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Pepp Patts

It's 3am / can't sleep / had an annoying day. Good thing i'm still in the mood to bake and cook; our first ever cookie exchange party is tomorrow in about 13 hours. I'm serving tea sandwiches, hot drinks and savory appetizers since it's between meals.

Tonight i baked 8 dozen Earl Grey Tea Cookies which came out awesomely crumbly, citrusy and a wee bit salty. So far, all the Martha Stewart cookie recipes i've tried have been delicious. I really wanted to make the Chocolate Crackle Cookies but have had no luck finding Dutch processed cocoa in Philadelphia. If i don't find it at Fantes in the morning then no Crackles! (Note the online version of the recipe is different than the one published in the special Holiday Cookies magazine i have.)



While the EGTCs froze, i made a batch of DIY Peppermint Patties. J sent me the recipe a while back and i LOVE peppermint patties. Annoyingly, my hand mixer busted in the middle of whipping the middles -- anyone recommend a decent hand mixer? -- so i had to finish it by hand. Shockingly, the middles are quite tasty. "Shockingly," because it's basically a ball of buttery, minty powdered sugar. If i did it again i would actually temper the chocolate and perhaps use a different kind. The 70% Gran Saman from El Rey is good on its own but too bitter with the sweet creamy middles. Overall i would say they're good and i would definitely make them again. I got 43 patties, each larger than a Junior Mint but smaller than a York.

But what i REALLY want to make are the SNICKLES from Chow's Make Your Own Halloween Candy Bars. All of the bars look awesome but the Snickles picture makes me salivate. Perhaps i'll attempt that later this month!

posted by beXn @ 3:03 AM