Icebox Cookies

Icebox Cookies - June 19th, 2012

Let's just say a Pastry Chef, I am NOT!

Spent the majority of last evening, basically from 5-9, making these friggin' cookies.

I wish I could say it was worth it. I wish I could say the end result were scrumptiously delicious. I wish I could say alot more about these cookies than I'm about to.

While they look pretty...I am disappointed.

I followed the recipe word for word (except I used blue decorating sugar instead of yellow...maybe that's what went wrong? Actually those are the ones that taste the best out of the three types...hmmm).

The first batch to go in the oven were the Earl Grey cookies.

They smelt so good while baking. Was so excited to try them when they were done.
I think, I was expecting a little more crisp on them. More like a shortbread. But they are a bit soft, and the flavour not as pronounced as I was hoping.

Ok, so the first ones weren't perfect but maybe with a good cup of tea they'd be better.

Moving on to the Lemon cookies...

Now these actually taste pretty good. I think it's all the sugar around the outsides, plus the subtle lemony taste is nice.  I was a little relieved that these ones were better.

The ones I was really excited for were the ones I saved for last. The Chocolate Pinwheels...

One word: FAIL

One bite: AWFUL

They were SOOOOO dry. It's like the cocoa just absorbed all the moisture in your mouth and you instantly needed water and lots of it. I wanted to cry. Needless to say, after taking my little picture above, they quickly found their way in to the garbage (much to the dismay of my dogs whining to be let into the kitchen).

So I packaged up the first two types of cookies to look presentable for the Bake Sale.

 

Wishing I had chosen a more delectable recipe, something more out there. I had higher hopes for these cookies, but at least I tried something new. Again, at least they look pretty.

For someone who doesn't like super-sweet-hurts-your-teeth cookies, there will work. Like I mentioned earlier, they would be good with a cup of tea.