does any1 have a recipe for these, i had 1 at morrisons with chocolate in them and wondered just if any1 had recipe for them , they are really soft, not hard cookies, theyre are yummy lol:hihi: :D

This is a very good recipe for the gooey soft type of cookie.

http://www.cooking.com/recipes/static/recipe5841.htm

Yes, that is a lot of butter and sugar but hey, you want nice not healthy.

What is realy important is not to over cook them, or they lose that gooey melty consistancy.

mmmmm nice!:hihi: , will have to try them, whats 1 cup of butter though, i just do pounds and ounces lol!:hihi: :D :P and it says makes 1 cookie!, must be a big un !:D

Get a set of cup measures from ASDA (or Atkinsons etc.) it's hard to convert cups, which is a measure of volume into lbs and ounces.

On www.cooking.com all the recipes are in American cups quantities but they are a lot easier to follow because of that, a cup of flour is much easier to measure than 10oz.

Whats "all purpose" flour? :confused:

Whats "all purpose" flour? :confused:

Just plain flour.

Whats "all purpose" flour? :confused:

Make bread, cakes, use it as Talcum powder, Shake and Vac.... :suspect: :hihi:

Make bread, cakes, use it as Talcum powder, Shake and Vac.... :suspect: :hihi:

:hihi: :hihi: :hihi:

Thanks Booch and Nick2. Not much into the cullinary skills myself!

ok will get some, i can cook some stuff me, i try currys, aussie crunch, and many more lol:D :hihi:

Get some cookie dough from the supermarket it make goood cookies and it's easy to do

aww ok will try that thanks:)

Try these - soft cookies just like the ones on sale at Meadowhall.

Basic Vanilla Mixture - makes 20
100g plain flour
40g self raising flour
2tsp baking powder
50g caster sugar
50g light brown sugar
1 size 3 egg
2tsp vanilla essence
3tbsp sunflower oil

Sift flours and baking powder into bowl. Add both sugars, egg and essence and mix. Beat in oil 1tbsp at a time until forms soft dough. Take 2 tsp dough and roll into ball. Space out well on greased baking sheet and flatten each one slightly. Gas 5 (375F/190C) for 10-12 mins until golden. Cool on tray for 2 mins then transfer to wire rack.

There are 20 varieties so if you want any more pm me for details.

Can't wait? OK then - my faves. Sticky Toffee - Omit light brown sugar and add 50g finely chopped Devon Cream toffees before rolling out. Double Choc - Replace 25g plain flour with cocoa. Mix in 75g choc chips before rolling out.

that seems another recipe i will have to try:D thanks:)

Try these - soft cookies just like the ones on sale at Meadowhall....
Mmmm, I'm going to try this one. Yum. The one from Nick2 sounds good, but I'm not a massive fan of peanuts. Thanks for posting them :) .

do you need baking powder in these 1s?, thanks:) and can you use veg oil instead?:D

two tablespoons of cinnamon, and 2 or 3 egg whites, a half a stick of butter.....melted...

put it all on a bowl baby, stir it with a wooden spoon, add half a cup of flour, you'll be in heaven soon.....

"hey everybody have you seen my balls theyre big n salty n brown, if you ever need a quick 'pick me up' just stick my balls in your mouth!"

chef- chocolate salty balls ..... yum!! :clap:

Hi Czechroman. Yes you need 2 teaspoons baking powder for this recipe. Think vegetable oil would be ok but nothing with too strong a taste like olive oil. Happy cooking!:)

can any1 tell me, it says, 'baking soda', now is this the same as baking powder, and do you need it if you use sr flour?, i want to make them tommorow that all thaknks:)

can any1 tell me, it says, 'baking soda', now is this the same as baking powder, and do you need it if you use sr flour?, i want to make them tommorow that all thaknks:)

Hi czechroman,

No. Baking soda is not the same as baking powder, and you do need it in spite of the flour.

This is what they mean when they say baking soda.

http://www.treehugger.com/files/baking-soda.jpg

:) Sierra

ok thanks were do you get baking soda then and is it in a little tub? cheers:)

czechroman,

I don't live in England, so I don't know. Surely they would sell it at a supermarket? Maybe ask around? Good luck with the cookies.

:) Sierra

The stuff they call 'American Cookies' over here are so NOT American cookies!! Don't worry, Cz - I'm going home in 2 months and will bring you back American cookies and you will taste the difference - I know that 2 months seems an age, but they'll be worth it! :hihi: :hihi:

Mmmmm stars_gazing, what kind of cookies? My daughter and three of her friends have invaded my kitchen, and as I type this they're making chocolate chip cookies, trying to duplicate the cookies they sell here:

http://www.givechocolate.com/pacificcookiecompany.html

:) Sierra

Make me drool, why don't you! :hihi:

I was thinking Deweys cookies (Chocolate of course... though, they even make Oatmeal cookies taste good :hihi: ) -- they're AMAZING and they don't do anything like them here... :cry: Even the Oreos here are all wrong :(

Mmmmm stars_gazing, what kind of cookies? My daughter and three of her friends have invaded my kitchen, and as I type this they're making chocolate chip cookies, trying to duplicate the cookies they sell here:

http://www.givechocolate.com/pacificcookiecompany.html

:) Sierra

Sierra, my dear, you won't find nice chocolate chip cookies in UK, nor even oreos I don't think, but you will find some of the best oatmeal, arrowroot, and ginger snaps in the world. English pastries are out of this world and very sinful full of real cream. Somehow Brits don't get fat, I don't understand why.

Sierra, my dear, you won't find nice chocolate chip cookies in UK, nor even oreos I don't think, but you will find some of the best oatmeal, arrowroot, and ginger snaps in the world. English pastries are out of this world and very sinful full of real cream. Somehow Brits don't get fat, I don't understand why.
When I was in America, I had something called a Whoopie Pie. It was the size of a dinner plate. Two massive chocolate biscuit/cake thingies sandwiched together with cream. My only complaint was that the cream was artificial... It's a blumin' good job they don't do those things over here; I'd be the size of a house!

Make me drool, why don't you! :hihi:

I was thinking Deweys cookies (Chocolate of course... though, they even make Oatmeal cookies taste good :hihi: ) -- they're AMAZING and they don't do anything like them here... :cry: Even the Oreos here are all wrong :(

Is that the Dewey's Bakery in North Carolina? A friend sent me some of their sugar cookies at Christmas awhile back, and my but they were divine! Non-existant in California, I'm afraid. I could order some online, but could I tell the husband I spent $40 on cookies and keep a straight face?

Sierra, my dear, you won't find nice chocolate chip cookies in UK, nor even oreos I don't think, but you will find some of the best oatmeal, arrowroot, and ginger snaps in the world. English pastries are out of this world and very sinful full of real cream. Somehow Brits don't get fat, I don't understand why.

Real cream, mmmmm. Try finding real cream here, right? Everything is low fat, but look at how fat everyone is. English pastries sound wonderful. I think Brits don't get fat because unlike us greedy yanks, they don't eat the whole box and they don't eat it every day. That reminds me, I hope the Girl Scout cookies I bought will be here soon, I need those Thin Mints.

When I was in America, I had something called a Whoopie Pie. It was the size of a dinner plate. Two massive chocolate biscuit/cake thingies sandwiched together with cream. My only complaint was that the cream was artificial... It's a blumin' good job they don't do those things over here; I'd be the size of a house!

Ah! What you had was a scooter pie. I think in the eastern US they're bigger and called whoopie pies, in the west they're smaller and called scooter pies. I used to love them when I was a kid. They came in different flavors, chocolate, lemon, banana, strawberry and vanilla. They're hard to find nowadays, which is a shame. Even Homer Simpson loves scooter pies.

Homer Simpson's Scooter Pie Burgers

Mmm, Scooter Pies. Use this Homer Simpson recipe for burgers to add a little sweetness.

INGREDIENTS:

6 marshmallow Scooter Pies
1 chopped red onion
1 cup bread crumbs
1 egg
7 cans beer
3 lbs hamburger meat with extra fat
Plenty of salt and pepper to taste
1 large jar of Cheeze Whiz
PREPARATION:

Start up the official "Homer's Smokey Joe Charcoal Grill" till coals are whitish.
Mix all of the above together by hand in bowl with the exception of six of the beers.

Form into patties.

Grill to perfection as you down the remaining beers.

Serve with bun and condiments of choice.

Good Gawd. No wonder Homer looks the way he does, huh?

:) Sierra

...Ah! What you had was a scooter pie. I think in the eastern US they're bigger and called whoopie pies, in the west they're smaller and called scooter pies. I used to love them when I was a kid. They came in different flavors, chocolate, lemon, banana, strawberry and vanilla. They're hard to find nowadays, which is a shame. Even Homer Simpson loves scooter pies. ...
Ooooh, lemon whoopie pies ::drool:: I can feel my left ventricle slamming shut even as I type...

Yes, I did have the Whoopie Pie on the East coast. I did think about bringing a stash back with me, but I thought they might be seized by customs. Don't they have some rule or other about bringing potentially addicitve stuff into the country? And whoopie pies are certainly the crack of the pie world (but in a good way :) ).

As for Homer's recipe... I think I'd like to leave some blood flow for the clot to go swiftly to my brain.

right i did nick2 recipe, there lovely, but 1 dropped 1, i put a whole block of cooking chocolate and a mars bar in, it was way too runny while cooking and stuck to the greaes proof paper!, taste beautifull, but way to thin, still you live and learn to not put so much chocolate in next time!:D

What I missed most in California was the New York Deli. These fine emporia to gastric trouble and flatulence may try to exist in LA or SF but fail to impress. Maybe you need New York rudeness to make it happen. Kosher to the core, nevertheless unafraid to sell ham by the ton.

Is that the Dewey's Bakery in North Carolina? A friend sent me some of their sugar cookies at Christmas awhile back, and my but they were divine! Non-existant in California, I'm afraid. I could order some online, but could I tell the husband I spent $40 on cookies and keep a straight face?


:o Are they still only in North Carolina?? I woulda thought they'd at least have a chain down the East Coast by now! Their cookies are yummy, yummy, yummy (said thrice for effect) :love: Thanks for the tip, S :thumbsup: but alas, they (like Walmart :rant: ) do not ship to the UK :( Guess I'll just have to wait 'til Easter for my cookies...

Ooooh, lemon whoopie pies ::drool:: I can feel my left ventricle slamming shut even as I type...

Yes, I did have the Whoopie Pie on the East coast. I did think about bringing a stash back with me, but I thought they might be seized by customs. Don't they have some rule or other about bringing potentially addicitve stuff into the country? And whoopie pies are certainly the crack of the pie world (but in a good way :) ).

As for Homer's recipe... I think I'd like to leave some blood flow for the clot to go swiftly to my brain.

Don't kid yourself, if they seized your whoopie pies, it would be so the customs agents could eat them themselves. And the lemon scooter pies were my favorites. ;) Alas, I've not had one in many years. I think they only make the chocolate and banana flavors now.

Clot to go swiftly to your brain?!! Bwahahahahaha!!

What I missed most in California was the New York Deli. These fine emporia to gastric trouble and flatulence may try to exist in LA or SF but fail to impress. Maybe you need New York rudeness to make it happen. Kosher to the core, nevertheless unafraid to sell ham by the ton.

I've had quite a few people tell me how superior New York Deli's are, (so it must be true) and how there's just no comparison on the west coast. Being a native and nearly lifelong resident of California, I don't know the difference. I have a friend from Brooklyn who says the pizza here stinks as well. We were talking about pizza once, and she said, "you were born in California, you've never eaten a decent piece of pizza in your LIFE!" She said in the Italian section of Brooklyn it was sold by the slice too, something you rarely see here.

Ah well. We have great mexican food, and the chinese food in San Francisco is fabulous. If you're in Los Angeles, Canter's Delicatessen on N. Fairfax has been there for many years, and the food is great. They have a bakery as well. My husband is something of a pastrami fiend, and he says their pastrami sandwiches are the best. He also used to like the pastrami sandwiches at Doggie Diner of all places. Doggie Diner used to serve hot dogs, sometimes burgers, some sort of grape slushy drink, and the best fries.

http://www.outsidelands.org/doggie_diner.php

Any visitors to the states or former residents remember those places? Buck, you lived in the Bay Area for awhile, do you remember Doggie Diner? They're gone now, but the city of San Francisco has preserved the last Doggie Diner head. One of my uncles used to live a few blocks from Sloat Blvd and The Great Highway on Ulloa Street, and before we hit Ocean Beach, we always, always stopped at Doggie Diner. My uncle is gone now too and I miss them both. Sigh.

And I'm hungry.

:) Sierra

who knows, what 'moresels' are and where o get em, it said for these american cookies, i put a whole block chopped up cooking choc ,150 g!, and it made mix too runny while cooking and made em too thin, any1 know where to get these , cheers.:)

:o Are they still only in North Carolina?? I woulda thought they'd at least have a chain down the East Coast by now! Their cookies are yummy, yummy, yummy (said thrice for effect) :love: Thanks for the tip, S :thumbsup: but alas, they (like Walmart :rant: ) do not ship to the UK :( Guess I'll just have to wait 'til Easter for my cookies...

You know, I just assumed they were still only in North Carolina, but I haven't looked that hard. They may have outlets on the east coast, but I know I've not seen any trace of them west of the Mississippi. I do love their cookies, though. They don't ship to the UK? Isn't that against the law? :hihi: And I am STUNNED to hear that WalMart doesn't ship to the UK.

In fact, like poison ivy, I just assumed that WalMart had spread to the UK. Anyone who's never been in a Super WalMart doesn't know what they're missing, right? One of my cousins lives in Atlanta, and she told me that she used to see tour buses full of japanese tourists. The Super WalMart was one of their stops! Is that not hilarious?! EVERYONE gripes about WalMart, but everyone shops there. Including me.

I like WalMart.

:) Sierra

who knows, what 'moresels' are and where o get em, it said for these american cookies, i put a whole block chopped up cooking choc ,150 g!, and it made mix too runny while cooking and made em too thin, any1 know where to get these , cheers.:)

czechroman, I wish I was there to help you. I'll show you how to make a chocolate chip cookie. Morsels are the chocolate chips themselves. They've started making them in other flavors as well. Peanut butter, mint, white chocolate. The butterscotch ones are great in oatmeal cookies.

If the cookies are too thin, add a bit more flour. The dough should be soft, but still pretty stiff. It just takes a little practice, I'll bet the next batch will be ok. And no matter how funky they look, they still always taste good!

http://www.verybestbaking.com/products/tollhouse/morsels.aspx

:) Sierra

I don't care what they say about Walmart, about its marketing strategies, its employee abuse, or its architecture. If I can go in and buy a brand new PC for three quarters of what it cost in Best Buy, I'm going to buy it. Milk regularly goes for $3.80 a gallon in any supermarket around here, and its $2.60 in Walmart. Sorry guys, if you can't match it get off the pot.

I don't care what they say about Walmart, about its marketing strategies, its employee abuse, or its architecture. If I can go in and buy a brand new PC for three quarters of what it cost in Best Buy, I'm going to buy it. Milk regularly goes for $3.80 a gallon in any supermarket around here, and its $2.60 in Walmart. Sorry guys, if you can't match it get off the pot.

buck my friend,

You hit the proverbial nail on the head. This is exactly why people go to WalMart, and I'm amazed that more people don't get this. Very few individuals are ready to back up their convictions with their hard earned cash. For those that do it? God bless you, more power to you.

There used to be a hardware/feed store where I live called Lyngs. One of the grandsons of the founder, Richard Lyng was the Secretary of Agriculture for the Reagan administration in the '80's. It was a wonderful place that had just about anything you'd need for your garden or your pet. There was always a helpful employee who knew what the hell they were talking about before giving you advice, too.

About 5 years after WalMart came to town, they closed. There was another store downtown that sold nothing but Christmas decorations and related items, trees, lights, anything you could think of for Christmas. Not long after, they closed as well. They just couldn't match WalMart's prices.

On the one hand, I can see the harm that WalMart is causing. At their after Christmas sale, they were selling 10-12 ft. strands of lights for $1. I bought some, and they're so cheaply made, I doubt they'll last more than a season oe two. But they're also so inexpensive, that I don't care. I'll go buy more for $1.

Does that make me a hypocrite? It sure does. But like millions of other people, I like to save money. Sam Walton was a genius when it came to understanding human nature, and he knew that no matter how much someone dislikes Malaysian sweat shops, if they can buy a pair of Levi's for $20, when they cost $50 somewhere else? They'll do it.

:) Sierra

Sierra, it's a funny thing, but in there among all the retail giants there are still Ma and Pa stores that continue to thrive. That's done with a friendly small town attitude, reasonable profit margins, and most of all courtesy. The big supermarkets cut down staff to the bone, leaving customers to line up while cashiers yap with their friends. The small places always seem to have the right staff.