About Desserts/Baking: It's Cookie Week on the About.com Food Channel

Desserts/Baking In the Spotlight | More Topics | Top Picks | Ginger Cookies |   from Carroll Pellegrinelli Homepage Email This is week is cookie week on the About.com Food Channel. Whether you're on my site or another site like the Spanish Food site, you'll find all kinds of cookies from our Virtual Cookie Exchange. It's a good way to sample cookies from all over. Plus, I've been cooking up a cookie storm over the last few weeks. I've added several step-by-step cookie photo instructions for some new and old cookie favorites just for you.   In the Spotlight Butter Spritz Cookies Butter Spritz Cookies are small delicate cookies that are made with a cookie press. Cookie presses typically come with several disks to make various shaped cookies like Christmas trees, hearts, flowers and so on. Butter Spritz Cookie Recipe Photo Instructions for Using a Cookie Press              More Topics Pecan Tassies With Step-by-Step Directions, too. Rosettes You Use a Rosette Iron for These Thumbprint Cookies Fill your thumbprint with jam Neapolitan Cookies A childhood favorite Sugar Cookies You'll find photos, grocery lists etc Gallery of Cookie Recipes and Photos Be careful you might get hungry Mailing Cookies Biscotti Of all of the cookies I've made lately, my family has enjoyed the Biscotti the most. They're the perfect cookie as they are not too sweet, so they make a great afternoon pick-me-up. Cinnamon-Walnut Biscotti Recipe, pictured All About Biscotti, Recipes and a Photo How-to   Linzer Cookies Linzer Cookies, traditional Christmas cookies, are sandwich cookies typically filled with red jams or green jellies. Linzer Cookie Recipe Step-by-Step Linzer Cookie Photos     Sponsored Links   Top Picks - More Cookie Links  from your  Desserts and Baking  Guide More cookies just for you. 1) My Favorite Cookies 2) Shopping List for Making Cookies Keep these ingredients on hand to be able to make cookies anytime. 3) Freezing Cookie Dough Plus baking times to bake frozen and non-frozen cookie dough.   Recipe of the Week Aunt Wanda's Ginger Cookies 3/4 cup shortening or softened butter 1 cup plus sugar 1 egg 4 tablespoons molasses 2 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1-1/2 teaspoons ginger 1 teaspoon cinnamon Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease cookie sheet. Cream shortening and/or butter with sugar. Add egg and mix. Mix in molasses. Combine rest of ingredients with a wire whisk in separate bowl. Gradually add to sugar mixture until well combined. Shape into 1-inch balls. Roll in sugar and place on prepared cookie sheet. Bake for 12 minutes. Makes approximately 3 dozen ginger cookies (a.k.a. gingersnaps) For a photo and access to a more printer friendly copy, click on the recipe title.   Feeling Under the Weather? Evaluating Your Cold Symptoms How to tell when a runny nose is just a cold, and when it might be turning into something more serious and require a visit to the doctor. More> Desserts / Baking Ads Baking Recipe Baking Desserts Recipes Holiday Bake Desserts Sugar Cookie Advertisement     Visit Related About GuideSites: Home Cooking Busy Cooks Southern U.S. Cuisine Entertaining Italian Cuisine   Search About      Sign up for more free newsletters on favorite topics. You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Desserts/Baking newsletter as ignoble.experiment@ARCONATI.US. If you wish to change or remove your email address, please visit: http://www.about.com/nl/usgs.htm?nl=baking&e=ignoble.experiment@ARCONATI.US About respects your privacy. Our Privacy Policy. Our Contact Information. 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2008 About, Inc.