Today's baking adventure

[wiseheart]

Behold my walnut-carrot cookies!

White version:



Green version:



They are basically the same cookies, just the decoration is different. I think the green ones are prettier.

This recipe is a bit detail-heavy, what whit roasting the walnuts first and the carrot grating and whatnot, but I'm content with the outcome.

Other than that, I had two long phone chats with friends (and a third one in the queue), cooked lunch... and the day was practically over.

Comments

[meathiel]

Oh dear - that sounds to complicated to bake for me. Not that I couldn't do it, I'm just too lazy. Haha!
I like the green ones better as well.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

It isn't really complicated, once you've made the dough. It's just the little details in the preparation that are time-consuming. But yeah, I'll think twice before I make these again. Perhaps I can freeze a few of the green ones for the Christmas spread.

[manue7a.livejournal.com]

The green ones are very pretty indeed! Walnut carrot sounds like a tasty combination, too.

[panda.livejournal.com]

The green ones are very pretty. Both look quite tasty though!

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

I liek the green ones, too. That make more of a statement.

[chocolate-frapp.livejournal.com]

I have to get a new veggie grater. My old one is so dull I could probably use it as a back scratcher.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

The original recipe asks for cashews but I didn't want to experiment with such insanely expensive ingredients. Walnuts aren't exactly cheap, either, but still cheaper. And the taste is very similar, I find.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Well, they are the same. The only difference is the colour of the icing. I regret not having made all of them green, though.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Err... in what way?

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Mine was used by my Grandma, still - and she's been dead for twenty-four years! *g*

[red-day-dawning.livejournal.com]

They’re gorgeous!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I'm quite happy how they turned out. :)

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

The white ones are hard to see. The green ones stand up and wave a flag.

[akane42me.livejournal.com]

Those cookies are just completely adorable! I love them!

[elwenlj.livejournal.com]

Those are beautiful! I love the green ones. You are a clever baker.

[panda.livejournal.com]

They still look tasty even if they aren't all the same coloring! :-)

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Oh, I see. It is my fault, really. I tried to put a red paper napkin in the background today and they looked magnitudes better that way, but I was too lazy to take another photo. ;)

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

I'm very happy with the way they turned out, really.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

As you've said yourself: one needs to spread the pretty. *g*

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

That would have set them off better, but I'm sure they tasted lovely.

[mirasaui.livejournal.com]

They look quite festive and delicious. I think the green ones stand out. The others are pretty, just pale in comparison to the more intense green. A plate of the red, yellow, and white by itself would look quite nice.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Those are really pretty - both versions.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

I'm quite pleased with them, truth be told.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

I'm planning to drape them more decoratively for Christmas. *g*