Friday, May 13, 2011

Oatmeal Coconut Cookies...and Awards!

Do you like to pick up a cookbook of yours or a cooking magazine, and actually studying a recipe that you happen to like and if you don't mark the page with a piece of paper or "post it" note, chances are you will not remember to go back to it, and you will forget. Since I've been taking a couple hours lately to make an effort to go on the beach, to relax and collect my thoughts, I've been taking my favorite novel, and a cookbook or two to find something new and exciting, especially remembering what ingredients I have on hand, or jotting down what I would need for what I have picked out.

I have this wonderful little cook book called "A Slice of Paradise" which is a "thrift find" of mine...a hardcover binder book, from the Junior League of the Palm Beaches...very local, right here in Palm Beach County published in 1996...I paid $.95 for the book, and it is full of Floridian style seafood and desserts, as well as yummy cookie recipes. The beautiful antique pink glass plate is a "hurricane dish" from the 1930's, also a thrift find for $1.99. Now, if you happen to to to our local antique shops you will most likely find one of these, or if you're lucky a set of 4, but then you will see a hefty price of about $29.99, simply because it's an antique, and chances are they purchased theirs in a thrift shop or in an "estate sale."

I'm linking this to: Foodie Friday's #8 All things Chilled or Grilled @Little Brick Ranch


Friday, May, 13th Steph, from Steph's Bite by Bite, is having a Bake Sale for Team in Training to benefit the Leukemia, Lymphoma Society!Check it out! You can bid on my Oatmeal Coconut Cookies, with Walnuts, and dried Cherries!
There's still time until tomorrow, May 14. There are a lot of amazing cookies, and other type of desserts, so stop by Stephs's blog, and check it out!

Saturday, May 14th is the Share Our Strength American Bake Sale Day. This isn't a virtual Bake sale.  All over the US there are various locations where baked goods can be dropped off, or purchased to benefit Ending Childhood Hunger.  You can click on this link to see where bake sales are in your area, Share our Strength.



This is a huge batch of dough, you won't be sorry you made the actual amount. As for me, this recipe was slightly adapted. I used 1 !/2 cup Crisco shortening, and 1/2 cup (1stick) unsalted softened butter, instead of the margarine, and also folded in 1 cup of dried cherries.

Use a small ice cream scooper for larger cookies, otherwise use a teaspoon for smaller size.





I also used parchment paper to line the baking pan. I baked these for 12 minutes.
I made two batches of 12 cookies, and I saved the other half portion by wrapping it up in plastic wrap, separating it in two, and rolling it into a log, Placed it in a heavy duty Ziploc large bag, and froze it for later use.


When you are ready to take them out of the freezer, all you have to do is slice the logs into about less than an inch thickness, and ready to bake for about 18 minutes.



Now, on to the Awards!
The first one is a very important one from Becky, @Baking and Cooking, A Tale of Two Loves for awarding the bakers who participated in the Bake Sale for the American Cancer Society, which I also, proudly participated in. 

 Bakers for the Cause!
This beautiful award was given to all the bakers including myself, who participated in the tremendous cause for the American Cancer Society, that Becky hosted, which was a great success. She has passed this wonderful award on to us!
Thank you Becky!


Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award, from Citra @Indonesian in Turkey
Thank you my dear friend, Citra, and Congratulations on the recent Top 9 Awards for your gorgeous cake!!!

 
Also The Versatile Blogger Award, from Tina, @Pinay in Texas Cooking Corner and Elin, @elinluv's sweet delights


Thank you so much Tina,@Pinay in Texas Cooking Corner and Elin,elinluv's sweet delights I truly appreciate this beautiful award, and I'm passing it on to 15 bloggers.

Aipi-US Masala
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49 comments:

Little Brick Ranch said...

Congrats, Lady!! I wrote up a blog about the bake sale and for some reason it never published on Monday! I can't believe I just realized it now!! ;( Oh well, I hope it was a success and please let me know if you hear of another one!! :)

Kati said...

Jól néz ki ez a kókuszos süti.

Priya said...

Feel like munching some cookies,scrumptious and addictive...COngrats on ur awards dear..

Brenda said...

Elisabeth, your cookies look fabulous! And they're made with one of my very favourite ingredients ever - coconut! I could polish off lots of these with a nice cold glass of milk.

Elisabeth said...

Bianca@Little Brick Ranch and all others who are interested in another Bake Sale @Steph's Bite by Bite. There's still time...not much, till tomorrow to participate, or bid on some goodies!
Check it out!!!

http://www.stephsbitebybite.com/?p=1902

Pegasuslegend said...

Fantastic support here... wished I had time to have done this one! This is amazing.. and your cookies look delicious! congrats on a such a worthy cause and the dedication was heart felt.

Patty said...

I have to make these...they look too good...I wonder if you can use all butter?

Tiffany said...

These cookies look ... well, GOOD as heck! :D

Katrina {In Katrina's Kitchen} said...

COngrats on your awards! Thats awesome! And hello! I am lovin those cookies! Whoa!

Ang said...

Awesome! The cookies look so good right now.

Junia said...

cookies look wonderful!!!! oatmeal paired with anything is a winner in my book. heehee.

thanks for the blog award :D!!!!

Marelie said...

hi Elisabeth,these are really great and something new to me.I will really try this.thanks for sharing

Martha (MM) said...

Awesome and what fun! :-)

Parsley Sage said...

Lovely cookies! I'm the worst about losing recipes I 'wanted to make.' My problem is I don't slow down enough to properly mark them!

Shabs said...

Congratz on your awards , the cookies look really good :)

Tina (PinayInTexas) said...

You're so welcome, Elisabeth! You truly deserve The Versatile Blogger Award!
Your oatmeal coconut cookies look so good!

Katerina said...

Perfectly baked cookies! I love their color!

Foodafok said...

Kedves Elisabeth
Köszönöm a Tőled kapott Díjat. Nagy megtiszteltetés számomra.
A kókuszos sütik biztosan nagyon finomak. Jól néznek ki. A csalán, amit nem tudtál beazonosítani, az nem más angolul, mint: nettle.
Ajánlom elolvasásra, szintén általam írt, de lexikálisabb blogomat a csalánról (nettle).
http://usubufood.blog.hu/2011/04/04/csalan_8
További szép napot, Neked és Családodnak.

Diethood.com said...

Oatmeal and coconuts?! Oh my, those cookies are incredible!

mellissina2 said...

Kedves Elizabeth!
Nagyon köszönöm,hogy gondoltál rám,megyek és kiteszem!
Köszi az infót,a blogról,mert nem tudtam,hogy karbantartás volt,arra gondoltam,valami illetéktelen féreg lett rajta.De most majd tudni fogom,legközelebb.
Szeretettel gondol Rád Piroska!majd írok e-mailt.

Angela/Soap Mom's Kitchen/Sutherland Soap Creamery said...

Elizabeth, thank you so very, very much for the award. I feel so honored! Those cookies look awesome. I will have to make them. They would be perfect to use as ice cream sandwiches for a Memorial Weekend Barbeque!

Angela/Soap Mom's Kitchen/Sutherland Soap Creamery said...

Elizabeth, Congrats on your award!!!!

Melynda said...

Elisabeth, thank you so much! You are always bring a smile, when I come to visit! Those cookies look so delicious, I love the combination of oats and coconut!

Christine's Pantry said...

Hi Elisabeth, I am very excited and honored to be awarded! Thanks so much.

Cookies look great!

Jay said...

awesome cookies dear...sounds perfect n delicious..
Tasty Appetite

ping said...

Woohoo! More awards! You deserve them all and thanks so much for passing one of them to lil ol' me. *Hug* I love those spiral bound books esp for recipe books. It's always a challenge trying to stir or whip something while following a recipe and the pages suddenly decide to fold over and have you scrambling all over and spraying frosting everywhere. :P

Angie's Recipes said...

Thank you, Eli, for always treating me so well. ;-))
I love oatmeal cookies and coconut must have given them extra aroma and flavours. Beautiful!

kitchenmorph said...

congrats on the award and that was quite a price for the book...

oatmeals are such a decent eat by themselves and coconut can make it complete especially for south indians like us!!

hope you recovered from sprain! and Lora's wounds would have healed at least partially?

i was caught up with some projects...

Lizzy said...

Oh, you have been busy! I love the sound of these marvelous cookies...and how wonderful that you were able to participate in Becky's bake sale. I will be back to visit all the lovely blogs you've awarded :). xoxo

Miz Helen said...

Hi Elizabeth,
Glad to see you made it through "The Blogger Storm". You Oatmeal Coconut Cookies look awesome.I is really a great recipe and a very special Bake Sale Item, for a great charity. Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and hope to see you next week!

aipi said...

2 cookies + a tall glass of cold milk sounds AWESOME right now ;) They came out PICTURE PERFECT!
Congrats on your awards Elisabeth n thank you so much for sharing with me. I am really happy to have got the awards from you :) Big hug to you :)
US Masala

Sandra said...

Congrats on the award, and those cookies just calling my name:)) late at night haha
Awesome recipe, and beautiful photos!!!

Terra said...

How delicious, I will take one...no two please! How sweet, congrats on all your beautiful awards:-)
Hugs, Terra

Nami @ Just One Cookbook said...

Congratulations on awards Elizabeth! Oatmeal and coconut combination is really nice. Your zoom in picture is killing me. Looks so delicious!

Christy said...

these cookies look amazing--coconut is one of my faves! thank you for linking them up to tuesday night supper club. thank you as well for the award..it is quite an honor :)

Becky said...

Elisabeth- Thank you for the shout out! congratulations on your awards. You can never have, too many!

I make oatmeal cookies all the time, but never thought to add the coconut, and dried cherries. Will do next time I make oatmeal cookies. My son, the groom-to -be doesn't like chocolate, so I always make oatmeal cookies for him.

Yes, blogger was a mess. the removed my last post, and then re-posted it, minus the comments. Gone in cyberspace!

Bianka said...

Remekül néz ki ez a sütike, szívesen eszem én is ilyen típusú finomságokat

Indonesian In Turkey said...

Another reward.. wow.. You are really popular girl! ^,^ Congrat...
Btw, your cookies is tempting one :p

Tina (PinayInTexas) said...

Hi Elisabeth! Thanks for dropping by my blog to let me know that you've passed on the Sisterhood of World Bloggers Award to me! Much appreciated! It's in my newest post now! :)

Claire Gallam said...

AWESOME AWARDS! and even better cookies!

Patty said...

Elisabeth...I love you...thank you so much for awarding me...

Emma said...

I'm forever marking recipes in magazines and recipe books, my kitchen shelves are full of them.

Also, great minds think alike! I made cookies similar to this on the w/e - not too many left either! ;)

Suhaina said...

Thank you dear Elisabeth for trying out the recipe. This was just an accidental invention by me, but it came out very well. Its a blog hit after I had posted it.
You have a lovely blog and I have many recipes to try from it. Keep up the good work dear.
With love,
Suhaina.

Arti said...

The oatmeal cookies look so yum and they are healthy too! Feel like having one right now :)

Congrats on the awards too, I love visiting your blog, its wonderful with so many fabulous recipes and cooking, its a real treat for foodies like me! Keep it going :)

Lin Ann said...

Congrats on the awards! You well deserve it - you are amazing and so supportive.

Spending time on the beach - how nice! It's chilly and rainy here and we won't be getting to the beach for a few weeks at the least! I have a gold plate like that. I used to have a pink one but gave it away as a gift with a batch of cookies on it. I love those thrift finds.

Your cookies look and sound delicious. I wish I could grab one right now! Have a great day!

Butrcreamblondi said...

These cookies look amazing! I love that you added dried cherries-Perfect!!!

laurie said...

I know just what you mean,, I've done this very thing,, lost a recipe that caught my eye,, these are the best looking oatmeal cookies,, I love the addition of cherries,, yum!

Spoon and Chopsticks said...

Hi Elisabeth,

Your cookies are amazing. I'm not an expert in cookie-making. I tried a couple of times before and it turned out alright but not perfect. I'm inspired to try again.

Thanks so much for the award.

Nancy and Vijay said...

Hi Elisabeth :) Your cookies look delicious! Congrats on your awards and thanks for sharing with us. *Big Hug*