Recession gingerbread men
I changed the name of these from “sad gingerbread men” to “recession gingerbread men”. As in, the recession has hit me so hard that I can’t afford to give people the whole cookie.
Yesterday I traded cookies with Luisa and I can’t decide if I like her coconut shortbread better, or the ginger tuiles. They’re both pretty frigging delicious.
An experiment for 2008, these chocolate-chocolate snowflakes are tasty and beautiful!
I don’t do Christmas shopping. I hate shopping, I hate crowds, and I hate Christmas shopping. Ten years ago, I started doing edible gifts to supplement Christmas shopping, and now I do exclusively edible gifts. Everyone likes food. No one needs more crap.
This year’s selection consists of:
Cheryl at 5 Second Rule is having a virtual cookie swap. I’ve already submitted my entry, but you still have until December 7th to get yours in.
I dropped by nuba yesterday, and was pleased to see that they were selling mamoul cookies. As I mentioned in my previous post, they don’t always have them. It’s a really crumbly shortbread outside, with a rosewater-scented pistachio filling inside. There’s also some kind of jelly component that binds everything together, and makes the crumbly outside and nutty inside hang together. The whole thing is glazed with a white, sugary icing.
It’s not the most amazing thing I’ve eaten, but I still recommend it because it’s unusual. If you haven’t had rosewater before, this cookie’s a pretty tame introduction.
