Ooooo, Gate christmas cookies! (Dune gets NONE.)

[superaielman]

Awesome. How many people did you mail these off to, Gate? Thanks for the card as well.

[Dunefar]

Tyrant aiel.

[superaielman]

You got one more than you deserved. Stop whining before I start calling you Kelsier.

[Dunefar]

You're just a cookie hog.

[Cotigo]

CRIPPLE FIGHT!

[superaielman]

Go french a customs agent in Heathrow Zenny.

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*Snorts* If you're going to do that Dune, at least call me the lord cookie ruler. Who will be your plucky underage assista... Nitori.

Dear god, you're going to try and overthrow the DL empire so Nitori can start a spin~ shrine.

[Dunefar]

Super, I think your terminal unbalance is showing. You just called Nitori a perky underage assistant. Think about that a moment.

[superaielman]

No one ever said an thousand year ruler has to be perfectly sane. On the other hand, I'm not grooming Nitori to be the hero of the next story!

[Dunefar]

...why are you mentioning grooming with Nitori? Super, I'm a little scared of what's going on in your mind now. Can we talk about someone at least marginally healthier and less terrifying, like Zenthor or Tal or somebody?

[AAA]

You've ignored the most imporant part: What kind of cookies?

[superaielman]

Cinnamon and I think peanut butter.

[Nitori]

Cinnamon + peanut butter? Sounds awesome~.

Also I am neither underage nor a Dune assistant. But that's aiel and Ko and their wild fantasies again~

[Xeroma]

I got a few bags. They're snickerdoodles and maple walnut cookies.

[Captain K.]

Now I'm miffed because I didn't get any. 

[Cotigo]

Yeah, well, I didn't want any of your stupid cookies.  I'll bake my own.  With Blackjack!  And Hookers!  You know what?  Forget the cookies.  And the blackjack.

[superaielman]

You can't fake it any more Zenny. You're an accursed english major; if you saw a whore you'd just start ranting about deconstruction while you drunkenly ponder the universe.

[Cotigo]

You can't fake it any more Zenny. You're an accursed english major; if you saw a whore you'd just start ranting about deconstruction while you drunkenly ponder the universe.

You're getting philosophers and English majors confused.  The only thing remotely correct there is the drunk part.  Well, OK.  I rant about deconstruction also, but ponder the universe?  Pfft.  That sounds vaguely related to reality instead of being based entirely on the scribblings of some drunk Irish twat who decided to write absolute rubbish to infuriate academics for ages.

[AAA]

I would think English Majors, above all others, would know plenty about whores, since they may need the contacts and job information when they can't actually find a job.

[superaielman]

Actually, Harry Turtledove did a short story about deconstruction and an English teacher who couldn't find a job at a university, which is obviously where I got the idea. I'm not even an english major and the concept's cool, too bad about the lack of real world applications.

[VySaika]

Full list of my cookie recipients?

My family: Mom, dad, both grandparents, one uncle, sister(she also got FE7 and SO3 from me)

Some freinds: Hosephius(freind of mine from RPoL), Xer, Tai, Super+Dune

Then the rest being given to local people: the guys who work at the Game Crazy I'm always hanging out at, some for Jenna's freinds at work, a bunch went down to Jenna's folks in San Jose, a freind of ours in San Jose, and Laggy will get some the next time he comes over.

What all that adds up to: over 400 cookies baked in 2 days, and over $100 in shipping costs to get them to folks.

This is pretty much what I do for Christmas. Only immediate local family and my sister get any non-cookie presants from me.

[Clear Tranquil]

*Applause*

Haha~ This topic is awesme~

[VySaika]

For those who did not get cookies, here's how to make what I sent people!

Snickerdoodles
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Snickerdoodles-II/Detail.aspx

Pretty much follow that one exacly. I can't remember making any variations from that.

Maple Walnuts
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Chewy-Maple-Cookies/Detail.aspx

And use the changes to the recipie listed here:

After reading about some of the problems with this recipe, I was able to make some small changes to correct the problems. The result was a knock-your-socks off maple cookie! To take care of the "cookies being flat" I added another 1/4 cup of flour. I like the taste of butter in my cookies, so I used half shortening and half butter for the fat. Others remarked the cookies were "not maple-y enough." When baking, always use Grade B (not the standard A grade) pure maple syrup to ensure a pronounced maple flavor. And just for added measure I replaced 1/4 tsp. of the vanilla with maple extract. As for "just tasting the coconut," I eliminated it and substituted chopped walnuts. Maple and walnut are a classic combination of flavors anyway. To further take care of the cookies being flat problem, I chilled the dough for a couple of hours, and did NOT grease the cookie sheets (which can cause some cookies to spread), opting instead to bake the cookies on parchment paper. I dropped the dough in mounds a little bigger than a walnut and baked about 10 minutes, but you may have to adjust the time to allow for variations such as the size of your cookies, your oven temperature, and even the type of cookie sheet you use. Bake just as long as necessary for them to turn golden brown around the edges. The cookies with my corrections were perfectly shaped, not flat, buttery, chewy, and very "maple-y."

Note: I still baked them on baking sheets instead of parchment paper, and had to use Grade A instead of B syrup anyway, but they still came out good.