Sunday, November 28, 2010

Cookies! Dare to DIY

I love me some cookies.  I'm a grown-up Cookie Monster of sorts.  Of course, I'm better at eating them than I am at baking them... but that's to be expected.


Crazy CookieEater
I have a few cookie recipes to share for this week's Dare to DIY at Newlywoodwards.  One I made (with dubious results) and one Tony made (with delicious results).  And there is one that I didn't even make but sounds yummy.  On to the results...

First, a short story - Tony's mom gave us these awesome McCall's cookbooks (from 1979 - ie, hilarious to read! ).  They have some great recipes, most of which call for ingredients that I'm pretty sure have gone extinct. 


 I tried a cookie recipe from the Book of Merry Eating one - Christmas Logs.  I changed it up a little by using festive sugar, and they look kinda funny - but they taste good!  Frankly I think it's just a recipe for making dough you can now buy in a Pillsbury plastic roll... but still.  I felt domestic.



Christmas Logs




And take a look at this photo from the cookbook - daughter helps mommy in the kitchen! (ie -scary)



Next, Tony made Pumpkin Chocolate Chip cookies- and they are yummmmmy.  They come out the consistency of cake almost, but shaped like cookies.  Can't beat that! 

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies


This recipe here  - on AllRecipes.

And as a bonus, here's another from McCall's that sounds good, but no promises! 



I can't wait to see what you other domestic divas contribute this week!

Dare to DIY


ps - I'm going to be doing my first giveaway (a DIY crafty one, made by me, so don't get too excited) on Dec 1 - come back then and enter so I'm not embarrassed by lack of response!   :)


9 comments:

  1. Oh my gosh how crazy is that!? We were both born in Richmond and making our way to PTC! haha

    Well I am quite excited all of a sudden! I know exactly the neighborhood I want to be in but having some issues because we only want to rent for right now!

    Gosh I have so many questions!! Send me an e-mail so I can e-mail you back! haha I will pick your brain!! hollyrhodes8@hotmail.com

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  2. Those cookies look great... but oh my. That doll! I would just love to sit down and go through those cookbooks! I love old cookbooks--especially ones from the 40s and 50s that instruct you how to be a "good wife." My, how times have changed!

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  3. You magazine pictures made me smile! Your Christmas Log cookies look so cute and good! Isn't it so much fun baking (and eating) cookies! It is a favorite here, too!
    Wendy

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  4. The cookies look delicious!! The photo of the logs in process made me giggle....they kinda look like glammed up snakes. ;-) Pumpkin and chocolate together...sounds purely divine. Oh, and "daughter helping in the kitchen" might give me nightmares. LOL

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  5. I am a bit jealous of that magazine score... that's coveted stuff right there! (especially those little girl photos!!).

    I love seeing you guys in the kitchen baking! Seriously cute.

    These magazines remind me of an old Good Housekeeping article... I'll email it to you.

    Hope you had a wonderful holiday!

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  6. That doll honestly creeps me out. But, way to go with the cookies! 2 different types? Overachievers. I'm a huge fan of the Pillsbury version, so I may have to try those. And, I'm a sucker for anything pumpkin.

    Thanks for joining in this week. I really appreciate it. And, I love your cookie monster face. You are too cute.

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  7. I love a good log. And um, Tony? Hows about a batch of those punkin chip cookies making their way up north to my house? I want to eat them while making crazy cookie monster face. rrrraawwrr!

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  8. My goodness, those all look so good.

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