406834 Thu May 31 11:22:42 -0700 2007 24 31 Home Cooking 0 2617479 Does anyone have an original recipe for these cookies?? They originated on the Cape and are sold here in Boston and in D.C. too. I tried to make them from a recipe posted on the web somewhere but the texture was off. These cookies are big, dense and puffy-not flat and soooo good. TIA!!!! Thu May 31 11:22:42 -0700 2007 10776 4chowpups 1 2621556 Okay, going to try getting this back in circulation...(CANDY help!!!!) Fri Jun 01 13:59:41 -0700 2007 2617479 10776 4chowpups 2 2621737 Hey there -- This looks like it might be what you're after... http://bakingsheet.blogspot.com/2005/11/dcists-salty-oats.html Emily Fri Jun 01 14:52:39 -0700 2007 2621556 102561 fearlessemily 3 2622210 Thanks for the try Emily but these are the ones that I did make around Christmas (I even got the rice flour) but they are not the same at all...these are flat and the ones from Salty Oats are dense and have a rise to them... Fri Jun 01 18:09:24 -0700 2007 2621737 10776 4chowpups 2 2656326 i just checked every book I have that might have the recipe. I don't have it. I wonder if Yankee Magazine might have a recipe index, assuming they have a website. Their cookbook I have is too old. Sorry I cannot help this time. Wed Jun 13 10:57:51 -0700 2007 2621556 10285 Candy 3 2657639 Thanks for hearing my SHOUT for you...btw, love the girls (obviously true hounds in every sense of the word!)!!! Wed Jun 13 16:08:21 -0700 2007 2656326 10776 4chowpups 4 2657779 They are into avocados tonight.Everything must be tasted. True Chowpoodles. http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y75/cgrover/P7280001.jpg e-mail me anytime at cgrover@kiva.net. Address is also at my profile.Sorry I could not help. I could tell you horror stories about what has been ingested with frantic calls to the vet! Wed Jun 13 16:51:24 -0700 2007 2657639 10285 Candy 1 2623576 This past winter, I played around with making these cookies. Mostly because I just can't spend $2.50 for a cookie on a regular basis. Instead, I was making these cookies every week for two months straight. I had to stop that too because my pants were getting snug. I started with this base recipe from the Martha Stewart show http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.fc77a0dbc44dd1611e3bf410b5900aa0/?vgnextoid=bcfee5f2096d0110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&autonomy_kw=cherry%20oatmeal%20cookies&rsc=ns2006_m3 I made a lot of adaptations though. Below is the list of her ingredients and my ** depicts my changes and additions. 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour***** 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg ½ teaspoon salt**** 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened, or 1 cup apple butter (a healthier alternative)* 1 cup packed light-brown sugar*** ¼ cup honey 2 large eggs 1 ½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract 3 cups Quaker Old-Fashioned Rolled Oats 1 cup dried cherries** * What has worked well is one stick of butter and ½ cup apple butter OR 1.5 sticks of butter and ¼ cup apple butter. **I used ½ cup dried cherries or dried blueberries, 1 cup bittersweet chocolate chips and 1 cup of unsweetened coconut. The dried blueberries are my favorites. *** I’ve used as little as ¾ cup brown sugar because I ran out. The cookies turned out fine. **** I also added 1 t+ fleur de sel *****to have the semblance of "healthy", I've also used 1/2 cup wheat flour + 3/4 APF. The cookies taste best after they've cooled. They still have the slightly crunchy exterior. After storing them in tupperware, they do get soggier but the flavor is still great. I think the unsweetened coconut makes a huge difference in this cookie. This winter, I'll modify this recipe some more to bring in cocoa powder, to make it a chocolate oatmeal cookie. Sat Jun 02 13:06:45 -0700 2007 2617479 10214 beetlebug 2 2623581 I did find the recipes on-line but a friend tried them and said they didn't come close. I didn't even consult them when making the above cookies. Sat Jun 02 13:07:43 -0700 2007 2623576 10214 beetlebug 3 2623684 Oh Thank you sooo much, I too worry about the snug waist line but I cannot get into Boston on a regular basis (THANK GOD) and you're right the price is steep. I'll be making these once the muggy weather breaks!!! Sat Jun 02 13:53:50 -0700 2007 2623581 10776 4chowpups 1 2623735 Did you try this one? http://www.dcist.com/2005/07/27/baking_in_teais.php I haven't tried this recipe yet, but it's on my short list... I used to live in DC and I really miss these cookies. Sat Jun 02 14:11:47 -0700 2007 2617479 10661 butterfly 2 2624016 this is the same recipe as posted above although your recipe gives technique so maybe I'll have to try it with the recommendations and see what comes out!!! thank you for the search!!! Sat Jun 02 16:09:00 -0700 2007 2623735 10776 4chowpups 3 2624201 Please do report back. I actually had this recipe on hand, because I've been dreaming about these cookies lately. Luckily, I'll be visiting DC in a month and will get a fix. But I'd really love to learn to make them myself. Sat Jun 02 17:34:24 -0700 2007 2624016 10661 butterfly 4 2624247 Where do you buy them in DC? Sat Jun 02 17:59:44 -0700 2007 2624201 102774 Difromphilly 5 2624402 Teaism in DC...clink on the link above that butterfly posted, there are a few shops I think...I'm in Boston. You can also order them on the web I think. Sat Jun 02 19:09:43 -0700 2007 2624247 10776 4chowpups 6 2625301 Here's their website. I don't think they sell the Teaism version anywhere but the shops/restaurants: http://www.teaism.com P.S. The photo on bakingsheet.blogspot.com doesn't look at all like the cookies in question... DCist's do. Sun Jun 03 10:30:52 -0700 2007 2624402 10661 butterfly 1 2655833 Here is an article from today's Washington Post about the author's search for the recipe as well as her experimentation: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/12/AR2007061200388.html http://projects.washingtonpost.com/recipes/2007/06/13/salted-oatmeal-cookies/ Wed Jun 13 08:46:52 -0700 2007 2617479 10214 beetlebug 2 2656264 Thanks Beetlebug. Loved the article, it was too funny. I still haven't tried these yet and I do agree with her, I think it is all in the technique. I did make the recipe found in the first blog and as someone said (was it you?) the texture was all wrong. What separates these cookies is the texture-fat and dense. Wed Jun 13 10:43:52 -0700 2007 2655833 10776 4chowpups 3 2657655 In my experience, this kind of cookie (fat and crumbly) works best when the dough is very cold (I stick it in the freezer in between batches) when you spoon it out. But I still haven't tried this recipe... soon. Wed Jun 13 16:10:33 -0700 2007 2656264 10661 butterfly 4 2673033 So, I did make the DCist recipe last night. I thought these cookies were FANTASTIC. I added raisins and chilled as stated. The cookies were not the same consistency as Salty Oats (I do wonder if she uses rice flour) and were still flatter than hers but they tasted sooo good. Tue Jun 19 06:04:06 -0700 2007 2657655 10776 4chowpups 5 2673111 Thanks for the report. My baking days are on hold until the fall (no a/c in the apt). But, these will now go to the top of the list. Tue Jun 19 06:35:27 -0700 2007 2673033 10214 beetlebug 6 2673681 Hey, I know you're in Boston area right??? There is a great breeze today! ; ) Tue Jun 19 09:19:46 -0700 2007 2673111 10776 4chowpups 7 2692823 I am but I'm also trying to cut down on the sweets. I wonder though, instead of the rice flour, subbing in wheat flour instead. According to the Kayak cookie web site, she uses wheat flour. The rest of the technique from DCist's blog, I would keep the same. I would also probably keep my unsweetened coconut. I can definitely taste it in the chocolate cookie. Mon Jun 25 14:55:05 -0700 2007 2673681 10214 beetlebug 8 2693099 I will try your version next and thanks for the input re. the ww flour. I too shouldn't be making them because they are soo good I can't stay away...maybe I'll freeze for the beach??? (any excuse!) Mon Jun 25 16:13:58 -0700 2007 2692823 10776 4chowpups 1 2673770 Did anyone see the episode of "Recipe For Success" on the Food Network months ago? The show profiled the creator of "salty oats cookies" as she tried to expand her business. Anyhoo, I found her website. http://www.kayakcookies.com/products.html Tue Jun 19 09:42:07 -0700 2007 2617479 16861 rilkeanheart