Salted Caramel Pretzel Cookies -- perfect for sharing
I am not a recipe developer, just a home cook trying new recipes and tweaking old favorites. I will always credit sources and note where I’ve made changes. Photos are my own; you can tell I’m a work in progress. Showing you the steps along the way is what sets us apart from the bazillion +1 other food blogs. That and the bitchin’ playlist that comes with each post. Let’s get to it.
Even though we are self-distancing these days it is important to keep social connections strong.
Sometimes food is the vehicle for those connections.
- A video chat with friends,
- Eye contact and a friendly wave while passing folks during our brief forays outdoors (from a safe 6-foot distance, of course).
Sometimes food is the vehicle for those connections.
- Neighbors fetching groceries for those who cannot go outside,
- Meals safely provided to those who have lost work or would otherwise go hungry.
At home we’re still making comfort food, this time it’s cookies -- four times in the past three weeks and no sign of stopping. The only thing saving my waistline is the knowledge that the neighbors like sweets too. Sharing is caring, as they say, and that’s what we’ve done, sending care packs to our pals.
Salted Caramel Pretzel Cookies were a recent endeavor by special request.
The recipe comes from Food Network Magazine, specifically their cookbook titled Sweet.
Find the recipe here.
The recipe comes from Food Network Magazine, specifically their cookbook titled Sweet.
Find the recipe here.
These require a little more fuss and bother than, say, a batch of oatmeal cookies but very worthwhile when one set of neighbors calls them ‘dangerously good’ and the other household admits to bingeing theirs in one sitting. As to Dear Partner, the original requester, her mouth was full but I heard yum-yum noises as she smiled and patted her tummy.
(We've blogged this sweet treat before, in 2016. Click here for all the baking details plus loads more photos. These are just a select few from the most recent bake-a-thon.)
The Food Network Magazine's recipe may be found here.
Did I hear someone say "How about some music while we bake and snack,"? Okay, can do. Today's ditty inspired by the Corona virus (cuz if we can't laugh we'll cry) will get you moving. A patriarch of the New Orleans music scene, the late, great Art Neville has somethin' good for what ails you.
Rock 'n roll is great for cooking, but you know I prefer a jazzier tone while eating. To accompany our cookies, please enjoy a playlist from Mr. Chet BAKER. (Get it?! I know you do.)
What's your favorite kind of cookie? Tell us in the Comments.
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