tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post7336750171438111808..comments2024-03-19T04:29:22.252-04:00Comments on a lovely shore breeze....: Weekend Cooking...Yes, Christmas Cookies.caitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05824538078958999767noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-2961865130815819882011-01-10T16:04:39.259-05:002011-01-10T16:04:39.259-05:00hmmm...no yeast it seems, but they still scare me....hmmm...no yeast it seems, but they still scare me.caitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05824538078958999767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-18774993073961118612011-01-10T16:02:37.551-05:002011-01-10T16:02:37.551-05:00yes, amazon has the boxes. I even saw some of the ...yes, amazon has the boxes. I even saw some of the Christmas ones on sale.<br /><br />sadly nan, I have never made sfogliatelle...but I have eaten them, in Little Italy in NYC.<br />I think he dough involves yeast, doesn't it, and yeast scares me. :-)caitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05824538078958999767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-4420882999649295002011-01-10T13:00:56.323-05:002011-01-10T13:00:56.323-05:00I got the boxes from amazon. wilton makes them.......I got the boxes from amazon. wilton makes them....i think they make boxes for just about every holiday.Mary-Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08127006953645293659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-21110310493392447542011-01-10T12:54:47.928-05:002011-01-10T12:54:47.928-05:00Do you make sfogliatelle too? Recipe please?? One ...Do you make sfogliatelle too? Recipe please?? One of my favorite foods on the earth. I have tasted them only from Maria's Bakery in the North End of Boston.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-21257742569294084362011-01-09T16:33:27.186-05:002011-01-09T16:33:27.186-05:00OMG I'd pay a fortune for a box like that! Wel...OMG I'd pay a fortune for a box like that! Well done!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-59802588228259364542011-01-09T06:01:40.904-05:002011-01-09T06:01:40.904-05:00Those boxes are so beautiful... lucky people who a...Those boxes are so beautiful... lucky people who are to receive them! Thank you for the wonderful recipe, I am bookmarking it as we speak!Chinoiserieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16676489630557961558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-39135444771123344412011-01-08T20:34:27.561-05:002011-01-08T20:34:27.561-05:00Cookies are never out of season ... thanks for sha...Cookies are never out of season ... thanks for sharing these recipes!Dawn @ sheIsTooFondOfBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09285873722005594325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-21374128984651394962011-01-08T16:48:28.628-05:002011-01-08T16:48:28.628-05:00Maybe because there are a lot of people of Italian...Maybe because there are a lot of people of Italian heritage in South Jersey, no plate of Chrismas cookies around here does not have Ricotta cookies.<br /><br />as the snow falls AGAIN outside (they predicted 1"---I just dug about 8-10 out of my driveway) it is grand to have a nice bag of frozen Christmas cookies in the freezer.<br />Sadly, I do not!<br /><br />I may have to whip up a batch.<br />Of each.<br />After I get home from work. tomorrow.caitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05824538078958999767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-36393116870372898222011-01-08T14:26:49.740-05:002011-01-08T14:26:49.740-05:00Mmmm...want to come down here and help me bake min...Mmmm...want to come down here and help me bake mine? I actually used to bake cookies for gifts, but I got busy and lazy and stressed about the other cooking I had to do over the holidays. So I quit. Bad SandySandy Nawrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-81231028836886638012011-01-08T13:23:19.450-05:002011-01-08T13:23:19.450-05:00These look wonderful! Now, I'm hungry...These look wonderful! Now, I'm hungry...Joy Weese Mollhttp://www.joyweesemoll.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-65663411522099827282011-01-08T12:09:48.226-05:002011-01-08T12:09:48.226-05:00I think your timing is just right for these cookie...I think your timing is just right for these cookies. I'm especially interested in trying the Lemon Riccotta Cookies. I love all things lemon and the fact that lemon juice and zest is in both the cookie and the frosting make this a winner. Thanks for sharing the recipe.Margothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07422981969760935118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-85298886663809533622011-01-08T10:18:53.291-05:002011-01-08T10:18:53.291-05:00Thank you for the cookies-I still have cookies fro...Thank you for the cookies-I still have cookies from Christmas baking in the freezer. I was just thinking that we should bake Christmas cookies all winter.Esmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01558695355351437784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-1950790041371715332011-01-08T09:54:32.677-05:002011-01-08T09:54:32.677-05:00I don't think it is every too late to talk abo...I don't think it is every too late to talk about Christmas cookies :) I usually try to make extras during the holidays and freeze them to have with tea in the colder months of January and February.<br /><br />I love Russian Tea cakes - and hope to try your recipe sometime soon (I did not make them this year at Christmas, so perhaps a Valentine's day cookie?)Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08414201637917215413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-26587124708154415482011-01-08T09:22:28.003-05:002011-01-08T09:22:28.003-05:00I love these boxes too. Do you need my address?
...I love these boxes too. Do you need my address?<br /><br />By the way, one of our favorite things to do when in the presence of Russian tea cookies is to take pictures of each other after eating one, you know, with powdered sugar lipstick.rhapsodyinbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041412748239010264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-50565018903185793902011-01-08T08:48:40.462-05:002011-01-08T08:48:40.462-05:00Yummy! I think my box got lost in the mail, so yo...Yummy! I think my box got lost in the mail, so you might need to resend it.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-51255924929973591812011-01-08T08:48:38.347-05:002011-01-08T08:48:38.347-05:00Your cookies are gorgeous, and I love the boxes, t...Your cookies are gorgeous, and I love the boxes, too! Russian tea cookies are a favorite, yet I've never made them. Will try both recipes when I'm ready to bake again.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-29150281777261769492011-01-08T08:12:39.758-05:002011-01-08T08:12:39.758-05:00I love your boxes!!!! Okay, back to the cookies. R...I love your boxes!!!! Okay, back to the cookies. Russian tea cookies were a specialty of one of my grandmothers, so I grew up with them. Yummmmmmmm.<br /><br />The ricotta cookies are new to me, but they look good and easy. I'll keep this recipe in mind when I next decide to bake.Beth Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627666337961326265noreply@blogger.com