A Really Good Cookie - #2

those

Lemon Fridge Cookies

were

good

but not

Really and Truly

"Aunt Martha"

worthy

…..

John

mentioned

Pecan Sandies

(obviously with Keebler's or Pepperidge Farm cookies in mind)

so 

I 

perused

through

a few of my

FAVE

baking blogs

and

found

a 

Pecan Sandie recipe

on

Brown Eyed Baker

I 

doubled

her recipe

and rolled the dough into balls

flattened

them

with a 

glass

and

baked them 
                took a nibble


                            and decided
                                               that
                                                      to be 

really 

R.E.A.L.L.Y

Aunt Martha worthy

they

would

need a 

DARK CHOCOLATE DRIZZLE

yes,

indeed…

A

Really

Good 

Cookie

Keep Calm

and 

Bake on

You can go to

Brown Eyed Baker

or

just 

follow

the

doubled recipe

here:

Pecan Sandies

1 c. unsalted butter

1 c. brown sugar

3 tsp. vanilla

1/2 tsp. salt

2 c. flour

2 c. coarsely chopped pecans

350 degree oven - no need to grease cookie sheets

In an electric mixer, beat butter, sugar and vanilla until fluffy.  Set aside.  Mix flour and salt together and add to the butter mixture. Mix until just combined.

Fold in pecans.

Roll dough into 1 1/2" balls.  Flatten balls with a moistened bottom of a glass.

Bake about 15 minutes.

Dark Chocolate Drizzle

1/2 bag Ghiradelli 72% chocolate chips

1/2 tsp. Crisco

Melt together in double boiler and drizzle over Sandies.

Leftover chocolate?

strawberries

graham crackers

……you choose

Only Eat a Really Good Cookie

My
Aunt Martha
just
turned
100!

She is a
Centenarian!

She
is elegible
to be
honored
by
Smuckers
 and
Williard Scott
on the
Today Show!


Seriously….

I cannot
even
begin
to
imagine
all
that
she has seen
or heard
or tasted
or felt
or
dreamed of
in
100 years.

Aunt Martha

is

my

 dad's sister~

there

were

10 kids

total

…

only two remain

This
is Aunt Martha
with
Uncle Bud
circa
1919


and
this
is
Aunt Martha
at her
100- year birthday
(I have some good genes,  you think?)

It was
 really important
for
me
to take
Annie
up
to Sacramento
to
celebrate
this amazing
lady…

She loved
my dad
and dressed him up in
doll's clothes
when they were little
…...
and she cried with me
when he went to
Heaven


she taught me to sew
and to bake
and
she has always loved to entertain

she has great faith
and
she
adores her family


and
she
always told
me

"Only Eat a Really Good Cookie"


because
one
really good cookie
satisfies
more
than
a whole box
of
 mediocre cookies

I 

combed

through

hundreds of 

cookie recipes

……hmmmmm 

which one would Aunt Martha 

         consider a

             really good cookie?

for 

whatever reason

I chose

a 

Lemony Refrigerator Cookie

using

lemons

fresh from 

our orchard

 that I finely grated

and

mixed
with
the other
ingredients


rolled
up in
waxed paper
and refrigerated
for two hours

sliced
and
baked

and drizzled
with
a lemony glaze

the
Lemony cookies
were
good

sadly
…not really, really, really good

so
I
decided to

Lemony Refrigerator Cookies

2 1/2 c. flour

1/2 tsp. salt

1 c. unsalted butter, room temperature

3/4 c. sugar

3 TBS. finely grated lemon zest

1 tsp. vanilla

4 large egg yolks

Mix flour and salt - set aside.

In a mixed, beat the butter, sugar, lemon, vanilla until fluffy (3-4 minutes), add egg yolks and beat to blend.  Add flour and beat until just incorporated.  Divide dough in half, roll into a cylinder, wrap in waxed paper or plastic and chill (minimum 1 hour - up to two days).

350 degree oven

Using a sharp knife slice dough into 1/2 " thick rounds and bake cookies 15-17 minutes.

When cool you can drizzle cookies

with a lemony glaze:

1 1/2 c. powdered sugar

2 TBS lemon juice

whisk together and drizzle over cookies

(Bon Appetit December 2011)

I 

continued to bake………..

see the next blog for a really good cookie...

Celebrate life!

this post

today

July 9

is 

bittersweet

I just

 learned

that

a 

gal

that

I grew up with

passed 

away

I
remember
that

she 

was

bubbly

and

full of giggles 

and 

always

had

a

 warm 

genuine smile

she 

was

only 56……

way too young

my

mom

was

56

when

 she passed away

way too young

and

 today was her birthday

we
hear
that
Heaven
is
quite
spectacular
…….I do believe

Peggy Miller!

Happy New Life in Heaven!

you are

remembered

in the hearts of many

and, Peggy..

whisper

advice

encouragement

and wisdom

to your

children

                                                                                      like my mom has always done

…they will listen

celebrate life!