Lemon, White Chocolate and Basil Cookies

A friend of mine on facebook mentioned these cookies recently ~ They sounded so interesting; I had lemons on hand, white chocolate  in the pantry, and  it's basil season here so I didn't really need an excuse.  I felt compelled to mix up a batch! :)
They are very good; nice and lemony and the basil adds a nice little background flavor of not-quite-mint.
If you're looking for a cookie that is a little different, I think you might like these. After baking they freeze very well, too. They are fabulous with hot tea, ice tea or milk.
Many thanks to Karen L. on facebook, and Mia at Mia's Domain who developed the recipe!

You can check out Mia's beautiful blog here: http://www.miasdomain.com/
Lots of great recipes and mouthwatering photos as well.
If you'd like a copy of Mia's cookie recipe you can find it HERE on my recipe blog.
Thank you again Mia. :)


Have a wonderful day everyone, and thank you for stopping by!


Blessings ~xo ~m.

Snowflake Peppermint Bark ~ Redux

A redux, by request ~ Thank you friends!

Peppermint Bark Snowflakes
(make them any shape you like by using
other molds or filling various cookie cutters.)

You can also just make the recipe on a silicone pan 
liner (such as silpat®), then break into irregular
shards.

Wilton's has instructions to make shaped peppermint
bark ~ HERE.

The process is simple using the typical Peppermint Bark recipe. 

Choose your favorite type of chocolate; milk, semi-sweet, dark etc., 

white chocolate, crushed peppermint candies (or candy canes), 

a small amount of vegetable oil, 

and a few drops of Peppermint extract.

But instead of spreading the chocolate layers on a sheet pan, 

I  placed the melted chocolate (spiked with a couple of drops 

of peppermint extract, optional) in a silicone mold. 

First the dark layer and placed in the refrigerator until firm.

The melted white chocolate is spread on top of the dark layer 

and sprinkled with larger pieces of crushed peppermint, 

then back into the fridge to harden. 

As soon as the chocolate is firm the candy snowflakes 

are pushed out of the flexible silicone mold with no problem.

I used a small cookie scoop to portion the melted chocolate into 

the molds with a minimum of mess, that worked really well. 

Something that I found useful was to use a toothpick to 

swirl through the chocolate in the mold to help move 

it into the mold's details.

Stacked into little cellophane bags, or candy tins I think 

these would make a great little gift from your kitchen.  

If you try them I hope you have fun and enjoy them too.

I used a small cookie scoop to portion the melted chocolate into 

the molds with a minimum of mess, that worked really well. 

Something that I found useful was to use a toothpick 

to swirl through the chocolate in the mold to help move it 

into the mold's details.

Stacked into little cellophane bags, or candy tins--

I think these would make a great little gift from your kitchen.  

If you try them I hope you have fun and enjoy them too!

Happy Holidays!