Cooking
Page 93 in the old book / page 136 in the new book
You know, the whole time I was making these and up until just a few minutes ago, I was thinking they were the cookies Niki had made a month or so ago. Since my cookie dough came out crumbly and hers didn't I was going to talk about that (I figured it had to do with my butter being cold and possibly hers wasn't). Then I went back to that post and saw how thick and creamy her filling looked and got a little envious. Then I saw in her post she was talking about using oats and... Hey, there are no oats in this cookie!
Well, turns out the cookies Niki made are the Florida Lemon Squares (they're next week), but both cookies are assembled in a similar fashion. A crumbly mixture is pressed into the pan, then a lemony filling is placed over that, and then more of the crumbly mixture is sprinkled over the top. These were good, but not great. The filling is nice and tangy with lots of lemon flavor, but the cookie base is not very interesting and just so-so.
Nobody got too excited about these one way or another. These cookies were clearly just average...
Suzanne: "This cookie was almost as lemony as a lemon meringue pie. The nutty topping was crunchy and crumbly. This would be a good cookie to eat with a cup of hot tea. Rating - 3.0"
Denny: "My expectations went up when I heard their name. They went down with my first bite. I'd rate them about 3 because they were sweet and a little crunchy. I thought they were fairly non-descript with too little cream cheese. More cream cheese and nuts would easily make them a 4. Rating - 3.0"
Laura: "Lemony & Yummy! Rating - 4.0"
Phil: "A good reminder that one can (should) not live on chocolate alone. Not quite key lime pie puckerable but these citrus flavored cheese squares sandwiched between slightly crusty, sugary, nutty layers make for an interesting mix. Rating - 4.1"
Overall rating by the panel - 3.5
Next week - Florida Lemon Squares
Nutrition Facts
- Mondays With Maida - Caraway Crisps
Page 147 in the old book / page 180 in the new book I have to admit, I had my doubts about these cookies going in. I had never used caraway in cookies before and don't generally associate caraway with sweets. I envisioned a repeat of the poppy seed...
- Mondays With Maida - Icebox Nut Cookies
Page 144 in the old book / page 178 in the new book I thought these were very good. They are lemony, very crunchy, and loaded with nuts. I used pecans, but walnuts could also be used. The recipe gave several options for shaping the dough for slicing....
- Mondays With Maida - Texas Cowboy Bars
Page 112 in the old book / page 150 in the new book Now we're talking! These cookies have an obscene amount of butter in them, but there were just wonderful... thick, gooey, moist, ... delicious! A crumbly oatmeal mixture, which is used for both...
- Mondays With Maida - Hungarian Walnut Bars
Page 102 in the old book / page 142 in the new book This was entirely different approach to bar cookies for me... both the top and bottom layers are rolled pastry flavored with lemon zest and leavened with baking powder. In between is a sweetened walnut...
- Mondays With Maida - Lemon Walnut Wafers
Page 45 in the old book / page 78 in the new book These are small lemon flavored cookies with walnuts. They are crispy around the edges and slightly soft in the middle. They were very easy to make and especially good just out of the oven. My mom loves...
Cooking
Mondays with Maida - Florida Cream-Cheese Squares
Page 93 in the old book / page 136 in the new book
You know, the whole time I was making these and up until just a few minutes ago, I was thinking they were the cookies Niki had made a month or so ago. Since my cookie dough came out crumbly and hers didn't I was going to talk about that (I figured it had to do with my butter being cold and possibly hers wasn't). Then I went back to that post and saw how thick and creamy her filling looked and got a little envious. Then I saw in her post she was talking about using oats and... Hey, there are no oats in this cookie!
Well, turns out the cookies Niki made are the Florida Lemon Squares (they're next week), but both cookies are assembled in a similar fashion. A crumbly mixture is pressed into the pan, then a lemony filling is placed over that, and then more of the crumbly mixture is sprinkled over the top. These were good, but not great. The filling is nice and tangy with lots of lemon flavor, but the cookie base is not very interesting and just so-so.
Nobody got too excited about these one way or another. These cookies were clearly just average...
Suzanne: "This cookie was almost as lemony as a lemon meringue pie. The nutty topping was crunchy and crumbly. This would be a good cookie to eat with a cup of hot tea. Rating - 3.0"
Denny: "My expectations went up when I heard their name. They went down with my first bite. I'd rate them about 3 because they were sweet and a little crunchy. I thought they were fairly non-descript with too little cream cheese. More cream cheese and nuts would easily make them a 4. Rating - 3.0"
Laura: "Lemony & Yummy! Rating - 4.0"
Phil: "A good reminder that one can (should) not live on chocolate alone. Not quite key lime pie puckerable but these citrus flavored cheese squares sandwiched between slightly crusty, sugary, nutty layers make for an interesting mix. Rating - 4.1"
Overall rating by the panel - 3.5
Next week - Florida Lemon Squares
Nutrition Facts
- Mondays With Maida - Caraway Crisps
Page 147 in the old book / page 180 in the new book I have to admit, I had my doubts about these cookies going in. I had never used caraway in cookies before and don't generally associate caraway with sweets. I envisioned a repeat of the poppy seed...
- Mondays With Maida - Icebox Nut Cookies
Page 144 in the old book / page 178 in the new book I thought these were very good. They are lemony, very crunchy, and loaded with nuts. I used pecans, but walnuts could also be used. The recipe gave several options for shaping the dough for slicing....
- Mondays With Maida - Texas Cowboy Bars
Page 112 in the old book / page 150 in the new book Now we're talking! These cookies have an obscene amount of butter in them, but there were just wonderful... thick, gooey, moist, ... delicious! A crumbly oatmeal mixture, which is used for both...
- Mondays With Maida - Hungarian Walnut Bars
Page 102 in the old book / page 142 in the new book This was entirely different approach to bar cookies for me... both the top and bottom layers are rolled pastry flavored with lemon zest and leavened with baking powder. In between is a sweetened walnut...
- Mondays With Maida - Lemon Walnut Wafers
Page 45 in the old book / page 78 in the new book These are small lemon flavored cookies with walnuts. They are crispy around the edges and slightly soft in the middle. They were very easy to make and especially good just out of the oven. My mom loves...