tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post7479583696560627118..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: TrefoilsAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-24601614167285693342021-03-01T09:39:10.311-05:002021-03-01T09:39:10.311-05:00Oatmeal raisins are favored here because they can ...Oatmeal raisins are favored here because they can be gluten-free. GF foods usually have to make a tradeoff between getting the texture right and making the flavor good, so when you can find something where that tradeoff is not needed, it is valuable.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-63102303003807235032021-03-01T08:03:27.618-05:002021-03-01T08:03:27.618-05:00james - I've lived in a couple of different ar...james - I've lived in a couple of different areas, and not only are the bakers different, you sometimes can't get the same styles. While the most iconic styles are pretty much the same (shortbreads and thin mints) there's an iced lemon shortbread that appears to be available in the upper midwest that the cookie baker serving parts of the south and/or southeast doesn't make. It may also vary from council to council depending on how extensive a line of cookies they want to carry.Christopher Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00396671757183163171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-58293741525254347622021-02-28T23:53:56.845-05:002021-02-28T23:53:56.845-05:00I read somewhere that Girl Scout Cookies are made ...I read somewhere that Girl Scout Cookies are made by different bakers in different parts of the country, sometimes with differing recipes for what is nominally the same cookie.<br /><br />Fresh oatmeal raisin cookies are extremely difficult to resist.jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792036361407527304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-258843433335426082021-02-28T23:07:13.066-05:002021-02-28T23:07:13.066-05:00While I wish you well with the Girl Scout Cookies,...While I wish you well with the Girl Scout Cookies, I also make a mean shortbread as part of my occasional Scottish festivities. Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.com