{"id":880,"date":"2010-12-16T19:55:19","date_gmt":"2010-12-16T19:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/argyle.org\/?p=880"},"modified":"2010-12-16T19:55:19","modified_gmt":"2010-12-16T19:55:19","slug":"my-inner-martha-wants-out-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/argyle.org\/?p=880","title":{"rendered":"My Inner Martha Wants Out – Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"

This happens only once a year thanks be to geebus ! More than once Sean has requested that I spread the baking out over the year but I prefer frenzied exuberance and lavish display. Otherwise what’s the point?<\/p>\n

Nothing exceeds like excess I always say . . .<\/p>\n

Anyhow, here’s the roster of cookies for this year.<\/p>\n

These are a new addition for me – Lime sable sandwiches – very fine rolled shortbread made with lime extract in the cookie . . These are from the Martha Stewart special issue cookie publication of 2001. This is probably my favorite source.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>lime curd in the middle . . .<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>& sprinkled with icing sugar before sandwiching so the color shows through the window.<\/p>\n

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These are chocolate crackles also from Martha’s 2001 Holiday Cookies special issue. The bonus with these is that they look hard but are much more like brownies – a soft surprise and very chocolatey – they have bar & powdered chocolate, both.<\/p>\n

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They are rolled in icing sugar before baking and crack just before removing from oven – very Christmasy!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>This is another favorite – Catherine Gibson’s Gingerbread Squares – from Taunton’s Christmas cookies –\u00a0 edition 2004 – soft, nothing like gingerbread cookies. A real find. At this point I was in full blown Martha mode – unapologetic, I fancied myself very clever to use my large ruler to make the perfect cut.<\/p>\n

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Look how perfect!<\/p>\n

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This year I have finally gotten the famous Raspberry Linzer Cookie down. This version is made with pulverized hazelnuts and a bit of lemon rind in the cookie. Again from Martha Stewart and one of my Christmas staples. Fabu!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Then cut again and baked\"\"<\/a>Filled with raspberry jam – no seeds please!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Again, dust the tops before sandwiching. These may be the quintessential Christmas cookie.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Again I used Catherine Gibson’s gingerbread recipe as above to make these small ginger girls & boys.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Some fruit jumbles. This was from allrecipes.com. I substituted cranberries for half the raisins. They are really soft and delicious not at all bland.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I bought mint chocolate chips on sale so I made – what else – mint chocolate chip cookies. Recipe on back of package.<\/p>\n

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Safely stashed until time to wrap.<\/p>\n

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In the white oval plate are walnut snowballs and next to them cherry macaroons with white chocolate. So it looks like I have nine types in all. So what’s the big deal aside from being exhausted and gaining 8 pounds !??<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>It was fun photographing them all together.<\/p>\n

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Here’s my collection of wrapping accoutrements:<\/p>\n

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And here they are in plates I got from the Kitchen Store and Pier 1 Imports – about to be wrapped in cellophane and tied with a big glitzy ribbon.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Here’s another one.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Last year we were not settled or organized enough for me to bake so this year I really enjoyed making these for\u00a0 businesses in the community with owners and employees who always go that step beyond and make this place so special.<\/p>\n

I forgot to take pictures of the final product because I was so exhausted by all the baking. O well!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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