Alas, my Tuesdays with Dorie friends, I missed last week due to a couple of issues:
- I did not want to make sweet cream biscuits, so I made chipster topped brownies;
- I had my post all queued up and set to go for 8:00 a.m. last Tuesday;
- I was out of the country and the darned thing didn’t post.
So! Forgive me my lapse — and I made these delicious chockablock cookies and loved em. Which was a bit unfortunate since after a week at a luxurious resort I was kind of hoping to not eat any? Because I’ve been drinking a lot of cocktails? Alas, it was not to be, as these are really, really good.
I have to say, I was less than enthused about making these since they are made with a mixture of shortening and butter I don’t particularly like to bake with shortening because, well, I don’t really understand what it is. Also, I tend to like my cookies more on the chocolate side of things and these are a moist, slightly molasses flavored cookie with all kinds of bits of dried fruits and nuts in them. They come together quickly so it wasn’t too much work — I made a half batch and ended up with 28 cookies or so. I used some leftover dried cranberries, cherries, pecans, and white chocolate chips for my add ins.
This week’s recipe was chosen by Sandy of Popsicles and Sandy Feet. Please visit her blog for the recipe.
Your plate is gorgeous.
I love it.
Your cookies look wonderful too.
Yum the cherries sound great. I added trail mix to mine! They sure look great!
I used all butter, these were delicious. Hubby said they are his new favorite cookie.
I used cherries, too. So tasty with the chocolate.
all butter… i should’ve thought of that.
I bet the cherries and cranberries made these so good! They look delicious!
I’ve been having a problem getting posts up on time as well! The cherries and chocolate idea sound great!
Out of the country and drinking too many cocktails? Sounds like great fun to me. Glad to have you back with us, though.
With the right add-ins, these were pretty irresistable. Yours look lovely!