On Thu, 20 Aug 2015 14:21:28 -0600, graham > wrote:

>On 20/08/2015 1:06 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 8/20/2015 11:41 AM, wrote:
>>> Thin mint cookies from the Girl Scouts were good, maybe they still
>>> are. Might try Amazon to get a few boxes.
>>>
>>> Freshness may be a concern. I heard that whatever the Girl Scouts
>>> were unable to sell they chuck them on over to Amazon.
>>>
>>
>> Home made chocolate chip is best. Toll House recipe
>> Next is a Walker shortbread cookie
>> Everything else is tied for third.
>I looked at the Toll House recipe and there's a helluva lot of sugar in
>it. Cooks Illustrated cut the sugar content for their version. When I
>came to live in Canada, I noticed early on how much sweeter cookies and
>cakes were compared to their European equivalents. Halving the sugar
>content in some recipes we tried was often still a bit too sweet.
>Graham

Yes, but that's the original Toll House cookie recipe.

I know most United Statesian recipes have far too much sugar in them.

John Kuthe...