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By: Chappysmom » Cinnamon

Chappysmom » Cinnamon — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:44:25 +0000

[...] What IS the deal with spices in the grocery store, though? Last weekend it was the Ginger, now it’s the cinnamon. I wanted to pick up an extra bottle, to be sure that I had enough, and I literally got the LAST jar in the store. I even looked to see if they had some, special “baking’ display for all the jars, but no. There were two containers of cinnamon sticks and this one, remaining container of ground cinnamon. Even though it’s a brand I’ve never tried before, I snapped it up, just to be safe. [...]

By: Jan

Jan — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:57:03 +0000

I always bake 2 sheets of cookies at a time. When the baking time is at half time, switch the cookie sheets top to bottom and front to back = no burned cookies. I’ve been baking cookies this way for over 50 years with many different oven styles and fuel sources. Give it a try!

By: Marcia

Marcia — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 16:31:45 +0000

I used to feel the same way about baking cookies till we replaced the dead/dying ovens this summer with convection. I line the sheets with parchment and can do three at a time (usually 4 doz per oven batch) and with the convection, they all come out about the same. No burned, no raw, all baked just about right. And with a cooky scoop to measure the dough….it goes fast! Unfortunately, now I want gingersnaps….

By: Patty

Patty — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 14:10:23 +0000

If you email the recipe to me, I’ll bake the cookies for you (since that’s all I seem to bake.) I’ll see Mom on Thursday (weather permitting), so you could have them for a tea break on stollen day.

By: Conrad

Conrad — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 05:33:55 +0000

Hello Deb, thanks for the link I really appreciate it! I am glad that you linked to me so that I was able to find your great blog. Keep up the great work here! Sorry the gingersnaps didn't work out! All the best to you and Chappy (I love any spaniel BTW, they are great dogs!) Conrad’s last blog post..Two Questions That Will Change Your Life

By: maria

maria — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 03:21:33 +0000

I have that same issue with cookies; they take so stupid long to cook. So what I often do is make up a batch of cookie dough (usually choc. chip), and bake just one sheet of cookies. The rest of the dough I scoop up and set onto parchment paper. Then I freeze the little balls, and, once frozen, put into a plastic bag. They probably keep for at least a month in the freezer, and you bake them the same as fresh ones, though they do require a couple minutes more. I might worry that doing this with gingersnaps would allow the ginger flavor to intensify over time, but I'm not sure if that happens when food is frozen. (I know that chili, for example, is always spicier the second day.) maria’s last blog post..Frost Flowers and Leaves

By: Tanya

Tanya — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 02:24:59 +0000

yeah, how about butter cookies? I got a big thing of ginger at the dollar tree and it works wonderfully! you lucky girl, getting to go to the MVFF event! Tanya’s last blog post..where has the year flown to?

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 01:30:03 +0000

Are there other cookies you could bake instead tomorrow??