cookie and bake them and then share them with all of the Book Club friends. We can't wait to see what you make.....

Red Velvet Cake

Elaine, one of our book club members from Carmichael, CA sent in these wonderful pictures of her most recent baking project - a red velvet cake. It looks delicious! Thanks for sharing your creation Elaine!

Fresh from the oven, the beautiful layers cool before they are assembled and frosted

The completed red velvet cake. Stunning! Elaine mentioned that she couldn't imagine a red velvet cake without walnuts in the frosting, so she added them!

A delightful slice of heaven on fine china. Notice the beautiful pattern on the flatware. Who wouldn't love this cake?