Gourmet Cookie Bouquets Recipe Blog

Archive for September, 2010

When you think of apples, you probably think red or green.  There are also a variety of apples that are yellow in color and delicious in flavor! Some types are:

Golden Delicious Apples -This is the most popular type of yellow apple. It is perfect for snacking, baking and making mouthwatering pies, sauces and salads.

Ginger Gold - August to November is the season for this type of yellow apple. You will love its sweet and sour flavor. Pies and sauces made from it are delectable. It doesn’t freeze well, however.

Braeburn - These are exquisite yellow apples with an orange red tinge. They are delicious and can be eaten raw.

Honey Crisp -You can prepare yummy sauces and salads from this luscious yellowish red apple. It is not used for pies. It can be frozen for future use.

Jona Gold - The tangy sweetness of this yellow apple makes it a delightful snack. Its season extends from September to April. You can use it to make salads and pies.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Tired of baking cookies? Here is a great recipe that uses Golden Delicious apples and sweet honey to create a scrumptious cake.

Ingredients:

3/4 cup packed brown sugar
2/3 cup vegetable shortening
3 large eggs
3/4 cup honey
2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 cup warm coffee
2 cups Golden Delicious apples, peeled, cored, and chopped
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Golden Apple and Honey Topping:
1 Golden Delicious apple, cored and sliced
1/3 cup honey

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a 10-inch angel food or bundt pan.
2. In large bowl, beat sugar and shortening until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in honey and lemon zest. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, allspice, salt, and nutmeg. Add to sugar mixture alternately with coffee, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Stir in apples and nuts.
3. Spread batter in prepared pan. Bake 1 hour and 10 minutes or until wooden pick inserted near center comes out clean.
4. Meanwhile, prepare Golden Apple and Honey Topping: In small skillet, heat honey; add apple. Cook, turning slices occasionally, until tender and glazed.
5. Cool cake in pan 10 minutes; remove from pan and cool completely. Arrange apples on top of cake and serve.

Looking for more tasty apple recipes? Try these Apple Bar Bites.

Here's another great apple recipe now that fall is on its way!  This is one of my favorites to bring to get togethers.  The tart flavor of the apples goes so well with the chocolate and peanuts from the snickers!  Throw it all together with some whipped topping and caramel and you have a delicious gourmet dessert that will disappear before your eyes!

Ingredients:

• 6 (2 1/4 ounce) Snickers candy bars, chill and chop
• 6 apples, cored and chopped into bite sized pieces (Granny Smith and or or Red Delicious)
• 1 (12 ounce) containers Cool Whip
• 1 (5 ounce) boxes instant vanilla pudding (unprepared)

Optional Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup caramel ice cream topping or 1/2 cup caramel apple dip
• 1/2 cup chopped peanuts, sprinkled on top

Directions:

1. Mix cool whip and dry pudding mix together.
2. Chop apples and chilled Snickers.
3. Mix together.
4. Heat caramel sauce a bit in the microwave- just enough to drizzle.
5. Sprinkle peanuts on top.
6. Chill for at least an hour before serving.

Yum! So you love caramel? Check out this recipe for Caramel Nut Candy Bars!

Apple season is around the corner! There are ways to make a caramel apple even more delicious - and here is one!  Wrap your gourmet caramel apples in a campfire s'more!  Mini marshmallows, graham cracker pieces and drizzled chocolate takes your apple from "yum" to "Wow!"

Ingredients:

• 6 Granny Smith apples
• 6 wooden sticks
• 1 (14 ounce) package individually wrapped caramels, unwrapped
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows
• 1 1/2 cups crushed graham crackers
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

It's that time of year again!  Can you smell the corn dogs in the air?  When you are walking around the fair, can you resist the delicious, sizzling corn dogs?  Now you can make them in your own home!  They key to a great corn dog is the batter that you wrap your hot dog in.  This recipe just might have your neighbors wandering over when they get a whiff! (Caution: This article takes a step away from gourmet desserts for a second, but it's worth it!)

Imagine the surprise on your child's face when they are welcomed home from their first day of school with a Cookie Bouquet all for them!

The first day of school is always a big deal, whether it's the first day of Kindergarten or the first day of their senior year or anywhere in between!

We offer many cookie bouquet gift styles to bring wide smiles on that first day!  Choose from a school theme, puppies, flowers, sports and more!

We fresh bake our cookies and deliver them straight to your door so you can be sure they will be waiting there when your son or daughter - or even grandchild - gets home!

The center "message" cookie can be personalized with your very own message, so they'll know this gift was made just for them!

It's a great way to let them know you're proud of them and to start the year off right.

Aren't the cookie bouquets fun? There are so many more choices. Learn all about cookie bouquets.