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[HeyJudee]

Here's the Cranberry Pecan Shortbread recipe that I love.  Finally found it on the internet again cause I thought I had lost it.  So here is the link...note she calls it Cranberry shortbread.
http://food.chatelaine.com/Recipes/View/Cranberry_Shortbread

[deb f]

I'm going to try these tonight.

Here is one of my favorites for the holidays-not really a cookie but more of a candy:

Toffee Crisp

1 C butter
1C sugar
saltine crackers
2C chocolate chips
3/4 C slivered or sliced almonds-more or less to taste

Line a cookie sheet with tin foil. Lay out saltines across bottom of pan. In a saucepan, melt butter and sugar together and cook until at soft ball stage, 235 degrees. Pour over saltines, then bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees.
Remove from oven, sprinkle with chips and let rest. After about 10 minutes, chips will be soft. Spread over surface and then sprinkle with almonds. refridgerate and then break into pieces. Store in airtight containers.

[Pat]

OMG.. both sound so yummy!

[lovetostitch]

sounds similar to one (think I put on here) minus the choc chips.... I used the Capt wafers instead of saltines -

I'll give this one a try too - we had great cookies at the exchange!

[Pat]

I'll post the secret soft sugar cookies later.. a PA Dutch Thing!

[JacqueK]

Key Lime White Chocolate Chippers
1/2 Cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 egg yolk
2 Cup flour
1 tea baking powder
1/2 tea salt
1/4 cup lime juice
1 1/2 tea lime zest
1/4 cup white chocolate chips

Beat sugar, butter, egg and egg yolk at med speed till fluffy
Add flour, baking powder, salt, juice and zest till well blended
Then stir in white chocolate chips

Roll in walnut size balls, place 2 inclhes apart on lightly greased baking sheets.
Bake 350 for 8-10 minutes. Makes about 2 1/2 dozen

[Pat]

have you made them without the chocolate? I wonder how they would be.  I now want cookies!

[KarenInTucson]

I think you can make any cookie and leave out the "chips!"

[Pat]

i am having serious cookie needs .. because it's christmas... LOL!

right now I can't taste ANYTHING but that will get better.. wink!

[deb f]

heres a nice easy cookie if you like chocolate and orange together (or you can skip the chocolate here too!)
http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/dark-chocolate-apricot-cookies/a47b09a1-b396-4954-9010-24528d75570c#?st=6&term=apricot chocolate cookies&ps=9&pi=9&fv=AND(HasGridViewImage%3ATrue)

[schoolrn1]

Not a cookie, but very yummy and different:

CRANBERRY SALSA

1 12 oz. bag fresh cranberries
¾ c. sugar
1 green onion, quartered
¼ c. fresh cilantro (or more to taste)
¼ tsp. ground cumin

Put all ingredients into food processor, pulse until mixture is coarsely chopped.
Store in refrigerator 2-3 hours or overnight to allow flavors to mellow.
Serve with tortilla chips, celery sticks or green pepper sections

[HeyJudee]

Oh...that salsa sounds soo good. 

Is "one green onion" the same as a shallot???

[Pat]

green onion




shallot

[Pat]

Green onions are the largest, also called spring onions. You can use the green and the white parts. They are sometimes called shallots, but they are not the same thing.

Chives are a slim green herb w/ a mild onion flavor. You cut them off at the root and chop them up to use them.

Shallots look like purple garlic, but larger. They come in cloves that must be peeled to be used. Also have a mild onion flavor, they are good to use when someone cannot eat onions due to GI problems.

[HeyJudee]

Thanks for the pics Pat.  Guess I'm one of the ones who call green onions...shallots...LOL