In the past I've made cookies, with nuts, with mixed results. But I recently
made some New Orleans turtle cookies that came out really good.

With New Orleans turtle cookies you press the cookie dough on top of the
nuts (I used pecans). The nuts roast on the bottom. Roasted nuts have a lot
more flavor.

I experimented with a lot of different frostings, but I finally went with a
simple chocolate glaze made up of powdered sugar, some cocoa, and a little
hot water.

But I don't even think they needed the glaze. The cookies were great by
themselves.

I also make praline cookies sometimes. Praline cookies are simply sugar
cookies topped with caramel frosting and pecans.


W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

On Oct 2, 8:02*am, "Christopher M." > wrote:
> Roasted nuts have a lot more flavor.
I hadn't thought about putting the nuts on the bottom of cookie dough
so that they would have a good roast to be more flavorful, neat idea!
....Picky

Christopher wrote:

>With New Orleans turtle cookies you
> press the cookie dough on top of the
> nuts (I used pecans). The nuts roast on
> the bottom. Roasted nuts have a lot
> more flavor.

You are so right, nuts that are toasted (roasted) have a much better
flavor. I think nuts make anything better, but unfortunately, when I
bake for our family every Sunday, I leave the nuts out, as our one d-i-l
doesn't care for nuts, and neither do some of the grandchildren.
Sometimes I add the nuts to half the recipe, and stick a toothpick down
in the top of the side that has the nuts, so they'll know.

Whenever I make anything that calls for almonds, I usually toast them
first in the oven. I also have done the same with pecans and have a
glazed walnut recipe, where toast them in the oven to start with, and
cook together sugar, water, salt, cinnamon and vanilla till it's a
certain temperature and stir in the toasted walnuts until creamy and
spread them out on a buttered platter, and separate with a fork as they
cool. They are addictive!

Today I'm making cherry squares and cream cheese marble bars, and
neither call for nuts.

Judy

On 10/2/2011 10:02 AM, Christopher M. wrote:
> In the past I've made cookies, with nuts, with mixed results. But I recently
> made some New Orleans turtle cookies that came out really good.
>
> With New Orleans turtle cookies you press the cookie dough on top of the
> nuts (I used pecans). The nuts roast on the bottom. Roasted nuts have a lot
> more flavor.
>
> I experimented with a lot of different frostings, but I finally went with a
> simple chocolate glaze made up of powdered sugar, some cocoa, and a little
> hot water.
>
> But I don't even think they needed the glaze. The cookies were great by
> themselves.
>
> I also make praline cookies sometimes. Praline cookies are simply sugar
> cookies topped with caramel frosting and pecans.
>
>
> W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

Why must you tempt me like this? I had a lace cookie, once, that
contained chopped nuts, but I do not have the recipe.

Becca

"Andy" > wrote in message ...
> "Christopher M." > wrote:
>
>> In the past I've made cookies, with nuts, with mixed results. But I
>> recently made some New Orleans turtle cookies that came out really
>> good.
>>
>> With New Orleans turtle cookies you press the cookie dough on top of
>> the nuts (I used pecans). The nuts roast on the bottom. Roasted nuts
>> have a lot more flavor.
>>
>> I experimented with a lot of different frostings, but I finally went
>> with a simple chocolate glaze made up of powdered sugar, some cocoa,
>> and a little hot water.
>>
>> But I don't even think they needed the glaze. The cookies were great
>> by themselves.
>>
>> I also make praline cookies sometimes. Praline cookies are simply
>> sugar cookies topped with caramel frosting and pecans.
>
>
> What little known facts I DO know is, Mrs. Fields brand is the largest
> buyer in the world of macadamia nuts, for her cookies.
>
> I like 'em straight out of the bottle. Pricy!
>
> Andy

I know what you mean, Andy.

For a while I was buying macadamias at a discount at a pharmacy. But now I
have to watch my weight.


W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)