You know that pride thing.
That pride thing that goes before the fall thing.
Yep.
Yesterday I began making my TWD Coconut Butter Thins that Jayne from The Barefoot Kitchen Witch selected.
I wasn’t very anxious to make these. They have cardamom in it. And lime zest. And coconut.
This combo didn’t sound very appetizing, but since I don’t want to be a slacker all the time, and since I have been doing this since June of last year, I wasn’t about to let a bit of lime zest and cardamom get in my way.
And besides, they are cookies. Do you know how many cookies I have made in my lifetime?
I could do this in the dark.
With one eye covered.
And both hands behind my back.
So, I whizzed my nuts and coconut, because I don’t like lumps in my cookies unless they are chocolate lumps.
I zested my lime.
I rolled my dough inside a gallon baggie.
I chilled the dough.
I cut the dough.
I docked the dough.
I put the dough in the oven, making sure that I rotated them half way through.
And you know what happened?
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That whole falling thing that comes right after the pride thing.
You see the recipe said that these cookies should not have any color, just slightly brown around the edges.
I had cookies that spread.
Cookies that didn’t spread.
Cookies that were mostly brown.
Cookies that were light brown.
And cookies that were just a wee bit brown.
All on one sheet pan.
So I began to wonder out loud what in the world was going on.
I reread the recipe only to find out that I had the oven to hot.
Oopsie…poopsie!
So I backed it down a bit, opened the oven to let some heat out, and baked the second batch.
They were a bit better.
Let’s compare.
They were better, but still brown around the edges.
Sigh.
So I put in the last batch, and didn’t bake them as long.
You know how many ‘good’ cookies I got from the last batch???
Seven.
But that isn’t the worst part.
The worst part of it is, I have a head cold, and I can’t taste a thing.
Not a blessed thing!
So, I have packaged these good, bad, and ugly cookies up and put them in the freezer for a time when my head isn’t full of gook and I can taste them.
If you would like the recipe, because I am quite sure they taste phenomenal, go check out Jayne’s blog.
Just make sure when you bake these you actually read the recipe.
It will be better for your ego that way.
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I’m going to become a diabetic reading your blog.
Oh! No poor you… perhaps chocolate would help? lol …kidding! Do hope you feel better soon!
It seems that head cold didn’t keep you from baking such perfect cookies anyways! LOL
Niiiiiiiice!
Mine spread too. Had some that looked like yours and some that worked. My oven kept jumping in temp, which didn’t help. The dough itself was out of this world.I hope you feel better soon so you can actually taste them.
Oh, no fair that you have a cold and can’t fully enjoy these! Sorry that they didn’t all work out. Your picture with the sugar and lime zest is breathtaking.
OH I feel your pain!!! Yours look way better than mine did… sorry you are sick. Feel better soon!
I hope your better soon, sorry the cookies didn’t turn out the way you would have liked. I love your photos.
Weird results, but stunningly beautiful documentation. (And the cookies were indeed delicious. Hope your cold goes away quickly!)
Too bad you were sick.. didn’t get to enjoy them. For the benefit of the doubt, this was really good!
Hope you are feeling better soon. I love the pic with the lime zest!
Aww, hope you get better soon and can enjoy your cookies!
ah. bummer. Wait, didn’t these have coriander? They do taste wonderful. Hope you feel better soon so you can actually taste them!
Oh Tanya, you poor thing! I hope you feel better soon! And when you do, I think you’ll like these, even though they don’t have chocolate.
Well I think they look great! Hope you feel better soon!
Exactly what happened to me! I hope you feel better!
they still look better than mine! I totally failed this week. Hope your cold is better soon
Love your post, and your cookies (batch 3) look better than a 7 to me. 🙂 Feel better soon!
I love your photos. I had lots of different cookies too from not reading carefully. Hope you feel better.
Hmm.. I’m with Karen, I used coriander! Hope I didn’t misread!
Those cookies just smelled heavenly!!!! It was pure torture just smelling them, and not being able to eat them. Usually mom tells me what the food tastes like, but this time, she wasn’t able to. So, I guess I’ll just have to go with my instinct, that they tasted like pure heaven. Have a lovely day!!!!
Love to all,
kbvintagechic
My cookies were all over the place too. Love the photos and hope you feel better soon and can enjoy them.
Bless your heart – I hope you feel better! But those cookies tasted great, right? Mine didn’t turn out all the same either. One was bigger, one browner, etc. But I loved the taste. And I used cardamom instead of coriander too.
Aieee! You poor thing, I’m so sorry you have a headcold. Make Chef Boy cook you some chicken soup. And I was all hoping you’d find a way to put chocolate in these cookies – maybe you can dip them in chocolate next time. Something…
xoxo – hope you feel better!
I played hookie from this recipe…and I hope that your head is cleared of the gook soon! Feel better!
That first batch reminded me of some of the cow pies I used to see in Grandpa’s pasture. I’m sure the cookies tasted better better than the cow pies, though.
None of mine spread, but the recipe sure makes it sound like they should be THIN. I didn’t chill the dough–I froze it for about 30 minutes. Maybe that’s the trick. I’ve seen many who have said they spread too much and baked too dark. Hmmm. I think I just plain lucked out on this one. They taste pretty good, but you’re right on–chocolate tastes better! 😉
too bad you were sick ..hope u r feeling better now ..
BTW, your cookies look great, well done !!
Oh no! Hope your cold disappears soon. Your cookies look exactly as they should – you even got some lacy ones (I didn’t).
What a bummer that sheet of cookies flopped. They looked so great as cut dough and you got some that look good though. I didn’t bake this week, but maybe I’ll think about these for another time. 🙂
Those pictures are amazing…glad you finally got the cookies the way you wanted them. Your first batch looked like mine, but I never progressed past the spread-out look. Fortunately, you did – hope you get to taste them soon.
Oh my. How wonderfully tragic.
You got seven excellent cookies out of your baking so that’s okay. I was frankly a little disappointed but I think my ingredients weren’t quite right.
You had a great start and documented beautifully. And, the ruler. Ha. I couldn’t find one. But I remember reading beige not golden so I took them out before I thought they were done. These were tricky. Enjoyed your humorous posting.
Sorry your cookies turned out so wonky! I’m sure you’ll love them when you are able to taste them! Feel better soon.
your lime zest is so vivid! You neeed to try these agian once the head cold is gone. they are delicious!
Hope you can break them out of the fridge soon – I definitely enjoyed these.
That last batch of cookies turned out looking perfect!!! Hope you feel better Tanya … glad to hear that you’ll have a treat waiting for you in the freezer once you recover.
The green specks of zest in your cookie looks so amazing! Hope you’re feeling better soon and can try them!
I like your method of slicing the dough with the pizza cutter–genius! They look really good. I hope you’re feeling better so you can try them.
They still look better than mine! Used the pastry cutter to cut mine – no pizza cutter here. Worked great – didn’t it! Sorry you can’t taste them – they DO taste wonderful!
Are you doing the Beth Moore Bible study? Because she JUST talked about that Pride before a fall passage in the study I did Monday night, so it’s on my mind. Sometimes, God has to tell me a few times….:-)
No, but I heart Beth Moore.
I had the same weird results with my cookies. Using the pizza cutter was a great idea, though. They turned out great!
Hope you feel better soon.
Mine went all wonky, too. I am so glad that I am not the only one who had issues. I finally stuck the cookie sheet (loaded with unbaked cookies) in the freezer for a bit and then baked them — results!!!
MUCH better!
Blessings,
Lacy
P.S. The taste was okay but I don’t think I’ll make them again. I like chocolate cookies or ginger cookies much better. Something tells me that you would like chocolate cookies better, too. 😉
Your pictures are so perfect. Hope you are feeling better. These cookies should be enjoyed with you can taste them. They are wonderful.
I hope you are feeling better. I really loved rolling these cookies in the bag. A neat trick. I forgot about using a pizza cutter, but that would work very well. As with other comments, I think extra chilling of the dough helps them from spreading too much. They were delicious. What about dipping one side or corner in melted chocolate? That would be yummy. Thanks for visiting my new blog – I have lots of work to do on it. I appreciate your comments.
I found I liked the brown edged ones better, they had more flavour.
Good for you for using cardamom, I used the coriander and wished I had used cardamom after, it has so much more flavour.
It’s so good to know that having the oven too hot causes them to spread! Thanks for the fail, ’cause I think I learned something. Your last batch look perfect, and I hope you enjoy them when your cold is gone! Love your close-ups (but I say that every week!).
My last batch — the stragglers — got a bit brown, but then I had used a different kind of baking sheet. In some ways, I actually liked those better. Hope your sense of taste returns soon.
Wow. I just stared at your sheetful of cookies wondering how that happened. It’s a wonder of nature, like snow once it’s already been Spring-warm. Still, the good ones look really delish. I hope you’re well enough to try them soon.
I did the same stinking thing except I didn’t realize it was too hot until I baked both batches. Argh. I’m glad yours turned out so nice. I love how bright the lime zest is! Such a pretty green.