Comments on: Cookies and candies and cakes, oh my!

By: Electric Oven

Electric Oven — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 18:58:36 +0000

this december, fruit cakes are becoming more common in our local supermarket. i love fruit cakes :*.

By: Granulated Sugar :

Granulated Sugar : — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 14:12:01 +0000

my sister always bake fruit cakes coz we always love to much them at night*;*

By: Tub Chair `

Tub Chair ` — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 17:15:29 +0000

fruit cakes with lots of raisins is the thing that i often much, they are great and yummy~,”

By: Lillian King

Lillian King — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:27:32 +0000

Fruit Cakes are the specialty of my grandmother, she bakes lots of fruit cakes.,”~

By: Amber Phillips

Amber Phillips — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 04:47:06 +0000

Fruit Cakes are quite addictive and my mom always bake them every month.~:’

By: Quilt Lady

Quilt Lady — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:17:06 +0000

I do make a lot of the deserts in my family! I have to make pecan pies every year! I also make some candies at Christmas. Chocolate fudge, peanut butter fudge, and Pecan logs. My sister makes the peanut brittle. The pecan logs takes several hours to make so I pretty much set aside a day to do those in.

By: Janette Kenny

Janette Kenny — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:16:10 +0000

Oh, Kristan, that is a wonderful story! I love almonds and cookies, so I’d definately love your coookies, even if they weren’t the “same type” your dad remembered.

I don’t have the time to bake either, Margo, which is probably a very good thing. However, I’ll find the time to bake cookies and maybe some mini muffins.

Shana they are a good gift and a fab one to get. I always appreciate the effort and time it takes to make cookies.

That is so great that you can share those memories with your mom again! I loved to shop with my mom. She was a serious shopper who could make a fun day–and I mean whole day–out of shopping, eating out. Enjoy!

Ooo, pecan balls. Those sound scruptuous, Emily.

Kathryn, those buttertarts sound just too tempting. I never was a fan of mince at all.

OK, Robyn, now you have me hungering for shortbread cookies. Love those Scottish ones. Or the Swedish butter cookies that taste similar to shortbread to me. I want cookies!

Catslady I love good thumbprint cookies and yours sound just fabulous!

By: catslady

catslady — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:09:15 +0000

We have one family cookie that has to be made every year. Basically it’s a thumbprint but these are very light (no rolling)with almond extract and you have to gently swipe them with beaten egg whites and then sprinkle with nuts – oh and we use grape jelly. They take a long time to make but are well worth it.

By: RobynDeHart

RobynDeHart — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:13:38 +0000

Actually I insist they’re shortbread cookies b/c that’s what they taste like and they’ve got that great crumble that shortbread cookies have. Yum!

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:01:55 +0000

It is not Christmas for me without buttertarts… and I remember my Mum making them at the kitchen table since forever. Her mom made them as did her grandmother. I make them too… they are awesome for breakfast on Christmas Day. For my husband it is mince tarts, and I make them for him. His mom made fruit cakes… in November for the following Christmas — 13 months in advance. Way too much trouble and planning for me.

I don’t make candy; I had early bad experiences with fudge and peanut brittle, but wish I did make both (although I’m sure my hips appreciate only having to deal with buttertarts).