I finished the baking for family boxes today with these mountains of Vanishing Oatmeal Raisin cookies. Picture is half of the four batches baked to gift a dozen per person, plus some for local trays to friends plus some for us. I use the original version of the recipe which used to be under the lid of Quaker Oatmeal. Note that the newer version of this recipe, which I don’t use, reduces butter by 2 T. and brown sugar by ¼ C.
Yesterday’s cookies were “Swedish” Cardamom Toasts (biscotti), from Always on Sunday cookbook by Eleanor Ostman The Swedish restaurant owner told Eleanor the recipe originally came from her Finnish neighbor. And 2 new to me cookies from cookbook One Dough Fifty Cookies by Leslie Glover Pendleton. Crispy RIce Shortbread (with chocolate drizzle) - which are tasty but too fragile to ship - and Graham Cracker Honey Washboards, a few will go in each box. I made half recipes of those and still have 2 batches of the base dough in my refrigerator for more experiments, after family cookies are shipped. Also 5 egg whites which will likely be used for a Dorie Greenspan pecan or cashew cookie this weekend.
