02-01 It s Christmas Time and Time for a Cookie!

Hello people, This week on my vidcast I have a delightful guest. Joe Ligamarri came on to show us his recipes for St. Louis Bars and Pizzels. Here they are: For St. Louis Bars you ll need: 1 yellow cake mix cup (1 stick) melted butter 3 eggs 1 8oz package cream cheese 4 cups confectioner s sugar Preheat the oven to 350. In a large bowl, lightly beat one egg, then add the cake mix and melted butter and mix until the dough is the consistency of play-dough. Press the mixture into the bottom of a 9 X 13 baking pan. Set aside 2 tablespoons of the confectioner s sugar. Combine all the remaining ingredients with a hand mixer until smooth. Pour over the dough and smooth with a spatula. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until the filling doesn t move when the pan is shaken. Remove from the oven and dust with the remaining powdered sugar. Let cool completely and cut into bars. For the pizzelles you ll need: 1 cup flour cup sugar 1 Tablespoon anise flavor 3 eggs 1 stick butter Preheat your pizzelle iron and sift the flour and sugar together. Add the anise flavoring and the eggs and butter. Stir until the batter is the consistency of a thick pancake batter. Drop a large tablespoon full of batter in the center of the pizzelle iron and close the top. The cookie should be done in about 45 seconds. These can be shaped over bowls to create edible vessels for elegant desserts. They can also be broken up into quadrants and dipped in chocolate or tucked into a bowl of ice cream. This week on my NPR podcast I m talking with Barbara Bitela, the author of The Art of Regifting and she has some useful tips for saving a bundle this Christmas! Be sure and listen. Don t forget my holiday show is next weekend at the Cutting Room. We re almost sold out so be sure and book your tickets today!

Graspr | October 20, 2008

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