Moose Track Cookies. I’m not sure exactly why I was enticed to make these. It’s turned to autumn here in the Northeast, and with that, all the pretty leaves. That makes me think of Maine (here I come next two weekends!), and somehow the fall makes me think of moose too. And Maine makes me think of Gifford’s Ice Cream. They have a Moose Tracks Ice cream that these cookies are sort of modeled after: vanilla with fudge swirl and chopped up peanut butter cups. I think other brands have this flavor too. This is a very stream of conscious type of post, but that is how it goes. Happy moose (track) watching.
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Cookies. Back to cookies, my all time love (though pie is a close second). I decided to experiment with another “flourless” (ie Gluten Free) recipe, not because I eat GF (nor medically need, obviously) but simply because when I saw this recipe, I liked in. It is *pure chocolate*. No flour, no butter, only egg whites and then powdered sugar, cocoa and melted chocolate. They are sort of like brownies, quite gooey on the inside and simply delicious. Happy I tried them out.
I think that I have found my favorite chocolate chip cookie. I know that I have said that before, but these are really really good.
These are a variation on Allie’s Nantucket Bike Path Cookies from Through Her Looking Glass; my variation uses white and semi-sweet mini chips and hers used chocolate chunks, but otherwise very similar. And I love the name, even though I don’t know that they are 100% Nantucket-y. I am not sure what would make something 100% Nantucket-y anyway (and I live in Massachusetts!). These do have cognac in them, which is the kicker and makes them so good. I might just have to start butting cognac in all my cookies!
Chocolate chip cookies. The good old stand-by. There must be at least 20 recipes on this site for chocolate chip cookies, but each with a variation. This time I’ve added cracked (but still fairly whole) hazelnuts and plump dried cranberries. Oh, and I browned about half of the butter, which give them a great, extra nutty taste. Not sure if this is tremendously summery, but hey, you can eat cookies year round, no?