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Friday, January 29, 2010

VALENTINE COOKIES AT A COOKIE CARNIVAL



Cookie carnival....does that sound familiar.................


or does it ring a bell in ur ears......


or does it make u leap for joy.....





For me its all 3 coz i awhile ago i named a batch of cookies as ,CARNIVAL COOKIES ,as i dressed em up and yeah so do ring a bell or 2 and sound familiar too and leap for joy coz its a cookie and with some more dressing up experiments and yeah my first heart shaped bake of the season and plus got to use some of my new goodies.....



It all begun when THE CLEAN PLATE CLUB happenned one brite day this (or last)december and i was a wee bit late for their last months bake....





This month here was i at the threshold of baking with them and boy they chose a chipotle cookie,wherever was i going to find chipotle now.....




But yeah i couldn miss this cookie could i?.....no way ...so when ahead rite w/o it.....


and with the excitement of valentines building up(well mommy says i always have some silly reason or the other to be excited about but that said she's excited with me too....)i feel like cookies all over.....




Our shopping differs a bit,we shop all we want and then i look for recipes(though i have a few things vaguely planned or know what am going to work around but with thousands of recipes bookmarked ...really)ofr come up with something nice in our kitchen and it always works though for awhile now,it a wee bit different coz of me blogging(oh i so love it....dont ya?)



WHy am i saying this coz its the history behind my other tweak-the chocolate called for the original recipe-read along....


KATE,@Clean Plate Club chose a Nantucket Cookie Co. recipe via the Food Network.


My other tweak is that i used Arriba Milk Origine chocolate callets coz i have a little(or quite a bit)left in my bag and am nearing the best before date(i somehow prefer the coverture milk for hot chocolate so this one takes a back sit at times).


So i subbed all the dark chocolate for these milk callets and loved the welcome change and besides i am a milk chocolate lover though i do indulge in 70% coco chocolate for a few bakes......




ANd here begins my valentine's baking with a flying start....

ADAPTED VIA FOODNETWORK by RACHEL RAY






1)~~~125 GRMAS IE 1 STICK BUTTER-softennned


Cream well till light and fluffy(if u have a stand mixer place it by while u get by with getting around with the rest.)




2)~~~~ADD 1/2 CUP BROWN SUGAR


6 tbh WHITE SUGAR


2 TBH COCO POWDER to the lovely whisked butter and beat again till fluffy.(Now if u plan to use milk chocolate u'll have to cut down a bit on the sugar here but this amount worked perfect for us)



3)Add 1 EGG(3/4 OF LARGE)


1tsp VANILLA


1 TSP WATER


beat again till well combined.




4) ADD AROUN 6O GRAMS CHOCOLATE MELTED(i weighed out 75 grams coz a little gets eaten along and the bowl gets licked too:-))) )
blend evenly well.
Boy ,its already begining to taste elicious.....(jus forget about the raw egg for a bit here...)



5)SIEVE TOGETHER-3/4 CUP FLOUR


1/4 TBH BAKING SODA.(honestly i never use my TCM flour sifter ...so muc for tools)



mix till well incorparated.






6)Now TIME TO ADD 3/4 CUP BITTERSWEET(I ADDED MILK) CHOCOLTE CHUNKS/CALLETS/BUTTONS....mix well.



7)REFRIGERATE FOR AN HOUR(the dough should be fudge like not very hard)







8)NOW HERE'S WHERE THE FUN ALL BEGAN.....


While the oven sat warming up to a good 350*,i got out my brand new silicone and non stick tart moulds and,yeah sprinkled them all with sugar and yup...thats where i baked my cookies....


And one batch wen in to the chocolate mould too...and one got rolled into cute little buttons....


considering i quartered the recipe ,i got quite a number of cookies.






9)Baked em all together for almost an hour though the original calls for 12-14 mins coz i love 'em nice and crisp and crunchy ....and yeah my oven takes a wee bit longer to fire up anyway....






Oh these delightfull crunchy bites with acrunchy layer of sugar are really fantastic.....




A great recipe ....a keeper.....

A drizzle of semisweet chocolate,milk chocolate,nutella & butter ,all microwaved in a bowl and a few sprinkles later ....i was done....



oh yeah it was fun all along...






With a few of my new sprinkles and candy cupcake papers i was having a ball with ''FAITHFULL'' playing in the back ground....






Dont know what it was that set the mood on for a love is in the air....the cookies or ''faithfull''....


Maybe both.....






Done to indulge and give in to all those sugar and chocolate cravings......








I think i would love to call these a DELIGHFULL MILKY CHOCOLATEY SWEETY CHIPPY COOKIES FOR UR VALENTINE....

DO u wanna be a part of the fantastic COOKIE CARNIVAL TOO?
Well hop in right HERE for all the details...u'll love it......

65 comments:

  1. Gosh...am so falling in love .....evryday with love ,life and now cookieeessssssssssss.....
    and heart shaped cookies baby....can i bake some for u too?

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  2. how gorgeous are those photos! i love it!

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  3. Olá...que coisa mais lindaaaaa........
    Adorei estes cookies com este tema...uma verdadeira obra de arte!!
    Parabéns!
    Bjinhos

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  4. Aaaaaaah!!
    Que l-i-n-d-o!!
    I love muito tudo isso!! =D
    Winnie...Você é uma artista =^.^=
    Foto linda...biscoitos lindos..tudo colorido e feito com carinho...Parabéns!! ;)
    Um kiss no seu heart!
    Vinni/ Brasil

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  5. Thanx a ton MO DIVA.......

    TO ALL MY HAPPY PALS HERE....LOVE IS IN THE AIR AND I WISH U ALL LOADS OF IT.....

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  6. Obrigado queridinha PATICIA e muito amor e bejinhos para ti...

    Oh minha Amelinha Vinni,muitos muitos abracos de winnie de pooh e amor....e amor de meu heart:-)))

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  7. Chocolate e amor andam de braços dados! por isso, acho o nome da tua receita genial! Se foi divertido fazê-los, mais divertido será ainda comê-los! Nham nham.... :))))
    beijinho grande e muito docinho querida amiga Mia!!

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  8. Wowwww!!!!! These heart shaped Cookies are simply outstanding dear:) I feel like having right away... Absolutely Fantastic!

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  9. Isabel,minha queridinha,tu es que engrassado menina....amor e amorzinha e bjs e grandos bejinhas para ti....

    Oh RACHANA,a so so glad u loved em,i packaged a few and set distributing and everybody went gaga too.....

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  10. How festive and fun! And they sound delicious too.

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  11. Such pretty, cheerful cookies!! :-) Lovely job :-)

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  12. These are so pretty and timely with Valentines Day nearly here. I hope you are having a wonderful day. Blessings...Mary

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  13. I LOVE!!! chocolate and any recipe made with chocolate is a must have. My grand-daughters will enjoy helping me make these. I enjoy cooking with them. I have to add sprinkles and more chocolate to my shopping list. THANKS!!! and LOVE U.
    Geri

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  14. I feel like I can reach out and grab one of those chocolate beauties, but, alas, I could not. They sure look tasty.

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  15. They look so pretty, creative and delicious!

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  16. oh my, they are sure DIVINE!! such a tempting clicks too! You know I never felt like grabbing a hand in my monitor and eating a cooking right now like this one :) your valentine must be really lucky ;)

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  17. I am in LOVE with them all! They look too pretty to eat! Bravo!

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  18. Awww, so cute and perfect for Valentine's Day!

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  19. Thanx SAGE TRIFLE....they are fun and delicious as well...

    Thanx dear RAMBLING TART...they do cheer me with love.....

    Thanx my sweet MARY,so sweet,thanx u arent well yet left me a hi.....yeah MARY,the loves in the air ...i can so feel it..(@365)

    HOla GERI my sweetest dear...ur a cutie pie...oh i would love to stop by a bake store with u and pick loads of sprinkles with ya my dear......love u loads to ...i baked another goodie from ya site....comong sooonnnnn

    Oh ARLENE,i wanna drop some at ur place right away.....thanx for ur kind sweet words deary...

    Thanx a ton dear PAM.

    Ha ha ha,PJ,u make me grin with glee.....wish u could have some-this recipe is really really gooodddd...
    Well 4d valentine part,i have none,i mean the way ur saying(giggle:-)))giggle:-))) )...ofcourse my family rocks but that special valentines hasn walked into my life or come riding across the horizon on a white horse or golden chariot:-)))))))

    Oh CHEF AIMEE,im in love too......thanx ....

    THanx KERSTIN,yeah but i wanna bake more too......

    LOVE IS IN THE AIR WITH LOADS OF ROMANCE TOO SO I WISH YA LOADS OF IT @365 DAYS.....

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  20. Oh, God!!!
    Que lindos! E tão deliciosos!
    Parabéns, querida!
    :o)

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  21. Obrigado Noemia...
    bjs muitos queridinha...

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  23. Très réussis. Tes cœurs sont très beaux.
    BRAVO.
    See soon.

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  24. These are so beautifully festive! Sigh. I've been trying to forget that V-day is around the corner. If only I had someone to bake for...

    But then again, I would have to share my baked goods with other people. Which in reality I don't want to do. Haha.

    I love dark chocolate! These really look amazing.

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  25. Obrigado Noemia...
    bjs muitos queridinha...

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  28. Ha Ha,Joanne,dont u worry love is all around us.....and i have no "one" of that sort....(u get the drift i know....giggle...giggle.....)to bake for but am looking foward to a month of baking and hope ur too.

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  29. What could be better than chocolate hearts for Valentines Day! Love the way you decorated them!

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  30. They look so pretty! a wonderful idea!

    Cheers,

    Rosa

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  31. Hello my friend, I've a present for you on my blog.
    See soon

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  32. These look so good and I love the decorations -- so perfect for Valentine's !

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  33. Wow..you are the queen of colorful, yummy looking baked goods, and from what I see below, savory yummies too. Bookmarking those cutlets, chicky! :)

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  34. Hey Thank you for stopping by the blog.

    I have to say this:

    As soon as I was on your blog and I read something posts and about you, I was excited. I was excited to see so much energy put in this space and everywhere you go (like the comment you left on the blog). You excitement and energy is contagious. Keep it up.

    Thank you touching me and putting more energy into me. Boys that's a good start of this weekend.


    Have fun blogging. Hope you find value in Learn Food Photography Blog :)

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  35. How gorgeous! These are so colourful and pretty :)

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  36. oH BARBARA,thanx a ton,i love hearts all year round but specially more at this time round...
    Thanx a ton ROSA,ur nano's are beautiful too...
    Thanx a sunshine ton dear SAVEURS...oh am truly thrilled about this sunshine award and what better time than a grogeously sunshine month......BOy sweetie ,am thrilled with glee....
    love and joy fills the air-yeah i got my sunshine S-M-I-L-E
    And yeah will do a post soon and post the award-do u have a recipe for verrines on ur blog...am going to look right around now and may i know ur sweet sweet pet or name puleezeeee....
    thANX a ton loads MARTHA-i love valentines too...
    OH LISA MICHELLE,ur the queen of hearts with ur amazing gingerbread tower and yeah for the best LEVIAN CHOCO CHIPPY COOKIE...head to parsely,sage,desserts and line drives...there's a ph.d on the cookie there.....thanx a ton load of love sweetie...

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  37. Oh Neel,ur so sweet and very kind…..and u recognize me well and am so thrilled jumping with glee(well my heart is at the moment…)that i infused even a little energy into ur weekend coz i have too muc of it….and now everybody around u too will have a rub of it….yeah im told its as infectious as laughter and have seen that too :-) ))))
    Oh am in love with ur blog guys…infact since i discovered it a couple of hours ago ,atleas 5-7 pages of urs are open out here and yeah a few of ur fantastic links too(ofcourse i aint sitting with my laptop all the time but pop in here all the time inbetween) and havent even read throughly but am already so inspired with those tidbits i read and my cams already making me happier with better pics today…..coz am getting to know her better(by the way she has a name too)
    She's a basic point and shoot but am having fun and click away when we were out today….
    Thanx a ton…i managed to get a little closer to that color i wanted by playing a little with the white balance in the manual mode…
    oh ur articles help boost my feeble attempts and hence aint going to miss a single well written very helpful article there….and have to read in every word there …..
    its so real and practical…thanx a ton…
    And yeah is this too long to be a little message and more like an email….well well…there arent any rules there are there???
    :-) ))))))))

    cheers and have a rocking happily frolicking love filled and heart overflowing (joyfully ie)weekend…….

    and must post about ur site too so that all my happy pals know where to hop by to get to know the mind of their cam too......
    would be lovely if u have a cute site button with ur brite extremely well shot ,yellow pepper....

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  38. They are so cute! Love the hearts.

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  39. Oooh, these are absolutely beautiful!

    You did such a great job ~ they are too pretty to eat. (Well, almost... I know I would not be able to resist if one were placed before me.) *grin*

    Thank you for sharing the recipe, too!

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  40. THanx a ton and loads HANNAH....

    AM so glad u like 'em cute NATASHYA,thanx sweetie....

    OH MARI,u make me smile a grin away....
    thanx thanx thanx a ton...i would love to place 'em all before ya....

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  41. Hehehe! Your blog makes me smile :D These look gorrrgeous, especially the hearts - your photography is wonderful!
    Can't wait to read more from you!
    xxx

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  42. THANX A TON HANNAH,so looking foward to see ya soon again rite here...same place same time sweetie....

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  43. They look yummy- melt in your mouth kinda yummy.

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  44. How pretty!

    AND, as you know, you are an award winning blogger on many levels. But today you are an award winning blogger from me. I have stopped sending these out as much, but I really thought this one was fun, and you should be able to have a good time with it... or just be honored that I thought of you...

    Stop by and see what I am talking about

    Dave

    http://yearonthegrill.blogspot.com/2010/01/spinach-mushroom-pecan-parmesan_31.html

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  45. What a beautiful chocolate treat! So nicely decorated too :)

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  46. These cookies are absolutely adorable and beautiful! You did an outstanding job decorating them.

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  47. I am excited that you linked this particular post to Meatless Mondays. This is so bright and glittery and happy and who wouldn't want to eat these? They are gorgeous and fun.

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  48. Gorgeous!! Such fun cookies!~

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  49. So pretty and yummy! Yay! I'm your new mentor! Email me at rachael{at}lafujimama{dot}com so we can get started and so I can get to know you! XOXO

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  50. THanx a ton LORI,they are magic on ur taste buds....

    Thanx DAVE,i hopped by see what u were talking about...thats a real award with a tweak....
    Wait and watch my outrageous un truths and my take on 'em...they r ready but my cook up aint so hold it....will be here with 'em soon....

    Thanx Y , am so glad u like 'em....

    Oh sweety CHAYA,thanx dear...am thrilled that as muc as excited i was to link so were u....i had fun too and thanx a ton for ur compliments dear..i love ur pats on the back...

    AMANDA,thanx a ton,i had fum dressing 'em too...

    OH RACHAEL....am so so so looking foward to u....ur blog is an absolutely amazing world and am in love with ur little angel too...ur the best mentor i could evr have...hopped by ur blog earlier and left u few notes...

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  51. s'il t'en reste un cœur je viens de suite le prendre juste pour le croquer et sentir toutes les saveurs, j'adore

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  52. They look so cute! Great job :)

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  53. The heart shaped cookies actually look like brownies. I was thinking it would be delish topped with some vanilla ice cream.
    ~ingrid

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  54. wonderful..lovely idea..it has valentine written all over it!

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  55. Thanx a ton FIMERE.

    Am so glad u like 'em KARINE..thanx...

    Sure INGRID...would love 'em with vanilla ice cream too.....

    Thanx S,thats sweet!

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