Sun's finally come out in Oregon and it's a good thing...Today was the kickoff of our volunteer fire dept's annual two day fundraising rummage & bake sale. A big deal in our little neck of the woods.
Was tickled with the range of home-made goodies people brought in this am - everything from marionberry pies to breads and killer cupcakes. Baked my little heart out last night - 2 bundt cakes - lemon & chocolate chip and a pan of chocolate chunk brownies.
Something for everybody and folks bought like mad...leaving us with just crumbs for Sunday.... the reason I'm finishing up another baking siege...double batch blueberry muffins, lemon bars, and 2 more choc chip Bundt cakes, which still have to cool before I can glaze 'em & toddle off to bed.
Can't think of the last time I baked this much stuff - actually a lot of fun. Got a kick out of one volunteer who brought a couple of dozen "Ranger Cookies" people just raved over. Bumped into her at the grocery store tonight & asked her if she'd share her recipe. She giggled & admitted that they were from COSTCO - she'd given a quick run through the over to give then a home-made "brown." So much for country cooking!
Sun's finally come out in Oregon and it's a good thing...Today was the kickoff of our volunteer fire dept's annual two day fundraising rummage & bake sale. A big deal in our little neck of the woods.
Was tickled with the range of home-made goodies people brought in this am - everything from marionberry pies to breads and killer cupcakes. Baked my little heart out last night - 2 bundt cakes - lemon & chocolate chip and a pan of chocolate chunk brownies.
Something for everybody and folks bought like mad...leaving us with just crumbs for Sunday.... the reason I'm finishing up another baking siege...double batch blueberry muffins, lemon bars, and 2 more choc chip Bundt cakes, which still have to cool before I can glaze 'em & toddle off to bed.
Can't think of the last time I baked this much stuff - actually a lot of fun. Got a kick out of one volunteer who brought a couple of dozen "Ranger Cookies" people just raved over. Bumped into her at the grocery store tonight & asked her if she'd share her recipe. She giggled & admitted that they were from COSTCO - she'd given a quick run through the over to give then a home-made "brown." So much for country cooking!
Nancy T
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of fun. Got a kick out of one volunteer who brought a couple of dozen "Ranger Cookies" people just raved over. Bumped into her at the grocery store tonight & asked her if she'd share her recipe. She giggled & admitted that they were from COSTCO - she'd given a quick run through the over to give then a home-made "brown." So much for country cooking!
of fun. Got a kick out of one volunteer who brought a couple of dozen "Ranger Cookies" people just raved over. Bumped into her at the grocery store tonight & asked her if she'd share her recipe. She giggled & admitted that they were from COSTCO - she'd given a quick run through the over to give then a home-made "brown." So much for country cooking!
Saintly DH dropped off my goodies at the sale at 8 AM - I drew the noon shift today. Should have made more lemon bars - he called to say they were all gone by 8:15. Love to cook, but baking isn't really my forte. Folks around here are pretty proud of their baking & as a relative newcomer, I'm tickled that my efforts have been well received - all part of carving outing a niche in a rural community.
Madame Costco made me swear I wouldn't spill the beans about her "secret cookie recipe," but, by golly, if they show up at the County Fair, all bets are off. The cookies she started with were fairly thick - big, round, moist & chewy. Think she just gave them a quick shot under the broiler - to achieve that "home-made" browned look. Stayed pretty moist, with a few dark edges - sure looked like Grandma baked them. Sold like hotcakes - with people coming back for more. Go figure.
Madame Costco made me swear I wouldn't spill the beans about her "secret cookie recipe," but, by golly, if they show up at the County Fair, all bets are off. The cookies she started with were fairly thick - big, round, moist & chewy. Think she just gave them a quick shot under the broiler - to achieve that "home-made" browned look. Stayed pretty moist, with a few dark edges - sure looked like Grandma baked them. Sold like hotcakes - with people coming back for more. Go figure.
Nancy T
That's a funny story. Since the cookies started out moist and chewy, the broiler probably just crisped them up some. Crispy cookies are the preferred kind around here, so I can imagine that they would be popular. It probably brought out more nutty taste in the cookies as well. -- Queenie
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