2 Reviews of Joe Froggers

From: ciao

On Jul 26, 2003

I cannot say enough about how delicious these are. Do not let the long list of instructions scare you off-they're not very hard to make at all. First, I wanted to use rum as a flavoring, but when it was time to add it, I discovered we were all out. So I threw caution to the wind and used tequila. Sounds strange, but the flavor of these cookies is amazing. They don't taste like tequila, just a mellow, warm and spicy cookie. I made the dough one afternoon, and had it chilling in the fridge until the next night. Seeing as how I was getting to making them very late at night, I skipped the cookie cutter step. I took 1/3 of the dough at a time,(it really does warm up quickly, so you want to keep the rest chilled) rolled it out, and used a decorative pastry cutter to just cut square (approx. 4") cookies out of the sheets. No muss, no fuss, so re-rolling scraps, and you can fit more on the pan that way, as they don't spread out during baking. Do make sure you rotate the sheets during cooking time, for even baking. Depending on the thickness you roll out..thin was about 5-6 minutes, rotate for another 5-6 minutes. I had some thicker ones that baked for about 7 minutes, rotated the pan, and baked for 7 minutes more. Baked on parchment paper, they were perfect, with even cooking on the bottoms. Nice crispy cookies. The smell while these are baking is heavenly, as is the flavor of the cookies. My whole family loves them, even my kids. Thanks s'kat! (Pick Your Chef, round 2)

From: spatchcock

On Dec 17, 2004

S'kat, these are amazing. Made them recently for some cookie packages I put together and they were a hit. I definitely agree that these MUST NOT be overbaked! I absolutely adore the spicy flavor of these cookies. Absolutely let it chill for the recommended length or longer, too. These were wonderful, S'kat--thanks for another great recipe.