Flour, sugar, and butter.
So darn much of it.
Has anyone else found themselves recently with counters laden with red and green plates full of sugar cookies, cello bags filled with frosted Scandinavian goodies, and tins full of fudge and shortbread? Apparently, ’tis the season to eat cookies. And I’m not complaining.
I have delayed writing anything lately, partially due to the busyness of shopping, wrapping, and shipping, but also because I have absolutely no need to bake anything. I’ve been having trouble rationing out this motherlode of cookies in my kitchen and to add to that would be dangerous to my health.
Plus, Keller has adopted a new word that he finds great meaning in: cookies.
My friend Dee and I did spend an afternoon baking a week or so ago, and we churned out two batches: soft sugar cookies and our first ever attempt at French macaroons. Here are a few images from that afternoon of those lovely pink macaroons . . .
They were quite addictive, even better on the second day than on the first. The recipe is called Raspberry Chocolate French Macaroons and is from the December 2006 issue of Gourmet magazine. And since it’s Christmas, let me be honest here: I don’t have the energy today to type up the recipe for you. Since it’s not mine anyways, I’m just going to give you the link to it right here. Joyeux Noel!
Exquisite. I’ve never made macarons, & always thought they had to be coconut. Wonder if they’re too delicate to travel or all gone!
I can’t wait to make more macarons!! Lavender and fleur de sel are on my list!