On The Road Friday ~ Cookies for on The Road Friday's

It is Friday! I am happy to report that I will have some fun On The Road Friday posts coming up. We explored some fun new places over Labor Day Weekend.

I have some photos to upload and organize and I will be in business.

Today, I will share the perfect road trip cookie. This cookie is easy to store in an ice cream pail bucket, does not require a cooler and is the perfect snack or dessert for an On The Road Picnic.

The recipe is shared by Susan Branch.

Artist Susan Branch

 

 Enjoy!

Have a great weekend!

 

Lemon Poppy-Seed Cookies

Lemon lovers, rejoice, these cookies are crisp, have a delightful zest of lemon and poppy seed.

Lemon Poppy Seed Cookies

  Ingredients

1/4 cup fresh lemon juice

3 1/2 teaspoons freshly grated lemon

2 sticks of butter

2 cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 large egg

2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

1 tablespoon poppy seeds

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Bring lemon juice to a simmer in a small saucepan over medium heat, cook until reduced by half. Add 1 stick of butter, stir until melted.

Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Cream remaining stick of butter and 1 cup sugar on medium speed. Mix in egg and lemon butter. Mix in vanilla and  1 1/2 of lemon zest. Mix in flour and poppy seeds.

With remaining 1/2 cup sugar and zest, stir together. 

Roll spoonfuls of dough into 1 1/2 inch balls, roll them in the sugar/lemon zest. Place on cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.

Press each with a flat end glass or I used a fork - dip in water as needed.

Bake until just browned on the bottom. About 10 minutes.

I love LEMON! I enjoyed this cookie. They are best eaten with a cup of Lemon Zinger tea and a good book.       

Pink Peppermint Cookies

Pink Peppermint Cookies

 Pink Peppermint Cookies

1 cup butter

1/2 cup sugar

1 egg

10 to 12 drops of red food coloring

3/4 teaspoon peppermint extract

2 cups all purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon chocolate syrup

In a mixing bowl, cream 3/4 cup butter and the sugar. Beat in the egg, food coloring and peppermint extract. Combine 1 3/4 cups flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt; add to creamed mixture. Shape into a ball. Cover and chill for 1-2 hours. Meanwhile, in a bowl, combine chocolate syrup and remaining butter and flour; stir until well blended. Spoon into a pastry bag with a small round tip. Shape dough into 3/4 in ball. Place on ungreased baking sheets; flatten into 1 1/2 inch circles. Pipe chocolate mixture on top of cookies in simple holiday designs. Bake at 375 degrees for 5 to 7 minutes.

I am planning to make this cool peppermint cookie for Valentine's Day too. This cookie is very good, my family loved them.

Have  a Pepperminty Day!  

 

Mini Cinnamon Roll Cookies

Mini Cinnamon Roll Cookies

 1 cup butter, softened

1 3/4 cups sugar, divided

3 egg yolks

1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon honey divided

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 1/2 cups all - purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar

1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

In a large bowl, cream butter and 1 1/4 cups sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks, 1 tablespoon honey and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and cream of tartar, gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well.

Shape a heaping tablespoonful of the dough into a 6 inch log. In a shallow bowl, combine the cinnamon and remaining sugar. Loosely coil log into a spiral shape, place on a greased baking sheet. Repeat, placing cookies 1 in. apart. Sprinkle with remaining cinnamon-sugar.

Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until set.

Cool and enjoy!

I did not do the next step...

In a small bowl melt 8 ounces of white baking chocolate with the remaining honey, stir until smooth. Drizzle over cookies. Let stand till set. Store in an airtight container. 

 

Merry Christmas! 

Recipe by - Mary Gauntt    

 

Cherry Snowballs

Cherry Snowballs

1 cup of butter

1/2 cup of confectioners' sugar

2 cups all purpose flour

1 jar (6 ounces) maraschino cherries without stems drained

Additional confectioners sugar

In a mixing bowl cream butter and confectioners sugar, gradually add flour. Shape a tablespoon of dough around each cherry, forming a ball. Place 1 inch apart on a ungreased baking sheets. 

Bake at 325 degrees for 18 to 20 minutes or until the bottoms are browned. Roll warm cookies in confectioners sugar.

Enjoy!    

On the Road Friday

Today, we are really on the road. Traveling to my parents for our 2nd annual cookie baking time.

Last year the boys had a great time decorating cookies. They both enjoy baking and spending time with Grandma.

We plan to try some new recipes. I will be sure to share them with you, just in time for Christmas baking.

Enjoy the weekend!  

Nut Refrigerator Cookies

Baby it is Cold outside! Let's bake and warm things up.

Nut Refrigerator Cookies
1 cup butter
2 cups brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
4 cups flour
1/2 t. soda
1 t. baking powder
1 cup nuts
Cream butter, sugar, vanilla, eggs, flour, soda, baking powder and mix in nuts. Form into rolls. Wrap in wax paper. Chill - cut thin and bake 325 degrees for 12 min. 

Cutting the slices to be placed in the oven.

Finished product! Enjoy!

 

Christmas Cookies with Mom

We are making Christmas cookies with Mom. We roll the dough, we cut out the cookies, we eat some dough, we roll the dough again, we eat some more dough and cut out more cookies.

Decorate cookie time. We made the following cookies for an Open House for our Librarian. We decorated with sprinkles, red hots, colored sugar and colored frosting.

More cookies on the way, fresh out of the oven.

Sam made this dark blue frosting. He also took this photo of Mom putting the frosting on the cookie.

That blue frosting is good. Look at my teeth...We loved making cookies with Mom. We plan to make more cut out cookies for Valentine's Day.

Never fear, our cat Max is always near. If we are baking, reading or sleeping. Have a good week. See you next week. Sam and Atticus