Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> Tedious, time-couming, and boring, AFAIC. I used to bake 10-12 types of
> holiday cookies years ago, but gradually got away from it. I'd much rather
> bake cakes, pies, and tarts.
>
> However, David wanted some home baked cookies for tomorrow, so I gave in
> and baked tonight. His favorite...simple...chocolate chip cookies without
> nuts.
>
> I baked a batch of those for him. Then, using the same dough recipe, I
> omitted the chocolate chips and added 1-1/2 cups each of dried cranberries
> and pecan pieces. Taste, if plain looking.
>
> I also baked a large batch of those molasses ginger crinkle cookies.
> Again, simple, but one of my favorites.

Baking several different cookies can be time consuming. Over the years,
I have learned to make the dough then refrigerate or freeze it for later
use. I baked some cookies then froze them, not expecting the "cookie
rat" which attacked my cookies this year. lol Next year, I will keep
the dough frozen and bake them whenever I can keep an eye on them.


Becca

On Fri, 25 Dec 2009 07:51:51 -0600, Becca > wrote:

>
>> Tedious, time-couming, and boring, AFAIC. I used to bake 10-12 types of
>> holiday cookies years ago, but gradually got away from it.
>
>Baking several different cookies can be time consuming. Over the years,
>I have learned to make the dough then refrigerate or freeze it for later
>use. I baked some cookies then froze them, not expecting the "cookie
>rat" which attacked my cookies this year. lol Next year, I will keep
>the dough frozen and bake them whenever I can keep an eye on them.
>
>Becca

Really only need to bake one kind of cookie... peanut butter with
Reese's Pieces.

In article 0>,
Wayne Boatwright > wrote:

> On Fri 25 Dec 2009 06:51:51a, Becca told us...

[snip]

> > Becca
>
> All god ideas, Becca, but making the dough is the *easy* part. It's the
> various processes (depending on type of cookie) that I really hate. I also
> don't like finished cookies that have been frozen.

Throw a party! My wife does this. At church camp in the summer, she is
usually the baker. Each week she needs to crank out 200 cookies for
Wednesday lunch, which is brown bag. It's a two week camp, so it's only
twice. Still, she doesn't like forming 200 cookies. So she has a party
for the teens. She got a dozen last summer. She has a commercial mixer
and two commercial ovens, so that isn't hard. She calls it a
"workshop", and it's Tuesday afternoon. I've dropped in, and the kids
are having a great time.

She makes about five dozen each peanut butter and oatmeal, and the rest
chocolate chip. There are 130 campers, but some don't eat cookies. The
kids love the chocolate chip cookies, so those go first.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

On Fri, 25 Dec 2009 12:58:21 -0800, Dan Abel wrote:

> In article 0>,
> Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
>
>> On Fri 25 Dec 2009 06:51:51a, Becca told us...
>
> [snip]
>
>>> Becca
>>
>> All god ideas, Becca, but making the dough is the *easy* part. It's the
>> various processes (depending on type of cookie) that I really hate. I also
>> don't like finished cookies that have been frozen.
>
> Throw a party! My wife does this. At church camp in the summer, she is
> usually the baker. Each week she needs to crank out 200 cookies for
> Wednesday lunch, which is brown bag. It's a two week camp, so it's only
> twice. Still, she doesn't like forming 200 cookies. So she has a party
> for the teens. She got a dozen last summer. She has a commercial mixer
> and two commercial ovens, so that isn't hard. She calls it a
> "workshop", and it's Tuesday afternoon. I've dropped in, and the kids
> are having a great time.
>
> She makes about five dozen each peanut butter and oatmeal, and the rest
> chocolate chip. There are 130 campers, but some don't eat cookies. The
> kids love the chocolate chip cookies, so those go first.

your wife is very shrewd.

your pal,
blake