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I hear you, Andy M. Baking Christmas cookies starts at the beginning of November for me. I probably make 12 different kinds of cookies & give them out. For the people who don't bake, they have no idea how much that tray of cookies is worth!! I love doing it, though. The only problem is that when...

I can't wait to taste it!

A friend of mine told me that she gets her vanilla extract in the Spanish section of the market. The bottle says " ingredients: water, alcohol, extratives of vanilla beans". I went to the market & looked & the same brand, "Badia", said "imitation flavoring". Hers might be slightly older? It's...

Thanks so much for your answers. You are right, dragnlaw! The discussion about making vanilla has been great & very informative! I knew I could count on you guys!! (((HUGS))) Clara

Geez....my daughter & her husband & kids just got back from Mexico. If I had thought of making my own vanilla before they left, I definitely would have had her get some. I was telling her about it & she said that she saw some & it was cheap!!! When my parents would go to Italy, they'd buy...

Doesn't the alcohol evaporate when baking?

Oh my gosh! I love Discuss Cooking! There's always someone ready to help with anything you ask. Thank you, thank you, thank you to all! (((HUGS))) Clara

Thanks so much for your responses. I'll be getting some vanilla beans. I wish I had thought of this earlier since I bake a lot of different cookies for Christmas. Another question. Is there a big difference using bourbon as opposed to vodka? I would imagine the flavor might be stronger with bourbon?

Hi! I haven't been here for so long! I was thinking about making my own vanilla with vanilla beans & vodka. I know it has to ferment for about a month. My question is can I use the liquid as vanilla extract? I know you're supposed to cut the tip of the bean & squeeze the insides, seeds (?) out...

Thank you so much, jennyema!! Why didn't I think of Limocello! Of course it would have Limoncello! I can see these being made in my immediate future! :o)

Hi! I went to Italy 3 years ago...Rome, Sorrento, Naples & Capri. One of the desserts we had was cream puffs with vanilla ice cream. It had a lemon cream sauce poured over it. :yum: OMG! It was amazing. I'm trying to figure out how the sauce was made. Here's a picture..... We had those in...

babetoo...you'll love them. They're really moist & chewy. What I do is after baking & cooling, I put them in plastic freezer bags & when I getting a dish of cookies ready, I take them out of the freezer & roll them in the 10x sugar. Clara

mollyanne... Yeah...the picture on his site doesn't look like the cookies at all. That other photo is more like it. They are more square & at least 2" square. They are strong in taste of almond & cherry. I know what you mean..they are a pistachio cookie, but that's how Mike's makes them. As...

Hi! I posted some recipes in a reply to Pistachio Cookies, but I thought I'd add them here. They are soooo easy & NO candy thermometer needed! One of the recipes, the Amarreto Bon Bons, are from a friend on an art group I'm on. Candy Bark Preheat oven to 400º 1. Line cookie sheets with...

replying to mollyanne & added candy recipes You know, I made some more last night, trying to "fix" the recipe. They still came out more flat & round. I added bkg. powder & flour, but the dough way way too sticky for me to roll, so I'd just sprinkle flour on top as I'd scoop them up with a...