To Daniela, Marilyn, Or Any Baking Enthusiasts Here. (I have something very special to share)

[JonesCarpeDiem]

Aunt Minnie's Cookies (Secret Family Recipe)
You Need A Strong Arm Or A Kitchenaid Mixer. (I was the strong arm.  🙂    You may have a grandson?.
We Used To Make Them At Thanksgiving As They Have To Age A Month But They Are Hands Down, The Best Holiday Cookies I Have Ever Tasted.
Aunt Minnie Was From Portland, Oregon. I Met Her When I Was Very Young.

These are wonderful to pass out to friends in those metal tins but you really do have to make them soon if you intend to pass them out for the holidays. I suggest storing them together and separating them into tins as you give them away.

We put the 1/2 cut apple or 1/2 orange in as a matter of course with lots of extra powdered sugar in the container and toss them within the container every week. They are chewy, not too sweet but if you don't keep the cut orange or apple in the container while they age, you will break your teeth.

I like the bar cookies the best but we do both.

I hope someone will try the recipe. I can almost guarantee it will become a new tradition to pass obn.

Here's the ingredient list to cut the recipe in half

[RachelMB]

Thanks Dale-

I LOVE baking!  These look great!  I think I'm going to alter the recipe to cut it in half.  I probably won't need 150 cookies in total.  🙂  Such a nice tradition to pass on.

[JonesCarpeDiem]

You may be onto something but then again...you may regret it when all your friends want more.   🙂

[RachelMB]

True.  I'm definitely getting out the KitchenAid on this one.  Thanks again-

[JonesCarpeDiem]

They have 2 1/2 gallon storage containers available and I would guess you would need two of them.  🙂

[JonesCarpeDiem]

You could also buy a 5 gallon bucked from a home center (they come with lids) but, they are hard to get the lids off sometimes.  🙂 (but they are only $5)

[RachelMB]

Lol. I'm imagining cookies in a home depot orange bucket. 🙂 I will stick with the pretty metal tins.

[JonesCarpeDiem]

They should probablty age together for the month and then be distributed to the tins.  🙂

[MePlus3]

I'm going to try it!

[KJay]

If you opt to age these cookie creations in a plastic 5 gallon pail , please make sure you use a food-grade container. Not all of them are safe for storing food. Check the container bottom. If it says HDPE 2, you are good to go. Check online before purchasing, to be safe. Cookies and BPA's a bad combo. Aunt Minnie approves of this message. Kjay

[RachelMB]

Thanks for the heads up Kjay.  Definitely do not want to poison the neighbors. 🙂

[MarilynH]

These sound really , really good  hummmmm ! 

[MarilynH]

And I should say thank you Dale for sharing this , I am going to write the recipe down on an index card so I won't lose it , thanks again . 🙂

[Daniela2016]

Thank you Dale for thinking of us!  For as much as I bake, I do not have a good cookies recipe!  You see, cookies are not big in the Romanian baking traditions, not as much as doughs made with east, or all kind of sponge cakes, especially at holidays!

This will be my first cookie recipe, and original since it comes from your family, thank you so much for sharing with us!!!

Hugs!

[Maggie8-1-2010]

Thank you so much for sending the link for these cookies/bars to me. After seeing the entire recipe I know I'll be making these for Christmas gifting. Better get on my grocery list within the next few days so I can meet the 1 month deadline!