Happy Belated Chinese New Year! It's officially the year of the rat, so special shout out to all my fellow rats out there (esp. Remy from Ratatouille).
The Relation
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| Daisy Queen Helen |
Helen Regina Weber Miller was the second oldest of Mama & Papa Weber's (George and Elizabeth's) children. From my research, she was an expert daisy grower and had an "everything's going to be okay" look to make the world a little better, for a little bit. Her clan is represented, at least at the most recent Cousin Club, by the dark green color.
The Process
A recipe that I don't have to use my oven? Don't mind if I do! These delightful sweet treats are easy peasy and only use four ingredients. Although, for only using four ingredients, it did call for two tools that I did
not have on hand.
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| Macgyvered Double Boiler |
First, and easiest to acquire, was the wax paper. Note: wax paper is a great tool for chilling candies on. I popped by my local grocers and picked up a whole roll. The second piece of equipment was a double boiler - or really any sort of contraption to melt the candy over hot water with. Instead of spending money on something, I macgyvered a ceramic bowl over a small pot. Aside from the constant worry of the bowl shattering, I think it went quite well!
A tip on picking up the "Chinese noodles": my grocery store has them in the "international" section of the store. They are typically referred to as chow mein noodles and would be in a bag. I never want to make any assumptions about these recipes, so I highly considered picking up a variety of other noodles on top of this bag just in case I picked the wrong one. Let me tell you, "Chinese noodles" could mean quite a few things.
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| No noodle left behind |
I am highly confident that I actually picked up regular, unsalted, Spanish peanuts. But the fact that I even found Spanish peanuts at all was a miracle in itself, so I'm taking the win. Once the butterscotch and chocolate bits have melted into a divine brown-gold color, I added it to a plastic bowl where the peanuts and chow mein noodles were patiently waiting. It is important to give an even coating to all the peanuts and noodles, as nobody deserves to feel left out.
I tried to use my fancy new lemon baller tool for this recipe, but the peanuts and noodles were too clunky to fit. So I went back to the stone age and used a regular spoon *big sigh*. I filled up two trays (covered with wax paper, per the instructions) and popped them in the freezer.
The Feedback
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| Moments before getting devoured |
When I was first talking about making this recipe, Roommate Lora stopped dead in her tracks and said "if those are the cookies I am thinking they are, I am calling dibs on at least half the batch." Needless to say, she was a big fan of the cookies. As someone who had never had this type of cookie, I was pretty into them as well. A really solid blend of crunchy and sweet.
The Receipt
CHINESE NEW YEAR COOKIES CC80
Helen Miller+
1 package – 6 oz – chocolate bits
1 package – 6 oz – butterscotch bits
1 can – 3 oz – Chinese noodles
1 can – 7¼ oz – salted Spanish peanuts
Melt chocolate and butterscotch bits over hot water. Mix in noodles and nuts. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto waxed paper. Chill.
4 dozen cookies
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