Cookies, Bars, & Biscotti
If you’ve been baking (or just following) along with us, you may be surprised to see Cookies cropping up now. After all, we’re just finishing the Puff Pastry section, and Cakes come next in the book. But as our friend and fellow Modern Baker Kayte pointed out to me, the holiday season is fast approaching. And since most of us bake cookies over the holidays, she suggested flip-flopping the last two sections so we could start Cookies in December.
So, we will be baking from the Cookies, Bars, & Biscotti section from December through May of next year. As I’ve done previously, I am allotting enough time to this section so that you can make one recipe every week (with one ”bye” week) and bake all the recipes in this chapter of the book.
I post my recipes on Mondays (I call it “Modern Baker Mondays”). Even though it’s not an official part of the Challenge, it helps keep me on track to get through the chapter in the allotted time. Feel free to join me by publishing your Challenge blog posts on Mondays, too, if you’d like. And whenever you make and blog a recipe, add a note to the Comments section for that recipe so we can link to it.
So, now it’s time to leave a comment below to claim your recipes for this section. There are plenty to go around, and I suspect most of us will end up as the official blogger for several recipes. If you want to claim more than one recipe, feel free. If we run short on recipes (not likely), I might ask you to give up your second (or third) choice so someone else can blog it.
Blackberry jam cake is up. http://teaandscones.wordpress.com/2012/07/16/modern-baker-challenge-blackberry-jam-cake/
Made the Pine nut macs and the Macademia Shortbreads.
http://teaandscones.wordpress.com/2012/05/21/modern-baker-challengepine-nut-macaaroons-and-macadamia-shortbreads/
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Meringues are up! http://teaandscones.wordpress.com/2012/03/12/malgieri-monday-meringues/
Good cookies.
[...] was hopeful that this week’s Modern Baker Challenge cookie would make up for the tuile disaster and the fussy thumbprint cookies. Since it’s a [...]
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Cappuccino Thumbprint Cookies are up,
http://goldentweety.blogspot.com/2012/02/cappuccino-thumbprint-cookies-modern.html
Coconut Pecan Choco Chunks are up.
http://teaandscones.wordpress.com/2012/01/30/modern-baker-coconut-pecan-chocolate-chunk-bars/
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Hi, I have not been around for a while. I left when I hurt my arm and just never got back. I am presently baking for the troops so cookies would make my life easier. If there is no problem, I will bake as a Modern Baker.
I had let go of most of my commitments so I am free to join a baking group. If there is any problem, please let me know. Otherwise, I am baking with you. Thanks.
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Lime scented wafers are up! http://threecleversisters.com/2012/01/22/modern-baker-challenge-lime-scented-wafers/
Espresso Walnut Meringues are ready to be posted at threecleversisters.com (from Karen)
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The raisin pecan spice bars are up:
http://noe847.blogspot.com/2012/01/spice-bars-with-pecans-and-raisins.html
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Gingersnaps are up:
http://teaandscones.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/modern-baker-challenge-three-way-gingersnaps/
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I think noone has claimed the tart lime wafers. As it happens we made these yesterday. I can blog on it at some point in the next few weeks.
Hey, Bakers. Just a reminder to e-mail me at phyl(dot)law(at)gmail(dot)com with your link when you post your offical recipes. I try to check everyone’s blogs periodically, but I don’t always see your posts right away.
Thanks.
Can I have the Melting Moments also, since they don’t seem to be taken? I’ve been curious about those due to their name. They don’t seem terribly fancy, but hopefully they’re melt in your mouth delicious!
Sure. They’re all meltingly yours!
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[...] coincides with holiday baking season, we decided to jump ahead in the book to the last section, Cookies, Bars, & Biscotti. And the first recipe in the Cookies section is Cocoa Nib [...]
Hey, what’s still left? Marie just made the sour cream brownies and took it up a notch by using the fudge frosting from the cake chapter.
Click on the About tab at the top of the page and scroll to the bottom to see what’s still available. Everything in bold is still up for grabs.
Oh, the pine nut macaroons! I will take those.
OK, got it. And I have Karen down for the Espresso Walnut Meringues.
We’re down to 11 recipes to be claimed. Surely you’d like to blog another one!
Click on the About tab at the top of the page and scroll to the bottom to see what’s still available.
I didn’t realize that everyone was picking two! I can also do the Cornmeal and Pine Nut Biscotti since it remains unclaimed. (Plus I have a big bag of pine nuts sitting around in my freezer!)
Sounds great! Stick around, you might get to pick a third recipe if you want to.
I’ve only seen cocoa nibs one place locally and that’s at Whole Foods. They started carrying them in their bulk foods section not too long ago. Not sure, though, if all Whole Foods stores would have them.
I’m sure they can be found online somewhere I just haven’t looked into it yet.
They are available online. I’m hoping I can find them locally. We have a store called Earth Fare that might have them in bulk.
Thanks to Melanie’s suggestion, I stopped by Whole Foods today (much closer than the health food store Google told me about). Didn’t find them in the bulk food section, but did find a little package with their packaged dried fruit…hurray!
Oh man, I’ve visited this page 500 times, and I just can’t make up my mind!! I keep hoping that everyone else will pick and it will make my decision easier…they just all look so good! But here we go, I’m ready to commit: hubby picked the cocoa nib brownies for him, and I’ll pick the Viennese Punch Cookies for me because they look so cool. I’m so excited for this section!!!
First and last recipes — good choices! I’m excited to try that brownie recipe, but I’m not sure where to get cocoa nibs. Do you know where to find them?
I just did a Google shopping search and it popped up at some health foods store not far from here….Haven’t gone to check yet, but when I do, I’ll let you know! (That’s what took me so long to commit; they were hubby’s first choice, but I wanted to make sure I could find the nibs first.)
and out of nowhere I am back
We moved yet again to another state and now call Florida home and with the new home I finally have internet again. Oh how I missed the internet this past year and all of you too. I see you have been mighty busy and I have some major blogging to catch up too however i have been baking. Just made the Raisin Pecan spice bars two days ago and they are very nice especially for this time of year. So would like to continue were I left off if you would have me 
. Just let me know what’s leftover and I bake whatever and blog about it. So here I am, sleeves are rolled up my book is out and the rolling pin is ready….
Welcome back, Petra! You picked a great time to join us. Who doesn’t love cookies?
Click on the “About” tab at the top of the page, then scroll down to the Cookie section, and you can see at a glance what’s left. There are still a lot of recipes to choose from. Feel free to claim several of them!
Have the Cappuccino Thumbprint cookies been taken yet? May I have those?
Thank you!!
They haven’t, and you may!
Okay sign me up for the Coconut Pecan Chocolate Chunk Bars and Cramael Crumb Bars, Please.
OK. Got it.
I’m claiming the Praline Pecan Disks and Three-way Gingersnaps.
Great timing for December through May as Matt will be down at college and cookies send down well! Then he will be home for the summer, as well as all his eating swim buddies, to eat cake! I have no real preferences as I hope to make them all…so put me wherever you need when others have claimed their favorites. Cookies are easy enough to find homes for and Mark eats them for breakfast every day, so I think I will do much better at getting it all done in this section.
Hope springs eternal.
We’ll hold you to that Kayte!! I want to see a post for every recipe!
I’ll take Butterscotch Chocolate Chunk and Sour Cream Brownies.
Got it.
Oh my, those look sooooo good!!!
I made the sour cream brownies today. They are so good!!
Ooooh…cookies! I’ve been looking forward to this chapter! Can I have the Chocolate Sandwich Cookies with Milk Chocolate Filling?
Absolutely!
can I claim the Raisin Pecan Spice Bars? I’ve been holding that post for nearly a year!!!
They’re all yours!
there are a few other ones I might be able to handle if nobody wants them – pine nut macaroons and/or espresso walnut meringues.
OK, thanks.