Overflowing Cookie Jars .....
and a child unwilling to eat any :( I had always had this visual image of a pleasant kitchen with a small dining table; A pretty looking cookie jar on the table. I forgot to visualise my son grabbing the cookies; Now, I beg him to try 1 cookie, promising him a red juicy apple or a bunch of grapes in return! I have slightly better luck with my younger nephew; My older one is just as fussy. This time, when my in-laws returned home to Erode I deceided to bake 2 different batches of cookies, one aimed at tempting the older one and the other one a proven success with the younger one. My version of Amaretti (Italian Almond Cookies): 1 Cup Almonds 1/2 Cup Chiroli 3/4 Cup Melon Seeds 1/2 Cup Sugar 1/4 Spoon salt 8 - 10 peppercorn 2 tbsp Maida (All-Purpose flour) 1 tsp Vanilla Essence 4 egg whites beaten 1 yolk (optional - mine was a mistake but tasted fabulous) Roast items 1,2,3 in a 100 deg Celsius oven for 8 to 10 minutes; Take care not to burn. Pre-heat oven to ...