A Girl's Gotta Eat!

Let me preface this by saying we really do work in my office, not just eat. Having said that, today was our cookie swap! We've never done one before, but the pie potluck last month was a huge hit, so we decided to give it a try. I'll share others' recipes once I get them (I may scan in the recipe cards one at time.), but below is mine. I read it in the Junior League of Galveston County's Beachside to Boardwalk . I typically choose chewy cookies, but the salty/sweet combo of these immediately enticed me. I had trouble finding flaky sea salt, so I used coarse sea salt instead and was perfectly pleased with the results. I also made my cookies slightly smaller ( 1½ tablespoons instead of 2) so they would more easily fit in the baggies I was using .  This recipe is definitely a keeper! Crispy Salted Oatmeal White Chocolate Cookies 1 cup all-purpose ¾ teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon salt ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons salted butter, slightly softened 1 c...

Ok, so the recipe title is actually Strawberry-Almond Thumbprint Cookies, but I thought they were delightful, and I substituted cherry preserves for the strawberry (an excellent decision on my part, if I say so myself.) Other than the one substitution, the recipe is pretty straight forward. I will give you a heads-up, though. I refrigerated the dough after mixing it up because it looked sort of "crumbly." I wouldn't advise doing so...the butter re-hardens and makes it quite a bit more difficult to roll into balls. I made them for my Thursday night book club after I was late last month due to birthday brownies for Mike. I'll even share a few tomorrow with my co-workers since I had some left over. Keep an eye out for Junior League of Wilmington's new book, which is where I found this recipe, at Cookbook Marketplace . It's definitely a must-have. There a twelve chapters/menus-one for each month of the year! Strawberry-Almond Thumbprint Cookies Cookies 1 cup ...