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The Hungry Jack Giveaway is still on, so be sure to leave a comment on the giveaway page for a chance to win the prize pack. It includes several goodies from Hungry Jack, plus a $75 gift certificate from Williams Sonoma! In the meantime, here’s a cookie recipe made with potato flakes. It’s a light, [...]
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I’m still on a giant cookie kick, and since I already posted a 9-inch round pumpkin and double chocolate cookie, here’s a large, perfect-for-decorating, chocolate chip. So far, the key to baking these large, easy-to-slice cookies has been using a low heat (300F) and baking for 30 to 35 minutes. This one bowl recipe gives [...]
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I have three favorite double chocolate cookie recipes, plus a new one to add to the list. These Chocolate Brownie Cookies were featured in the November issue of Food & Wine, where editor-in-chief, Dana Cowin declared them the most delicious she’s ever had. The magazine describes them as crispy-chewy brownies in cookie form, but mine [...]
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After getting a thumbs up from Carolyn, who left a comment with her opinion on the Brownie Bark, I took her advice and tried making an oatmeal version. Definitely more of a brittle than a bark, this cookie is from the late Helen Corbitt. And for those of you limiting gluten, you’ll be happy to [...]
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The latest oatmeal cookies went over well, so I made a chocolate version. Like the others, these are made in one bowl and call for oil instead of butter. I also reduced the oil somewhat to lower in fat, and according to Mastercook, these come in at about 34%. If you want to slash more [...]
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Today’s experiment was to see what would happen if I made an old Amish oatmeal cookie recipe with oil instead of shortening and used whole grain flour in place of all-purpose. An added bonus (if the idea worked), would be that I’d only need one bowl. Hooray on both accounts! The oil (grapeseed) made the [...]
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This recipe is adapted from the back of an All-Bran cereal box. It has a little more flour and a little less butter than the usual Toll House recipe, plus it includes 1/2 cup of softened bran which bulks up the cookies and lowers the calorie count ounce per ounce. Not that these are low [...]
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Too bad the deadline for the Nestle Toll House Tales contest has passed, because I finally came up with a cookie and story. I was going to write that this cookie was inspired by a recipe I received years ago from a waitress in the Neiman Marcus tea room — a recipe I unknowingly paid [...]
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