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My copy of Dorie's Cookiesir?t=egulletcom-20&l=am2&o=1&a=054761484 arrived today and it looks great.  I don't even drink milk but I wanted to pour myself a big cold glass and curl up with this book.  It was a struggle to finish reading the introduction before jumping around to read the lists of recipes in each chapter.  

 

Up front, there are helpful sections on technique, ingredients and gear.  Each recipe includes a note on storing both the dough (if appropriate) and the finished cookies.  And for anyone unfamiliar with Dorie, she's firmly in the weights/metric camp when it comes to measurements.  Cup and ounce measurements are generally given as well.  Teaspoon and tablespoons are used for small quantities.

 

I said I wanted a glass of milk with this book but there's a whole chapter titled "Cocktail Cookies" so a glass of wine might be equally appropriate.  

Here are a few from that chapter that caught my eye:

Goat Cheese & Chive Cookies!

Cranberry Five-Spice Cookies!

Hot and Spicy Togarashi Meringues (who even dreams like this :shock:)!!!!

Rosemary-Parm Cookies!

Fennel-Orange Shortbread Wedges!

Cocktail Puffs (I see a variation with tomato chutney in my future)!

Chocolate-Olive Cookies (I can't imagine :shock:)

Honey-Blue Cheese Madeleines!

Anytime Tarragon-Apricot Cookies!

Bee's Sneeze Nuggets (yes, with lemon, honey and GIN xD)!

Major Grey's Roll-ups!

Cocoa-Cayenne Cookies!

 

Then, there's the chapter of recipes from Beurre & Sel, the cookie boutique Dorie and her son ran together for a number of years.  Oh my, there are recipes in every chapter that are calling my name - it's deafening!  The Cocoa-Tahini Cookies with Sesame Crunch in the Cookies for Every Day, Any Day sound delicious. The chapter on Brownies, Bars, Break-Ups & Biscotti has a recipe for Blueberry-Buttermilk Pie Bars that looks really good.  There's a chapter on Cookies for Weekends, Holidays and Other Celebrations and a section at the end with recipes for syrups, glazes, frostings and other toppings.

 

 As in other cookbooks, Dorie includes "Playing Around" notes in some of the recipes that end up converting one recipe into many variations.  I love the idea of substituting fresh chopped lemon verbena leaves for the chives in the Goat Cheese & Chive cookies.

 

Where shall I start?  Hmmmm.  I have some jalapeño-honey chèvre that might make another variation on the Goat Cheese & Chive Cookies.   Hmmmm. 

blue_dolphin

blue_dolphin

My copy of Dorie's Cookiesir?t=egulletcom-20&l=am2&o=1&a=054761484 arrived today and it looks great.  I don't even drink milk but I wanted to pour myself a big cold glass and curl up with this book.  It was a struggle to finish reading the introduction before jumping around to read the lists of recipes in each chapter.  

 

Up front, there are helpful sections on technique, ingredients and gear.  Each recipe includes a note on storing both the dough (if appropriate) and the finished cookies.  And for anyone unfamiliar with Dorie, she's firmly in the weights/metric camp when it comes to measurements.  Cup and ounce measurements are generally given as well.  Teaspoon and tablespoons are used for small quantities.

 

I said I wanted a glass of milk with this book but there's a whole chapter titled "Cocktail Cookies" so a glass of wine might be equally appropriate.  

Here are a few from that chapter that caught my eye:

Goat Cheese & Chive Cookies!

Cranberry Five-Spice Cookies!

Hot and Spick Togarashi Meringues (who even dreams like this :shock:)!!!!

Rosemary-Parm Cookies!

Fennel-Orange Shortbread Wedges!

Cocktail Puffs (I see a variation with tomato chutney in my future)!

Chocolate-Olive Cookies (I can't imagine :shock:)

Honey-Blue Cheese Madeleines!

Anytime Tarragon-Apricot Cookies!

Bee's Sneeze Nuggets (yes, with lemon, honey and GIN xD)!

Major Grey's Roll-ups!

Cocoa-Cayenne Cookies!

 

Then, there's the chapter of recipes from Beurre & Sel, the cookie boutique Dorie and her son ran together for a number of years.  Oh my, there are recipes in every chapter that are calling my name - it's deafening!  The Cocoa-Tahini Cookies with Sesame Crunch in the Cookies for Every Day, Any Day sound delicious. The chapter on Brownies, Bars, Break-Ups & Biscotti has a recipe for Blueberry-Buttermilk Pie Bars that looks really good.  There's a chapter on Cookies for Weekends, Holidays and Other Celebrations and a section at the end with recipes for syrups, glazes, frostings and other toppings.

 

 As in other cookbooks, Dorie includes "Playing Around" notes in some of the recipes that end up converting one recipe into many variations.  I love the idea of substituting fresh chopped lemon verbena leaves for the chives in the Goat Cheese & Chive cookies.

 

Where shall I start?  Hmmmm.  I have some jalapeño-honey chèvre that might make another variation on the Goat Cheese & Chive Cookies.   Hmmmm. 

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