Gennifer
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Post by Gennifer on Dec 18, 2023 0:29:29 GMT
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Post by Linda on Dec 18, 2023 0:32:58 GMT
those are awesome!
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Post by Basket1lady on Dec 18, 2023 0:49:14 GMT
They look great!
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Post by 950nancy on Dec 18, 2023 1:22:42 GMT
Those are amazing. I'm just proud of myself for putting some oat flour, egg, and applesauce into a bowl and then I put that in a bone shaped mold!
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Post by mollycoddle on Dec 18, 2023 2:50:32 GMT
Beautifully done.
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Post by mom on Dec 18, 2023 2:54:59 GMT
I love your cookies! But tell me -- whats this dipped chocolate? Those look delicious + possibly simple enough for me to make.
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Post by dexter on Dec 18, 2023 3:06:41 GMT
Those are adorable. Someday I will make cute cookies. But no day soon lol. I am not patient enough.
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Post by Gennifer on Dec 18, 2023 3:16:24 GMT
I love your cookies! But tell me -- whats this dipped chocolate? Those look delicious + possibly simple enough for me to make. Just use a good chocolate (I prefer Callebaut!), melt it, and go to town. This year we dipped caramels, nuts (cashews, almonds, and peanuts), fortune cookies, thin mint Oreos, potato chips, pretzels, coffee beans, and coconut. I normally also do both a peanut butter center and cookie butter center, but time got away from me this year! (The nuts, potato chips, and coconut are just stirred into the chocolate and then dropped by the spoonful, not actually dipped.) |
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Post by mom on Dec 18, 2023 3:18:34 GMT
I love your cookies! But tell me -- whats this dipped chocolate? Those look delicious + possibly simple enough for me to make. Just use a good chocolate (I prefer Callebaut!), melt it, and go to town. This year we dipped caramels, nuts (cashews, almonds, and peanuts), fortune cookies, thin mint Oreos, potato chips, pretzels, coffee beans, and coconut. I normally also do both a peanut butter center and cookie butter center, but time got away from me this year! (The nuts, potato chips, and coconut are just stirred into the chocolate and then dropped by the spoonful, not actually dipped.) I am going to see if I can get some good chocolate and try this! Thank you! |
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Post by Gennifer on Dec 18, 2023 3:40:47 GMT
I am going to see if I can get some good chocolate and try this! Thank you! Yay! I’m not fancy and I don’t properly temper it, but we melt it on half power in the microwave in 1 minute increments, stirring every minute. Pull it out when it’s almost totally melted and then just stir it until it’s completely melted and smooth. |
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Post by Delta Dawn on Dec 18, 2023 3:40:48 GMT
Thank you so much! I was excited and am happy to see your Santa cookies this year!
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Post by kristi521 on Dec 18, 2023 21:35:22 GMT
I remember you posting the ones you did last year. They are stunning!
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Post by workingclassdog on Dec 18, 2023 21:39:11 GMT
WOW!!!
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Post by malibou on Dec 19, 2023 0:47:10 GMT
Just use a good chocolate (I prefer Callebaut!), melt it, and go to town. This year we dipped caramels, nuts (cashews, almonds, and peanuts), fortune cookies, thin mint Oreos, potato chips, pretzels, coffee beans, and coconut. I normally also do both a peanut butter center and cookie butter center, but time got away from me this year! (The nuts, potato chips, and coconut are just stirred into the chocolate and then dropped by the spoonful, not actually dipped.) I am going to see if I can get some good chocolate and try this! Thank you! Try Ritz crackers for dipping as well. Extra tasty if you add a little mint extract!. |
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Post by SabrinaP on Dec 19, 2023 0:51:44 GMT
They are so beautiful! I thought about your cookies a few days ago after watching a TikTok where the creator made hand piped Santas.
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Post by mom on Dec 19, 2023 0:52:57 GMT
I am going to see if I can get some good chocolate and try this! Thank you! Try Ritz crackers for dipping as well. Extra tasty if you add a little mint extract!. Add the extract to the crackers (how?) or the chocolate? |
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Post by Lexica on Dec 19, 2023 3:45:44 GMT
These are so adorable. I remember you posting about them last year and I meant to order a cookie cutter. They were sold out last year and I forgot to check this year.
I think I will order a cookie cutter/mold and volunteer to host a cookie exchange next Christmas. That will give me plenty of time to try out a few cookie dough recipes to see which one I like the best.
Are you using two different dough recipes or is the darker Santa just baked longer? I wonder what adding a bit of chocolate and maybe some peanut butter powder would do for the skin tone.
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Post by Gennifer on Dec 19, 2023 3:53:21 GMT
Try Ritz crackers for dipping as well. Extra tasty if you add a little mint extract!. Add the extract to the crackers (how?) or the chocolate? I would think to the chocolate. |
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Post by Gennifer on Dec 19, 2023 3:57:33 GMT
Are you using two different dough recipes or is the darker Santa just baked longer? I wonder what adding a bit of chocolate and maybe some peanut butter powder would do for the skin tone. It’s all dough from the same batch, baked the same amount of time. We’ve traditionally just added a few drops of red food coloring to the dough, but now we pull some out at that point and then add brown food coloring to the rest. This year we did three different skin tones. The dough we use is almond-flavored, and part of the appeal of the cookies for my family, so I wouldn’t ever change it, but I’m sure you could! |
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Post by Lexica on Dec 19, 2023 4:43:05 GMT
Are you using two different dough recipes or is the darker Santa just baked longer? I wonder what adding a bit of chocolate and maybe some peanut butter powder would do for the skin tone. It’s all dough from the same batch, baked the same amount of time. We’ve traditionally just added a few drops of red food coloring to the dough, but now we pull some out at that point and then add brown food coloring to the rest. This year we did three different skin tones. The dough we use is almond-flavored, and part of the appeal of the cookies for my family, so I wouldn’t ever change it, but I’m sure you could! I have the equipment that I purchased for my Copic pens that can be modified and used with food coloring to air brush. If it doesn’t work for skin tone, it should give me beautiful rosy cheeks. |
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Post by malibou on Dec 19, 2023 7:22:10 GMT
Try Ritz crackers for dipping as well. Extra tasty if you add a little mint extract!. Add the extract to the crackers (how?) or the chocolate? To the chocolate. Or you can melt Andes mints. They end up tasting a lot like a thin mint. |
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Post by mom on Dec 19, 2023 8:57:39 GMT
Add the extract to the crackers (how?) or the chocolate? To the chocolate. Or you can melt Andes mints. They end up tasting a lot like a thin mint. Oh thanks for the idea! I'm going to try them! |
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Post by teddyw on Dec 19, 2023 11:32:50 GMT
Adorable
Whats’s the icing like? A buttercream type that hardens or more of a royal icing type?
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Post by Gennifer on Dec 19, 2023 14:08:29 GMT
Adorable Whats’s the icing like? A buttercream type that hardens or more of a royal icing type? Similar to a crusting buttercream, but it’s made with shortening instead of butter so it stays a bright white. |
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Post by tamiq on Dec 19, 2023 15:55:28 GMT
Wow! It all looks so good!
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Post by dewryce on Dec 19, 2023 17:03:06 GMT
They look wonderful! I don’t know which I want most, all of that chocolate or that long island.  |
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Post by Gennifer on Dec 19, 2023 17:43:58 GMT
😂😂 It’s a toss up!
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Post by oh yvonne on Dec 19, 2023 18:40:47 GMT
wow how pretty! and so special! Your lucky friends and family!
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Post by kristi521 on Dec 19, 2023 21:45:24 GMT
They look wonderful! I don’t know which I want most, all of that chocolate or that long island. So can you tell where my mind was? I went back to the picture looking for a drink, thinking how did she know that the drink was a long island specifically? Then I zoomed in on the picture and realized you were talking about the kitchen island that is long...I swear I do not have an issue with alcohol |
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Post by anniebeth24 on Dec 19, 2023 21:59:00 GMT
They look wonderful! I don’t know which I want most, all of that chocolate or that long island. So can you tell where my mind was? I went back to the picture looking for a drink, thinking how did she know that the drink was a long island specifically? Then I zoomed in on the picture and realized you were talking about the kitchen island that is long...I swear I do not have an issue with alcohol You're not alone. . . |
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