Old Fashioned Goodness

Mike has been in the kitchen once again! His Friday treat for his co-workers were these delicious old fashioned sugar cookies.

Inspired by the recipe found in Martha Stewart Cookies, Mike went a step further adding adding candied orange peel, lemon/lime/orange zests and oils. Martha used this recipe in her recent Style Network companion special to the cookie book.

The extra crunchy sugar coating is made with sanding sugar, a brush of water and more sanding sugar before you bake.

Mike noted that he even made his own candied orange peel for these cookies. Congratulations Mike on another excellent cookie!

Thumbs Up!

It looks as though the "Cookie Master" is at it again with another delicious treat from the Martha Stewart Cookie book! Mike sent us a photo of these incredible thumbprint cookies (recipe on page 278 of the cookie book). If you ask us, these would great with a tall glass of cold, cold milk! We're giving these cookies a true thumbs up!

Lemon Mandeleines

Mike turned to page 190 of the "Cookie Book" when it came time to make cookies with a french flair. These tender, lemon flavored Mandeleines are great with an afternoon cup of tea (or coffee). Mike has easily become a master cookie baker!

Brownie, Anyone?

Mike has been in the kitchen making some wonderful brownies for his colleauges.

The Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies on page 268 in the Martha Stewart Cookies book look rich and wonderful.

Not to mention the Coconut Swirl Brownies on page 274. These are baked to perfection!

Mike Is At It Again - Chocolate Cookies

Our Book Club regular, Mike from Washington State is at it again with his take on the delicious Milk Chocolate Cookies from the Martha Stewart's Cookie book. Mike mentioned they were a big hit in the workplace! Wouldn't we all love to work where Mike does?!

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!"