[Sca-cooks] Cookie Exchange for Cariadoc ;-)

[Elaine Koogler]

Phlip wrote:

>What? Have we faded out on the cookie exchange? Haven't seen any recipes for
>a couple of days. So, I just got this recipe from Carrig, and knew it was
>just what Cariadic needed ;-)
>
>Saffron Cookies
>
>This recipe is originally credited to Sidney Duerr in "Herbs for Every
>Garden" by Gertrude B. Foster (1966).  If you use a cookie press with an
>indented design, the raised part of the design should turn a light brown and
>the body of the cookie will remain yellow -- a nice contrast.  However,  the
>top browning happens very quickly so it's important to watch the cookies
>carefully in this final stage because the bottom can also burn.   As a safe
>alternative, suggest browning the top with a small propane torch after the
>cookies have been baked!
>
>Ingredients:
>
>2 1/2 cups flour
>1/8 tsp. salt
>3/4 cup sugar
>1/2 tsp. baking powder
>1 cup butter
>1 egg
>1/4 tsp. saffron threads, steeped in a small amount of water
>
>
>Preparation:
>
>Cream the butter and sugar together in a mixer and add the egg.  Cream until
>light and fluffy.  Add the saffron liquid (about 1 TBS) and mix well.
>
>Sift the dry ingredients and mix into the butter-sugar mixture.
>
>Wrap the dough in wax paper and refrigerate until firm (about 30 - 45
>minutes).
>
>To form the cookies, cut off a small piece of dough and roll it into a ball.
>Then flatten the ball with a fork, glass with a decorative bottom or a
>cookie press (depending on the type of design you wish to achieve).
>Bake at 400° for 7 - 10 minutes. Do not let the bottom burn.
>
>Saint Phlip,
>CoD
>
>"When in doubt, heat it up and hit it with a hammer."
> Blacksmith's credo.
>
> If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it is probably not a
>cat.
>
>Never a horse that cain't be rode,
>And never a rider who cain't be throwed....
>
>
>
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>
Today was the day I was supposed to send out a recipe...I sincerely 
apologize...I had an attack of real life...I got a call late last week 
offering me a contract teaching gig a fair distance away from where I 
live.  Phillip and I went to an event over the weekend, then directly to 
the hotel, where we stayed Sunday and Monday.  I got home a short time 
ago and was completely "wiped".  I promise that I will get a recipe off 
to you folks tomorrow.

Kiri