I love baking too. I'm going to try the german chocolate cookie tonight for my neighbors. Since I can't eat sweets I use my neighbors as guinea pigs - they don't mind at all.

If you like the salty and sweet mix, the number one request I get is for an oatmeal cookie that has salt sprinkled on the outside. yum. The other popular cookie I make is a sugar cut out cookie with cream cheese in it - it's almost like a cake.

Soxmom, that shortbread sounds interesting, do you mind sharing the recipe?

I found out how EASY making cookies from the Pillsbury tube is!!

going to try simple sugar cookies and peanut butter cookies ...

I need to find out how to make chocolate dip pretzels ...

Vonn...its so easy..my little ones and I did it 2 weeks ago. I put
some choc chips in a 4 cup glass measuring cup and then
I add 1 tsp shortning(smooths it out), melt in micro
or double boiler(you can use the choc melts you get at craft store and
you dont have to add shortning.).

When melted, I dip pretzels in choc and put on wax paper to dry..at that
point I put sprinkles on if I want to.

If Im dipping pretzel twists, I use a chop stick to dip. just hang it on
and you are all set...just dont forget to tap the excess choc off before
you put it on the wax paper...........Its fun!!

Hi Bets, there are many recipes out there like this but most have an
egg in them. thats what I think makes this cookie unique

I dont have a recipe this is in my head so bear with me.

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup gran. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
dash of salt
1 and 1/4 c. white flour
1/3 c. seedless rasp jam

Heat oven to 350 degrees. mix butter and sugar then add flour , salt,
and vanilla. This dough is difficult to combine so just work it till it
pretty much comes together. divide into thirds. Take a third of dough
and rolls into a 9 inch rope.(remember sometimes the ropes start to fall
apart just keep putting them back together)

put the rope on an ungreased cookie sheet. repeat with remaining to
thirds of dough. then take your thumb and make divets every inch or so
on the ropes . fill these with rasp. jam. bake for 12 to 15 min. just until
they are set and barely beginning to light ly brown on bottoms.


When cool drizzle with a little 10x sugar icing. l cup sugar and a little
water or milk to make a drizzling consistency. when icing is set cut into
diagonal cookie. about and inch. yummy......I make lots of cookies but
these remain my fave. good luck

I think I have gained 2 lbs from reading this thread.

I cannot wait for all the x-mas cookies!

Okay, Soxy ... I'm a real dummy with cooking ... and I get so confused when I go to the store .. I went yesterday - and couldn't remember what to get for the pretzels ...

I need:: brand name, semi-sweet? morsels? bar? chunk? ..help! help!!

Vonn...you can get morsels. store brand, nestle, giardelli,
milk choc if you like hershey bars.........semi sweet if you like darker choc.
the chips melt the easiest...just dont forget the tsp or so of shortning.

or go the melts..these you can get at walmart in the craft section , or at
micheals or acmoore.

Goodluck.

thanks ... they had all those brands at wally world when I went ... will check it out then ... semi-sweet and add some oil (tsp) .. will do! thanks!!

vonn .... i make the pretzels every year (sometimes several times a year) i use the almond bar ... thats the name of it "almond bar" ... comes in white and milk chocolate .... you just break off a chunk and melt in the microwave ... dip pretzel in the melted "piece of heaven" and add sprinkles if you want ... takes just a few minutes to set if you put wax paper tray full in the freezer .... then you store in a cookie tin ..... enjoy