Maybe I'm crazy, but I want to try baking along with the Tuesdays with Dorie group for at least a few recipes from Dorie Greenspan's new Baking Chez Moi book. I was enticed by the gorgeous photo of these cookies, and the fact that there was a
free download of the recipe (the first one's free....). I'm not sure I can keep up the pace, given the continuing "demands" (ok, complaining about baking being demanding is idiotic :-) of Baking with Julia, but I'll see.
Meanwhile, I did prepare the first recipe, this vanilla cookie called Palets des Dames. The dough was quite simple, butter and sugar based, and came together quickly. You chill it, and then put small scoops or balls on your cookie sheet:
You bake the cookies until just golden - you can see from some of mine that I lost my focus (oops) and let them go a little too long for one of the cookie sheets, although they were perfectly delicious anyway.
Once they're baked, you ice them with a simple confectioner's sugar glaze, and that's it! They are simple but delicious, and it's a good change of pace from the "chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate" tendency we have in our cookie baking here.
Oh, yes, try baking with all of us...you will have so much fun and learn so many new things. I did the first group and am so excited to be back doing the second now. Your cookies look good, the ones on the left side have that perfect golden edge she talked about, congratulations on that!
ReplyDeleteGlad to see you joined on. I am similarly hoping to keep up while we complete the Around My French Table recipes early next year. Luckily the recipes are all so darn good-it provides great inspiration !
ReplyDeleteAlthough these would be great with chocolate glaze... :-P
ReplyDeleteNice meeting you, Kathleen!
I think it's a great idea to bake along. I have a feeling this is going to be a lot of fun for all of us!
ReplyDeleteGlad you decided to bake along with BCM! This will be a fun adventure! Your cookies look lovely! Happy baking!
ReplyDeleteBetween Baking w/ Julia & Baking Chez Moi, I have a feeling my oven is going to be very busy for a while!
ReplyDeleteWe enjoyed these cookies too!
I've just joined and I'm hoping to keep up with the baking but the beauty of this group is the very open invitation to just bake when you can.
ReplyDeleteTruly, just go ahead and get the book. It's really really wonderful. I might have to get a little pickier about which BWJ recipes I take on, but I'm IN on this one.
ReplyDeleteWhat Margaret ^^ said! Exactly. The recipes in this book are more up my alley than BWJ. More up to date recipes as well.
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