tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157527.post110835322944868875..comments2023-07-24T11:50:34.446-04:00Comments on my little kitchen: Mondays with Maida - Mountain Honey GingersnapsCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11194828903719000019noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157527.post-1165892911532079392006-12-11T22:08:00.000-05:002006-12-11T22:08:00.000-05:00Hi Cathy. I made these cookies once and they were ...Hi Cathy. I made these cookies once and they were rather delicious. Maybe the problem was your cookies were too big. If they go soft, just pop them in a hot oven until they crisp up again.<BR/>DaveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157527.post-1140658378271063132006-02-22T20:32:00.000-05:002006-02-22T20:32:00.000-05:00Hi Susan! But the original recipe calls for honey...Hi Susan! But the original recipe calls for honey and the notes with the recipe describe the cookies as crisp, crunchy, and chewy.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11194828903719000019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157527.post-1140408081523783892006-02-19T23:01:00.000-05:002006-02-19T23:01:00.000-05:00Honey is hydroscopic which is why your cookies tur...Honey is hydroscopic which is why your cookies turned out softer.<BR/>Pie SusanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157527.post-1108440855316924712005-02-14T23:14:00.000-05:002005-02-14T23:14:00.000-05:00Hi Santos - I expect it didn't help (you must have...Hi Santos - I expect it didn't help (you must have the book!) There's a note in the book that says these can go soft if not stored properly, so it sounds as though they're prone to do that and the honey may be the culprit there (although humidity is hardly a problem around here right now!)<br /><br />Hi Zarah - true, true... as with the chocolate cookies, there are so many variations on spice cookies just in this section of the book, that I'm sure there will be at least one that I will want to make again.<br /><br />Hi Alice - now there's an idea...cookbook emoticons! I just made next week's cookies tonight and they were better!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11194828903719000019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157527.post-1108432130436443692005-02-14T20:48:00.000-05:002005-02-14T20:48:00.000-05:00Well...this will just make you enjoy the great coo...Well...this will just make you enjoy the great cookies all the more. Maybe you should mark that page in your book with a frownie (sp?) face :( Or an indifferent face :|<br />Next week will be better, I'm sure! :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157527.post-1108416716771456392005-02-14T16:31:00.000-05:002005-02-14T16:31:00.000-05:00That's too bad Cathy, they sound nice! Cloves, gin...That's too bad Cathy, they sound nice! Cloves, ginger... Ah well - guess sometimes it's good we don't like EVERYTHING we make, there'd be too much you'd have to re-visit again and again...Cerebrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16583325839191361818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157527.post-1108361139454571122005-02-14T01:05:00.000-05:002005-02-14T01:05:00.000-05:00hi cathy--could the honey have kept them from bein...hi cathy--could the honey have kept them from being crunchy as well?santos.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15941170936050458728noreply@blogger.com