On Nov 8, 11:48*am, blake murphy > wrote:
> On Sat, 7 Nov 2009 20:10:11 -0800 (PST), maxine in ri wrote:
> > Made far too many cookies, with somewhat dubious results.
>
> > First up were the cinnamon meringues. *Basic meringue with a little
> > cinnamon added to the sugar before adding that into the egg whites.
> > Made the mistake of trying to increase the temperature, and got
> > meringues with a big air bubble in the middle that were easily
> > broken. *Tasted great.
>
> > Next were a double-ginger snap from Real Simple's month of cookies,
> > Nov 3. *I used margarine due to milk allergies in some of my
> > recipients. *Baked them the recommended time, they were hard as
> > rocks. *Great for dipping in coffee or tea, but not for nibbling.
> > Backed off on the time twice. *Last batch didn't set in the middle.
>
> > Last were the Quaker Oats Chewy Choco-nut cookies sans nuts and
> > chocolate but with cranberries. *My Mom used to make them with
> > margarine. *Her's were always little pyramids that were soft and
> > chewy. *She used old fashioned oats. *I use margarine and old
> > fashioned oats. *I chilled the dough. *I ended up with very very flat
> > cookies. *Same as always. *I love oatmeal cookies, but don't want them
> > this flat.
>
> > 24 dozen in all. *And it's not even midwinter.....
>
> they say things come in threes, so all your failures are now over with.
>
> your pal,
> blake

BS-EG

maxine in ri