Month: January 2011

What’s a good no-powdered sugar icing recipe to go on top of holiday sugar cookies?

In the middle of cooking sugar cookies, and realized I don’t have any powdered sugar to make my traditional icing. Any ideas for icing alternatives other than using sprinkles?
FYI, confectioner’s sugar IS powdered sugar….

Killer cookie recipes?

I lost my mom’s cookbook when I moved and can’t find those really awesome cookie recipes like she had. I’m looking for chewy peanut butter cookies, massive chewy chocolate chip cookies, and oatmeal raisin cookies that were buttery, chewy and spread nicely.

I’ve tried recipes from all the standard sites so please don’t just cut and paste something you haven’t tried yourself. I’m really tired of cookies that don’t spread out and get all chewy and golden. If they stay in lumps, my hubby won’t eat them. Hoping someone will share their real favorites and not just cut and paste things they never tried for themselves.

Does anybody know the recipe for Au Bon Pain’s holiday shortbread cookies?

It doesn’t have to be the exact recipe, just one that tastes similar. And the recipe I am looking for is the one for the cut-out cookies (trees, stockings, snowmen, etc) that only come out during Christmas time.

Looking for unusual and unique cookie recipes!?

Looking different and unique cookies such nut horns, Pizzelles (Italian flat iron cookies), Krischiggis (polish cookie, aka angel wings). I guess I am looking for ethnic cookie recipes from around the world.
The recipes all look good. MamaFlutey, where would I get Mexican Hot Chocolate in PA?