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09 December 2011

I have to bake cookies for a cookie exchange party on Sunday, but what kind? Chocolate chip and sugar cookies are verboten!→[More:]I'm going to a cookie exchange party on Sunday; I went to the same event last year and it was great! However, this year we are forbidden to make chocolate chip or sugar cookies, which are the only cookies I ever make (boring, I know, but I'm really good at them!)

So, mechazens, what kind of cookies should I bake? I have two reqirements: my beloved husband is allergic to tree nuts (peanuts are OK), I'd prefer recipes without nuts. Also, I have a tight schedule between now and the party, so if I can't get the ingredients at a good-size Kroger, it ain't happening. No daffodil-stamen-macaroons, please!

post by: workerant at: 10:34 | 16 comments

These Lemon Ginger Pinwheel cookies are delicious and look really fancy without being much work; I've made them twice now and they were well received both times.

posted by VeritableSaintOfBrevity 09 December | 10:50

I love oatmeal and raisin cookies... there's a chain here in the UK called Ben's Cookies that makes them, and they are wonderful. Our local branch has closed, though :(

posted by altolinguistic 09 December | 10:52

I used to make these with white chocolate chips. Peppermint and butterscotch chips would be good too.

posted by brujita 09 December | 12:36

I shouldn't have peeked into this thread. I would knock somebody down for a cookie right now.

posted by BoringPostcards 09 December | 12:50

I second oatmeal cookies as those are my stand by if I don't do sugar or chocolate chip.

posted by bluesapphires 09 December | 13:03

Snickerdoodles.

posted by plinth 09 December | 13:31

You could make those peanut butter cookies that have a hershey's kiss stuck in the middle. Like these.

posted by fancyoats 09 December | 14:46

My opinion changes depending on if you have a chance to serve them warm, how strictly they define cookie, and how many chocoholics are in the vicinity.

posted by ethylene 09 December | 14:49

Do you have a waffle iron? Boot Tracks are easy to make, look fun and are yummy.

posted by rhapsodie 09 December | 15:47

Thumbprint cookies!

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posted by gomichild 09 December | 16:53

What you need are some orange creamsicle cookies.

posted by sperose 09 December | 18:00

Whoa, boot tracks look fantastic, rhapsodie!

If you end up making oatmeal cookies, here's a thought: you can swap out raisins for dried cherries or cranberries and add a bit of lemon zest and nutmeg. I always do that (and often add chunks of chocolate, but that's AGAINST THE RULES).

posted by Elsa 09 December | 18:12

Brown butter brown sugar cookies

posted by crush-onastick 09 December | 20:10

OMG I need to bake cookies tonight after this thread. But there's leftover birthday cake and ice cream.

posted by rhapsodie 09 December | 21:06

Another vote for oatmeal raisin. So yummy!

posted by deborah 09 December | 23:12

I make a variant of ginger snaps called Honey Curry Snaps that are stupid-simple and are somewhat interesting in flavor. They're also refrigerator cookies, so you can make the dough whenever and then bake a few at a time.

posted by jessamyn 11 December | 23:33

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