I bought some cookie dough at the supermarket and made some cookies. They
came out pretty sucky.

I thought maybe I'd put some M&Ms on some of them to make them taste better,
but they were still sucky.

Any ideas on how I could kick these up a notch? Maybe I should spray them
with a butter spray? Or maybe I could try making pillow cookies, or just
stick a piece of chocolate on top? Or cinnamon? Or maybe make ice cream
sandwiches with them?


W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

Christopher M. wrote:
> I bought some cookie dough at the supermarket and made some cookies. They
> came out pretty sucky.
>
> I thought maybe I'd put some M&Ms on some of them to make them taste better,
> but they were still sucky.
>
> Any ideas on how I could kick these up a notch? Maybe I should spray them
> with a butter spray? Or maybe I could try making pillow cookies, or just
> stick a piece of chocolate on top? Or cinnamon? Or maybe make ice cream
> sandwiches with them?

If they're so bad I'd just toss 'em.
Other ideas are to roll them in a sugar-cinnamon mixture then bake. Are
you baking them long enough to let them get drier rather than soft and
icky? That might improve the flavor. I can't stand soft, greasy sugar
cookies.

"Goomba" > wrote in message
...
> Christopher M. wrote:
>> I bought some cookie dough at the supermarket and made some cookies. They
>> came out pretty sucky.
>>
>> I thought maybe I'd put some M&Ms on some of them to make them taste
>> better, but they were still sucky.
>>
>> Any ideas on how I could kick these up a notch? Maybe I should spray them
>> with a butter spray? Or maybe I could try making pillow cookies, or just
>> stick a piece of chocolate on top? Or cinnamon? Or maybe make ice cream
>> sandwiches with them?
>
> If they're so bad I'd just toss 'em.
> Other ideas are to roll them in a sugar-cinnamon mixture then bake. Are
> you baking them long enough to let them get drier rather than soft and
> icky? That might improve the flavor. I can't stand soft, greasy sugar
> cookies.

Yes, I always brown the bottoms of my sugar cookies. I'd never buy sugar
cookies that weren't browned. They have no flavor.

I like thick sugar cookies too. I guess they're like shortbread. But you
can't just roll the dough thicker. You need a special recipe.


W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

On Jun 3, 9:40*am, "Christopher M." >
wrote:
> I bought some cookie dough at the supermarket and made some cookies. They
> came out pretty sucky.
>
> I thought maybe I'd put some M&Ms on some of them to make them taste better,
> but they were still sucky.
>
> Any ideas on how I could kick these up a notch? Maybe I should spray them
> with a butter spray? Or maybe I could try making pillow cookies, or just
> stick a piece of chocolate on top? Or cinnamon? Or maybe make ice cream
> sandwiches with them?

Do you even like sugar cookies? They're not the same as butter
cookies.

Not knowing what it is you don't like about them makes it hard to
suggest what to do. If they lack flavor, I would add vanilla extract
and knead it through the dough. Maybe lemon extract would help, also.

spamtrap1888 wrote:
> On Jun 3, 9:40 am, "Christopher M." >
> wrote:
>> I bought some cookie dough at the supermarket and made some cookies.
>> They came out pretty sucky.
>>
>> I thought maybe I'd put some M&Ms on some of them to make them taste
>> better, but they were still sucky.
>>
>> Any ideas on how I could kick these up a notch? Maybe I should spray
>> them with a butter spray? Or maybe I could try making pillow
>> cookies, or just stick a piece of chocolate on top? Or cinnamon? Or
>> maybe make ice cream sandwiches with them?
>
> Do you even like sugar cookies? They're not the same as butter
> cookies.

Yes I do. These things don't taste like sugar cookies. Maybe they should
call them corn syrup cookies?

I actually despise "butter cookies".


W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

Christopher M. wrote:
> I bought some cookie dough at the supermarket and made some cookies. They
> came out pretty sucky.
>
> I thought maybe I'd put some M&Ms on some of them to make them taste better,
> but they were still sucky.
>
> Any ideas on how I could kick these up a notch? Maybe I should spray them
> with a butter spray? Or maybe I could try making pillow cookies, or just
> stick a piece of chocolate on top? Or cinnamon? Or maybe make ice cream
> sandwiches with them?
>
>
> W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)
>
>


They are nasty because they contain alot of preservatives and
fats of unknown origin.

Make them from scratch. It's not that much more work and you know
what's in them. A tastier and probably healthier product.

gloria p

Christopher M. wrote:

> I actually despise "butter cookies".
>
>
> W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)
>
>


There are cookies I like less than others, but despise
is a pretty strong word for cookie dislike.

gloria p

Christopher M. wrote:
> I bought some cookie dough at the supermarket and made some cookies. They
> came out pretty sucky.
>
> I thought maybe I'd put some M&Ms on some of them to make them taste better,
> but they were still sucky.
>
> Any ideas on how I could kick these up a notch? Maybe I should spray them
> with a butter spray? Or maybe I could try making pillow cookies, or just
> stick a piece of chocolate on top? Or cinnamon? Or maybe make ice cream
> sandwiches with them?
>
>
> W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)
>
>


They taste like shortening, don't they? (most bakery chocolate chip
cookies aren't much better)

Bob

On Thu, 03 Jun 2010 16:14:09 -0500, zxcvbob >
wrote:

> Christopher M. wrote:
> > I bought some cookie dough at the supermarket and made some cookies. They
> > came out pretty sucky.
> >
>
>
> They taste like shortening, don't they? (most bakery chocolate chip
> cookies aren't much better)
>
> Bob

They probably taste like sugar. Most cookies from your everyday
run-of-the-mill bakeries taste like they're all sugar too.

--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

"gloria.p" > wrote in message
...
> Christopher M. wrote:
>> I bought some cookie dough at the supermarket and made some cookies. They
>> came out pretty sucky.
>>
>> I thought maybe I'd put some M&Ms on some of them to make them taste
>> better, but they were still sucky.
>>
>> Any ideas on how I could kick these up a notch? Maybe I should spray them
>> with a butter spray? Or maybe I could try making pillow cookies, or just
>> stick a piece of chocolate on top? Or cinnamon? Or maybe make ice cream
>> sandwiches with them?
>>
>>
>> W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)
>
>
> They are nasty because they contain alot of preservatives and
> fats of unknown origin.
>
> Make them from scratch. It's not that much more work and you know what's
> in them. A tastier and probably healthier product.
>
> gloria p



Betty Crocker Sugar Cookies

http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/...6-8f58913d36e8

Jill

"Christopher M." > wrote in message
...
> I bought some cookie dough at the supermarket and made some cookies. They
> came out pretty sucky.
>
> I thought maybe I'd put some M&Ms on some of them to make them taste
> better, but they were still sucky.
>
> Any ideas on how I could kick these up a notch? Maybe I should spray them
> with a butter spray? Or maybe I could try making pillow cookies, or just
> stick a piece of chocolate on top? Or cinnamon? Or maybe make ice cream
> sandwiches with them?

My SIL found a recipe that uses a roll of store bought sugar cookies and
fruit and I tried them, brought some to work, and everyone including me
LOVED them. You just flatten the dough into cookie sheets, fairly thin. I
didn't grease the pan because there's plenty in the dough. Let them cook
until done and if thin enough, they won't rise a whole lot. Leave in the
pan to cool. Frost with a cream cheese icing, whether one you make yourself
or from a can. When the icing sets a bit, cut into bars but still leave
them in the cookie sheets. Use berry fruits such as strawberries,
blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, and even kiwi for a different color
mixed in and put the fruit in the center of each bar. Good if they are
completely dried from washing before you use them on the cookies. I didn't
use kiwi on mine and alternated the different colored berries so the pan of
cookies looked sort of like a checkerboard.

On Jun 3, 4:59�pm, "gloria.p" > wrote:
> Christopher M. wrote:
> > I actually despise "butter cookies".
>
> > W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)
>
> There are cookies I like less than others, but despise
> is a pretty strong word for cookie dislike.
>
> gloria p


Oh I can think of a few:
Those nasty windmill cookies
Pumpkin chocolate chip cookies
Springerles
gingersnaps

On Jun 3, 2:14*pm, zxcvbob > wrote:
> Christopher M. wrote:
> > I bought some cookie dough at the supermarket and made some cookies. They
> > came out pretty sucky.
>
> > I thought maybe I'd put some M&Ms on some of them to make them taste better,
> > but they were still sucky.
>
> > Any ideas on how I could kick these up a notch? Maybe I should spray them
> > with a butter spray? Or maybe I could try making pillow cookies, or just
> > stick a piece of chocolate on top? Or cinnamon? Or maybe make ice cream
> > sandwiches with them?
>
> > W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)
>
> They taste like shortening, don't they? *(most bakery chocolate chip
> cookies aren't much better)
>

I suddenly recalled that I once was guilted at work into buying a tub
of cookie dough for a school fundraiser. When baked, the cookies
tasted exactly like earwax smells. (I should have gone for the gift
wrap instead. And yes, in my youth, while I never ate paste I did
smell my earwax.)

In article >,
Christopher M. > wrote:
>I bought some cookie dough at the supermarket and made some cookies. They
>came out pretty sucky.
>
>I thought maybe I'd put some M&Ms on some of them to make them taste better,
>but they were still sucky.
>
>Any ideas on how I could kick these up a notch? Maybe I should spray them
>with a butter spray? Or maybe I could try making pillow cookies, or just
>stick a piece of chocolate on top? Or cinnamon? Or maybe make ice cream
>sandwiches with them?

If you have a mini-muffin tin, they are awesome as tart-like containers
for lemon curd.

I cut the normal-sized log in 36 pieces (nine slices, then quartered),
rolled each piece into a ball, put it in the cup, stuck my finger in to
help it cook through and be more tart-shell-like, and baked until they
were sufficiently done. (Golden brown) They puff out to fill up the
cups.

Then fill up with curd. Put a berry on it if you have them for
garnish/flavor.

Make sure the curd is homemade or a good tart commercial brand, or it will
just be sugar overload. I think a good bittersweet chocolate ganache or
chocolate-hazelnut spread would be great, too.

My mom reports that her own cookie dough did not work as well. (We'll
have to experiment with it.)

Charlotte
--

On Thu, 3 Jun 2010 19:31:42 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote:

> Those nasty windmill cookies

Nasty? Have they changed? They used to be great.

--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

On Thu, 3 Jun 2010 19:32:36 -0700 (PDT), spamtrap1888
> wrote:

> I suddenly recalled that I once was guilted at work into buying a tub
> of cookie dough for a school fundraiser. When baked, the cookies
> tasted exactly like earwax smells. (I should have gone for the gift
> wrap instead. And yes, in my youth, while I never ate paste I did
> smell my earwax.)

I tried that stuff once, but it was too sweet for me.

--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

On Jun 3, 6:26*pm, "jmcquown" > wrote:
> "gloria.p" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
>
>
>
>
> > Christopher M. wrote:
> >> I bought some cookie dough at the supermarket and made some cookies. They
> >> came out pretty sucky.
>
> >> I thought maybe I'd put some M&Ms on some of them to make them taste
> >> better, but they were still sucky.
>
> >> Any ideas on how I could kick these up a notch? Maybe I should spray them
> >> with a butter spray? Or maybe I could try making pillow cookies, or just
> >> stick a piece of chocolate on top? Or cinnamon? Or maybe make ice cream
> >> sandwiches with them?
>
> >> W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)
>
> > They are nasty because they contain alot of preservatives and
> > fats of unknown origin.
>
> > Make them from scratch. *It's not that much more work and you know what's
> > in them. *A tastier and probably healthier product.
>
> > gloria p
>
> Betty Crocker Sugar Cookies
>
> http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/...177-b5fe-4cc7-...
>
You could eat them on top of a trash heap with Stu.

> Jill

--Bryan

"Charlotte L. Blackmer" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> Christopher M. > wrote:
>>I bought some cookie dough at the supermarket and made some cookies. They
>>came out pretty sucky.
>>
>>I thought maybe I'd put some M&Ms on some of them to make them taste
>>better,
>>but they were still sucky.
>>
>>Any ideas on how I could kick these up a notch? Maybe I should spray them
>>with a butter spray? Or maybe I could try making pillow cookies, or just
>>stick a piece of chocolate on top? Or cinnamon? Or maybe make ice cream
>>sandwiches with them?
>
> If you have a mini-muffin tin, they are awesome as tart-like containers
> for lemon curd.
>
> I cut the normal-sized log in 36 pieces (nine slices, then quartered),
> rolled each piece into a ball, put it in the cup, stuck my finger in to
> help it cook through and be more tart-shell-like, and baked until they
> were sufficiently done. (Golden brown) They puff out to fill up the
> cups.
>
> Then fill up with curd. Put a berry on it if you have them for
> garnish/flavor.
>
> Make sure the curd is homemade or a good tart commercial brand, or it will
> just be sugar overload. I think a good bittersweet chocolate ganache or
> chocolate-hazelnut spread would be great, too.

That sounds delicioius.


W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

In article >,
Christopher M. > wrote:
>
>"Charlotte L. Blackmer" > wrote in message
...
>> In article >,
>> Christopher M. > wrote:
>>>I bought some cookie dough at the supermarket and made some cookies. They
>>>came out pretty sucky.
>>>
>>>I thought maybe I'd put some M&Ms on some of them to make them taste
>>>better,
>>>but they were still sucky.
>>>
>>>Any ideas on how I could kick these up a notch? Maybe I should spray them
>>>with a butter spray? Or maybe I could try making pillow cookies, or just
>>>stick a piece of chocolate on top? Or cinnamon? Or maybe make ice cream
>>>sandwiches with them?
>>
>> If you have a mini-muffin tin, they are awesome as tart-like containers
>> for lemon curd.
>>
>> I cut the normal-sized log in 36 pieces (nine slices, then quartered),
>> rolled each piece into a ball, put it in the cup, stuck my finger in to
>> help it cook through and be more tart-shell-like, and baked until they
>> were sufficiently done. (Golden brown) They puff out to fill up the
>> cups.
>>
>> Then fill up with curd. Put a berry on it if you have them for
>> garnish/flavor.
>>
>> Make sure the curd is homemade or a good tart commercial brand, or it will
>> just be sugar overload. I think a good bittersweet chocolate ganache or
>> chocolate-hazelnut spread would be great, too.
>
>That sounds delicioius.

It disappeared pretty fast. When I brought some to a church do, I don't
think they left the kitchen, a sure sign of "wow this is good". (Gotta
keep the volunteer help motivated, LOL.)

Here's Mom's lemon curd recipe:

Charlotte's Lemon Curd
makes about three cups

Be sure to clean up some freezer-safe jam-type jars. You don't have to
boil for ten minutes and you can reuse the lids but be sure they've gone
through the dishwasher recently.

4 heaping teaspoons grated lemon peel
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup fresh lemon juice (about 4 lemons)
1/2 cup melted UNSALTED butter or margarine (Mom always uses margarine)
5 eggs

Grate the lemon (Mom uses a potato peeler or a box grater, but if you have
a microplane, use it by all means). Combine with sugar in food processor
and blend.

Add lemon juice and eggs one at a time, blending after each addition.
Drizzle the melted butter/marge in through the spout.

Pour mixture into small heavy saucepan or double boiler over hot water.
Stir constantly over medium heat until sauce simmers and becomes thick.
(One recipe I used suggested the spoon trail test - when a spoon across
the bottom of the pan leaves a clear path, it's done.) Cool slightly and
put into the jars. Cover and refrigerate till cool. If you do not eat
these within a couple of days, freeze them.

Charlotte
--

On Sat, 5 Jun 2010 16:17:31 +0000 (UTC),
(Charlotte L. Blackmer) wrote:

>Here's Mom's lemon curd recipe:
>
>Charlotte's Lemon Curd

Speaking of lemons and lemon curd, would you be able to repost your
lemon bar recipe? My copy of it is on my other computer which is up
in storage in Vallejo.

I need something to impress the nurses at my new contract..

Christine

In article >,
Christine Dabney > wrote:

> On Sat, 5 Jun 2010 16:17:31 +0000 (UTC),
> (Charlotte L. Blackmer) wrote:
>
> >Here's Mom's lemon curd recipe:
> >
> >Charlotte's Lemon Curd
>
> Speaking of lemons and lemon curd, would you be able to repost your
> lemon bar recipe? My copy of it is on my other computer which is up
> in storage in Vallejo.
>
> I need something to impress the nurses at my new contract..
>
> Christine

Smart girl. <g> As Stu' once put it: "making friends one stomach at a
time".

2 weeks from now, I'll be landing at my new digs as well having finished
prerequisite training at two different hospitals in Austin.

I'm debating what to cook. I really need to make something as I put
"cooking" as one of my hobbies on my resume' <g>

And my boss has commented on it after I mentioned the mini-caprese I
made for potluck day during lab week...

I might just make that again. It went over well.

My other thought was to make some strawberry or mixed fruit tarts using
Pepperidge farm puff pastry. That stuff is GOOD!

Where will you be working?
--
Peace! Om

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"Omelet" > wrote in message
news
>
> My other thought was to make some strawberry or mixed fruit tarts using
> Pepperidge farm puff pastry. That stuff is GOOD!

Everything I've ever made with that puff pastry is really good. Good luck
with your new thing at your new place! Same to Chris D!

In article >,
"Cheryl" > wrote:

> "Omelet" > wrote in message
> news
> >
> > My other thought was to make some strawberry or mixed fruit tarts using
> > Pepperidge farm puff pastry. That stuff is GOOD!
>
> Everything I've ever made with that puff pastry is really good. Good luck
> with your new thing at your new place! Same to Chris D!
>

Thanks luv. :-)
--
Peace! Om

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