favorite cookie thread

[Institutional Control]

Ingredients
2 cups sugar
4 tablespoons cocoa
1 stick butter
1/2 cup milk
1 cup peanut butter
1 tablespoon vanilla
3 cups oatmeal
Waxed paper
Directions
In a heavy saucepan bring to a boil, the sugar, cocoa, butter and milk. Let boil for 1 minute then add peanut butter, vanilla and oatmeal. On a sheet of waxed paper, drop mixture by the teaspoonfuls, until cooled and hardened.

[puniraptor]

Ingredients
2 cups sugar
4 tablespoons cocoa
1 stick butter
1/2 cup milk
1 cup peanut butter
1 tablespoon vanilla
3 cups oatmeal
Waxed paper
Directions
In a heavy saucepan bring to a boil, the sugar, cocoa, butter and milk. Let boil for 1 minute then add peanut butter, vanilla and oatmeal. On a sheet of waxed paper, drop mixture by the teaspoonfuls, until cooled and hardened.

really are close to my favorite. I always make these for any office thing when we need to bring in treats.


I always go way heavy on the cocoa chowder though. makes it more awesome

[Institutional Control]

I love peanut butter. Anything with peanut butter is awesome.

[pissclams]

that's not a cookie.

[Institutional Control]

that's not a cookie.

Sure it is. A no-bake cookie.

[pissclams]

there is no such thing as a no-bake cookie.

[star seed 7]

there is no such thing as a no-bake cookie.

 

[pissclams]

call it whatever you want, just don't call it a cookie.  seems fair enough to me.

[Institutional Control]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cookie#Classification_of_cookies

Classification of cookies
Bar cookies
Drop cookies
Filled cookies
Molded cookies
No-bake cookies
Pressed cookies
Refrigerator cookies
Rolled cookies
Sandwich cookies

[pissclams]

thanks for the wiki link, michael scott. 

here's my link -  http://goEMAW.com/forum/index.php?topic=9135.msg716313#msg716313

[Winters]

Crunchy cookies are awful

[star seed 7]

Crunchy cookies are awful

you're god damn right they are, winters!

[420seriouscat69]

thanks for the wiki link, michael scott. 

here's my link -  http://goEMAW.com/forum/index.php?topic=9135.msg716313#msg716313

[pissclams]

cookies need to be baked.  that's all i'm saying.  not saying that thing doesn't taste good or whatever, but there's a line that needs to be drawn somewhere. 

[puniraptor]

cookies need to be baked.  that's all i'm saying.  not saying that thing doesn't taste good or whatever, but there's a line that needs to be drawn somewhere.

sounds pretty intolerant.

[asava]

Now one of my favorite holiday cookies...

Spiced Pumpkin-Oatmeal Cookies

http://www.chow.com/recipes/30456-spiced-pumpkin-oatmeal-cookies

For the cookies:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/3 cups rolled oats (not instant)
1 1/4 teaspoons baking chowder
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon fine salt
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 sticks (8 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg, at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin purée (not pie filling; about 1 3/4 cups)
For the glaze:
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
3 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon milk (not nonfat), plus more as needed
2 tablespoons maple syrup

INSTRUCTIONS

For the cookies:
1. Heat the oven to 350°F and arrange the racks to divide the oven into thirds. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper; set aside.

2. Whisk the flour, oats, baking chowder, cinnamon, ginger, salt, and nutmeg in a medium bowl to aerate and break up any lumps; set aside.

3. Place the butter and sugars in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment and beat on medium speed until lightened in color and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Stop the mixer and scrape down the paddle and the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula.
4. Add the egg and vanilla, return the mixer to medium speed, and beat until incorporated, about 30 seconds. Stop the mixer and scrape down the paddle and the sides of the bowl.

5. With the mixer on low speed, add half of the reserved flour mixture and mix until just incorporated. Add half of the pumpkin and mix until just incorporated. Repeat with the remaining flour mixture and pumpkin.

6. Drop 8 dough rounds per baking sheet by the scant 1/4 cup, staggering them 2 inches apart on the prepared sheets.

7. Place both sheets in the oven and bake for 12 minutes. Rotate the pans from top to bottom and front to back and continue baking until the cookies are golden brown on the bottom and around the edges, about 12 minutes more.

8. Place the baking sheets on wire racks and let the cookies cool on the sheets for 3 minutes. Using a flat spatula, transfer the cookies to the wire racks to cool completely. Let the baking sheets cool to room temperature and then repeat with the remaining dough (you can use the same parchment paper). When all of the cookies are baked, set the pieces of parchment paper aside.

For the glaze:
1. Place all of the ingredients in a medium bowl and whisk until evenly combined. (You may need to add more milk by the 1/2 teaspoon if the glaze is too thick to drizzle.)

2. Place all of the cooled cookies on the reserved parchment sheets. Dip a fork into the glaze and drizzle it over the cookies in a zigzag pattern. Let the cookies sit at room temperature until the glaze has set, about 20 minutes.

[puniraptor]

Now one of my favorite holiday cookies...

Spiced Pumpkin-Oatmeal Cookies

http://www.chow.com/recipes/30456-spiced-pumpkin-oatmeal-cookies

For the cookies:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/3 cups rolled oats (not instant)
1 1/4 teaspoons baking chowder
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon fine salt
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 sticks (8 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg, at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin purée (not pie filling; about 1 3/4 cups)
For the glaze:
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
3 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon milk (not nonfat), plus more as needed
2 tablespoons maple syrup

INSTRUCTIONS

For the cookies:
1. Heat the oven to 350°F and arrange the racks to divide the oven into thirds. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper; set aside.

2. Whisk the flour, oats, baking chowder, cinnamon, ginger, salt, and nutmeg in a medium bowl to aerate and break up any lumps; set aside.

3. Place the butter and sugars in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment and beat on medium speed until lightened in color and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Stop the mixer and scrape down the paddle and the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula.
4. Add the egg and vanilla, return the mixer to medium speed, and beat until incorporated, about 30 seconds. Stop the mixer and scrape down the paddle and the sides of the bowl.

5. With the mixer on low speed, add half of the reserved flour mixture and mix until just incorporated. Add half of the pumpkin and mix until just incorporated. Repeat with the remaining flour mixture and pumpkin.

6. Drop 8 dough rounds per baking sheet by the scant 1/4 cup, staggering them 2 inches apart on the prepared sheets.

7. Place both sheets in the oven and bake for 12 minutes. Rotate the pans from top to bottom and front to back and continue baking until the cookies are golden brown on the bottom and around the edges, about 12 minutes more.

8. Place the baking sheets on wire racks and let the cookies cool on the sheets for 3 minutes. Using a flat spatula, transfer the cookies to the wire racks to cool completely. Let the baking sheets cool to room temperature and then repeat with the remaining dough (you can use the same parchment paper). When all of the cookies are baked, set the pieces of parchment paper aside.

For the glaze:
1. Place all of the ingredients in a medium bowl and whisk until evenly combined. (You may need to add more milk by the 1/2 teaspoon if the glaze is too thick to drizzle.)

2. Place all of the cooled cookies on the reserved parchment sheets. Dip a fork into the glaze and drizzle it over the cookies in a zigzag pattern. Let the cookies sit at room temperature until the glaze has set, about 20 minutes.

sounds great. I have all of these ingredients. May try this week.

[8manpick]

1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin purée (not pie filling; about 1 3/4 cups)

I have all of these ingredients.

Seems like a strange one to just keep on hand to me.

[pissclams]

cookies need to be baked.  that's all i'm saying.  not saying that thing doesn't taste good or whatever, but there's a line that needs to be drawn somewhere.

sounds pretty intolerant.

when was the last time you had no-bake meatloaf?

[8manpick]

cookies need to be baked.  that's all i'm saying.  not saying that thing doesn't taste good or whatever, but there's a line that needs to be drawn somewhere.

At minimum, a cookie needs to be cooked.  Otherwise you are just eating cookie dough.

[kitten_mittons]

They are called cookies, Clams, not bakies.

[puniraptor]

cookies need to be baked.  that's all i'm saying.  not saying that thing doesn't taste good or whatever, but there's a line that needs to be drawn somewhere.

sounds pretty intolerant.

when was the last time you had no-bake meatloaf?

I will spend the upcoming week perfecting a cooked but not baked meatloaf and get back to you.

[Brock Landers]

cookies need to be baked.  that's all i'm saying.  not saying that thing doesn't taste good or whatever, but there's a line that needs to be drawn somewhere.

Well then they should be called bakies and not cookies.  Everyone knows no-bake cookies are in fact cookies.

[Bloodfart]

cookies need to be baked.  that's all i'm saying.  not saying that thing doesn't taste good or whatever, but there's a line that needs to be drawn somewhere.

sounds pretty intolerant.

when was the last time you had no-bake meatloaf?

I will spend the upcoming week perfecting a cooked but not baked meatloaf and get back to you.

Smoked meatloaf.  Boom roasted... or smoked IDK!?  It's not baked though.

[ChiComCat]

cookies need to be baked.  that's all i'm saying.  not saying that thing doesn't taste good or whatever, but there's a line that needs to be drawn somewhere.

At minimum, a cookie needs to be cooked.  Otherwise you are just eating cookie dough.

team #clams+8man on this.  No-bakes are bullshit cookies