Could this be the year of cookies? With so many cookbooks about cookies being released -everyone from Martha Stewart to…. well everybody has been talking cookies.
And there is now doubt why. These goodies go back as long as baking has been documented. One reason is because they travel well. Their origins have been traced to 7th century AD Persia, when the use of sugar became common. By the 14th century they were common in all levels of society throughout Europe from royalty to common street vendors.
Most of us have treasured memories of baking cookies in the kitchen with a relative or a special occasion filled with a particular cookie. But today we have gone ‘cookie crazy’. There are so many varieties that cookies have now become upscale. Why the trend now is to give not only gourmet wines and dressings as gifts but also gourmet cookies now make wonderful gifts.
These delights have become special enough to give as a gift. They have also gone organic. The San Francisco Cookie Company has blessed us with a healthy version of this delight-organic and all natural ingredients in each tasty morsel-so you don’t have to feel guilty about indulging.
Of course, it is nice to bake a batch of someone’s favorite flavor for a gift or to show our appreciation, but who has the time? And now you can get mail order cookies shipped to someone special.
What a great idea, cookies as gifts! A thank you gift.. a romantic gift, a corporate gift, a birthday gift…a just to say’ your kindness is appreciated’ gift.
A gourmet cookie is a gift for the taste buds but also for your mind-sort of therapy to make you happy!!
In Italy we call cookies- biscotti and here is a recipe for some. But if you don’t have the time, The San Francisco Cookie Company is the next best thing to baking them yourself.
Biscotti alle Nocciole
2egg whites
1 egg yolk
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup flour
½ cup ground hazelnuts
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Place sugar and egg whites in a bowl and mix with a wooden spoon. Add in
flour, and egg yolk. Blend all in well with wooden spoon.
Butter a cookie sheet. Drop dough by the spoonful onto cookie sheet with space between each cookie mound .Sprinkle each cookie with ground hazelnuts. Bake for 5 minutes, then raise oven temperature to 400 degrees and bake for 5 minutes more. Remove from oven. Makes 6 servings.
For more recipes go to https://www.marialiberati.com/ or get your copy of the bestselling book The Basic Art of Italian Cooking at https://www.marialiberati.com/
Ciao for now!!
Maria
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The Year of the Cookie….
