Cookies, Cookies, Cookies

Post Date: 23 December 2015

I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2016.  For our Christmas dinner we are planning on serving Roast Beef and Baked Salmon as the main dishes, with a Tuscan White Bean Salad Red Skin Potatoes, and Roasted Butternut Squash.  I have been busy trying some different cookie recipes from Food Network Magazine, Orange Ricotta Drop Cookies, Peppermint Biscotti, and Meringues with Lemon Curd Filling.  They were all excellent, but my favorite is the biscotti.

This will be the last post for 2015.  See you all next year.

Orange Ricotta Drop Cookies

The recipe actually calls for Tangerines, but says you can substitute Oranges instead.  Since I had oranges in the fruit bowl, that is what I used.  They are soft cookies, and you finish them off with a sugar glaze.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/tangerine-ricotta-drop-cookies.html

Meringue Sandwiches

 

These require 3 hours in the oven at 250, but the results are well worth the time invested.  The meringues are made with the usual suspects, egg whites, cream of tartar, salt, and confectioner’s sugar, then piped onto parchment paper in 1 inch rounds.  For the filling, I made a Lemon Curd.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/meringue-sandwiches.html

Peppermint Biscotti

These cookies get a double dose of peppermint flavor – extract in the batter and crushed candy topping.  After the biscotti have cooled completely, you melt 4 ounces of white chocolate and drag the top side through the chocolate.  Then you crush peppermint candies and sprinkle the pieces on top.  In my experience I have found that the round peppermint candies have a stronger peppermint flavor than candy canes.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/peppermint-biscotti.html

 

 

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Upcoming Classes

Here are my upcoming classes for the winter term.

January 14, 21, and 28 – Thursday Evening – Cooking Basics 101 – Herndon High School

January 23 and 30 – Saturday Morning – Delectable Desserts – Plum Center

February 12, 19, and 26 – Friday Evening – Cooking Basics 101 – Plum Center

March 1, 8, and 15 – Tuesday Evening – Quick Weeknight Dinners – Plum Center

March 4, 11, and 18 – Friday Evening – Cooking Basics: One Step Further – Plum Center

To register for this class, or any ACE cooking classes, please go to:

http://www.fcps.edu/is/ace/specialinterest.shtml and scroll down to the Culinary section

While there, be sure to check out the other culinary courses offered by ACE’s excellent chef instructors.

Till next time, keep cooking.

Contact Chef Kevin at: KJBrady@fcps.edu