tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post8847863804836121997..comments2024-03-28T03:02:26.081-04:00Comments on Tea With Friends: Tea & Cookie Time!Angela McRaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928913868086900802noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post-89490858263936468912013-11-23T14:04:15.203-05:002013-11-23T14:04:15.203-05:00I too have a cookie press I've never used. Mi...I too have a cookie press I've never used. Might be good for the kids to try this year. I need to make madeleines too, I haven't used my pan in ages. <br />When I make cookies to give I like to give a variety. Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16363927407017174685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post-58446078533215057352013-11-22T20:47:55.926-05:002013-11-22T20:47:55.926-05:00I have a cookie press that I bought at a Pampered ...I have a cookie press that I bought at a Pampered Chef party years ago, and it's never been out of the box!<br />That's because my daughter usually bakes the Christmas cookies to bring on Christmas Eve. I love Russian Tea Cakes, Pecan Tassies, and decorated Sugar Cookies. I also like lemon bars and 7 layer bar cookies. There probably isn't a cookie that I don't like! ;-)relevanttealeafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07147226538911605568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post-83404007735154930112013-11-18T22:52:31.138-05:002013-11-18T22:52:31.138-05:00Oh it is beginning to look like Christmas! Love y...Oh it is beginning to look like Christmas! Love your cookies. I haven't made these for oh so long. Not sure I even have the cookie press any longer.Marilyn Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13115440271615593122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post-31163561890205408822013-11-18T17:05:29.219-05:002013-11-18T17:05:29.219-05:00Angela you are derailing any attempt I am making t...Angela you are derailing any attempt I am making to get down to my crime-fighting, handsome mild mannered dude weight of something. Keep Alex away from them. You know how he gets.Stuart Crosbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00605946659440512633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post-62005228081608201732013-11-18T16:25:16.539-05:002013-11-18T16:25:16.539-05:00MMMM! MMMM! Stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05753205572837649406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post-85801968051390966992013-11-18T12:57:52.999-05:002013-11-18T12:57:52.999-05:00I love making Spritz cookies. I would suggest tha...I love making Spritz cookies. I would suggest that if you want to tint them, use the Wilton icing gel in the little pots. I incorporate that in with my butter at the beginning.Disney Mummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01454154263488946938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post-56483318050007444302013-11-18T12:44:53.698-05:002013-11-18T12:44:53.698-05:00Your spritz cookies look so festive! Some of those...Your spritz cookies look so festive! Some of those alongside some chocolate chip cookies and I'd be happy!Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03394597758723246533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post-57157177969712352212013-11-18T12:00:53.159-05:002013-11-18T12:00:53.159-05:00Hi Angela, Spritz cookies are my favorite. However...Hi Angela, Spritz cookies are my favorite. However I have broken many a press trying to make them. My 1981 recipe says to chill the dough first. I even checked a new version. Well, watching Martha one day making them, she said, no need to chill the dough. So I took out my mothers copper press from a copper party, remember those, and tried it. Perfect cookies every time. Now my husband and dog do not have to leave the house when it is time to make spritz cookies! Francesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post-61283904819874606142013-11-18T09:47:38.788-05:002013-11-18T09:47:38.788-05:00A very good, and simple cookie is the heath bits o...A very good, and simple cookie is the heath bits one. I think the recipe is on the package of bits. They freeze well and make a lot. Great for giving, one man I know keeps asking for more every time I talk to his wife.Mngardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139239121948982748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post-19704031667215961762013-11-18T09:14:11.261-05:002013-11-18T09:14:11.261-05:00Judith, I haven't tried to freeze madeleines b...Judith, I haven't tried to freeze madeleines before, because I've always made them right before teatime so they all got eaten!Angela McRaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10928913868086900802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post-37926460035116350362013-11-18T09:06:45.029-05:002013-11-18T09:06:45.029-05:00Angela, if I was to come to a family holiday and d...Angela, if I was to come to a family holiday and didn't bring my lemon or cherry cheesecake bars, I would be disowned!! But to receive a favorite cookie, it would have to be my friend's double chocolate cherry cookies, drizzled with more chocolate!<br />Susan T. from OhioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post-69135174519229546812013-11-18T08:55:47.449-05:002013-11-18T08:55:47.449-05:00I make spritz cookies every Christmas (little tre...I make spritz cookies every Christmas (little trees, of course.) I've had my press for eons. It's the old fashioned kind, where I have to turn the hand to push the dough out. I tend to like cookies that have a bit of fruit in them (orange rind, lemon zest or something). My son loves those with chocolate. My husband likes coconut. And my daughter loves cookies with nuts or that are topped with a dollop of jam So by the time we make one of two favorites for each person, we have quite a selection. :-) GardenOfDaisieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03110646840082802721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post-35660082193149525132013-11-18T08:42:45.872-05:002013-11-18T08:42:45.872-05:00Lynn used her cookie press to make snowflake cooki...Lynn used her cookie press to make snowflake cookies for my Christmas in August Tea. My mother always made thumbprint cookies at Christmas. Some had red centers and others had green. Aunt Mary always made a fruitcake type of cookie. Oh, how I miss those. Linda Jenningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00077587697557992493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post-458556607842247812013-11-18T08:26:26.306-05:002013-11-18T08:26:26.306-05:00How timely Angela. I pulled out my cookie press t...How timely Angela. I pulled out my cookie press to take shortbreads to our garden club pot luck supper yesterday. I must be out of practice, as I had a heck of a time to get perfect looking cookies using the same flower shape you did. Could have been the new dough recipe I used. I love making madeleines but end up eating most of them myself. Have you frozen them before?<br />If I were to receive cookies, a good shortbread is a must, biscotti are a favourite too. Not hard to tell I like something plain with my tea! Judith @ Lavender Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16361061491506137380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post-26663593038293665622013-11-18T07:23:25.145-05:002013-11-18T07:23:25.145-05:00That was supposed to say "can't beat the ...That was supposed to say "can't beat the taste" - sorry!Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990986767552423062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post-38939399366843846372013-11-18T07:22:33.123-05:002013-11-18T07:22:33.123-05:00I agree about chocolate chip -they aren't as p...I agree about chocolate chip -they aren't as pretty but you can' tube at the taste. A good shortbread comes in second, I guess, although it's close. Your cookies are beautiful, though, that cookie press is a neat gadget! I bet they are pretty tasty, too.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990986767552423062noreply@blogger.com