Cookies

I have been invited to a Holiday Cookie party at a friends house.  I am clueless at baking, does anyone have any recipes they can share?

Thank you all in advance.

Stacey
if you look under the food thread I have put a recipe for holiday cookie mix that you can make into several different kinds....................

Thank you!  Are they easy to do?  I am so bad, I burn everything!

http://talk.uk-yankee.com/index.php?topic=19303.msg224856#msg224856


The magic cookie bars are great
Azroomie made them last weekend and they went over a treat and they are easy to do!

I make these all the time and get sooo many compliments.  Just gave some away as gifts today! 

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/recipe_views/views/105694

Oh thanks!  I might have to half it though.  How much is 12 cups of flour?

Oh Lola, yummy!

Now I want cookies!!!

Oh thanks!  I might have to half it though.  How much is 12 cups of flour?

Oh Lola, yummy!

Now I want cookies!!!

Ummm halved... it would be 6 cups of flour?

 

the magic cookie bars aren't part of the holiday cookie mix.........


separate recipe!

LOL!  No, I meant is 12 cups a whole bag of flour.  I know how to half things silly.  I can't cook, but math I can do

the magic cookie bars aren't part of the holiday cookie mix.........


separate recipe!

I know that too

I have to be honest, this whole "baking cookies for the holidays" thing in the U.S - is really starting to get to me and I am the anti-cook! I suddenly want to start piping on them and dipping them into stuff!

Anyway, I found a foolproof cookie deal last night on Cooking with Paula (Deen) and you simply get a roll of ready made cookie dough (plain) (or make your own) and you slice it up, place them on a baking sheet (Of course, nothing but those silicone jobbies will do!) and then on top you place any sweet or wafer of your choice, she used some kind of thin mint wafer and then placed another slice on top, , brushed the top with butter and smush-ed some pecans onto the top, baked for 10 mins and hey presto!

They looked delish! I thought how good they'd be with those Swoops inside- yuuum!

Oh the cooking network, how I miss it!!!  Do they do the ready made cookie dough here?

Oh the cooking network, how I miss it!!!  Do they do the ready made cookie dough here?

They certainly get you in the spirit and make you drool!
In the U.K, they do a dough with choc chips already in it by "Saxby's", it's in a small tub, you could always zhuzh them up a little! I don't remember seeing a plain one though, sorry!

On baking cookies the easy way:

1) go to the local bakery or shop and buy the nicest looking choco chip, oatmeal or peanut butter cookies you can find
2) go home, pat a bit of flour on your face and bum
3) just before leaving the house, place cookies on microwave safe plate, nuke for 30 seconds
4) arrive at said location panting as if running short on time
5) explain that you just took the last batch out of the oven, and you are sorry for looking so disheveld.

Another option is to buy cookies and dip 1/2 in a tempered chocolate, cool wrap, give

(for dipping: melt one bag of choco chips on LOW heat, add tablespoon of Crisco or similar.  Dip one end of cookie in pot, let excess choco run off, then place on wax paper to cool)

(edited to fix spelling)

Frances, you must know me very well

ND, did you just say zhuzh.  They have converted you over there already haven't they!  You will be more American then me when I come over!!!  (Which will be 17-31 Jan or in your case Jan 17-31 )

IMO, drop cookies are the easist to make. No rolling, shaping, filling, frosting, etc. Try setting your timer a minute or 2 less than the called for time if the first batch is too brown. Or make them a bit bigger. For your future kitchen endeavours, they sell baking stones that are great for cookies since they are less likely to burn. Great for pizzas too. I adore mine and hope I am able to fit it into a Britsh oven!

Like this: http://ww2.williams-sonoma.com/cat/pip.cfm?src=pipcCTlPsti%7Cgsku1242981%7Ck%7CpcCTlPsti%7Crshop%7Cs%2FcatcCTlPsti%7Cp2%7Crshop%2FcatcCTlPsti%7Cp1%7Crshop&root=shop&pkey=cCTlPsti&gids=sku1242981&ftest=1&cmreferrer=http%253A%252F%252Fww2%252Ewilliams%252Dsonoma%252Ecom%252Fcat%252Findex%252Ecfm%253FCID%253DCTlPsti%2526root%253Dshop%2526cPage%253D2%2526sid%253DWSE92BZIWQBII8TTZK72VFDXGJVSFMCZ200512100711%2526src%253DcatcCTlPsti%25257Cp1%25257Crshop&flash=on

Do I get a prize for posting the longest link in the world? 

Baking is the only thing in the kitchen that I actually really enjoy and I am going to try to get a bunch of cookies done today.

Good Luck with your cookies and have fun!