An interesting treat
@GardenGerty (169477)
United States
December 25, 2017 7:21pm CST
I love all kinds of cookies, and I enjoy seeing different recipes online.
This year I copied one just especially for my husband.
Jalapeno chocolate chip cookies.
You heard me.
They are fresh from the oven and warm in two ways. Both from the oven and the finely chopped fresh jalapeno peppers.
The recipe is a basic chocolate chip cookie. It called on adding four jalapenos.
My peppers were large, so I only let hubby put two in.
The flavor is subtle and quite good.
How do you like your peppers? Did you ever try them in cookies?
I have one more jalapeno on hand. Tomorrow I will make whole berry cranberry sauce with jalapeno. It is good. I have done it before.
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@GardenGerty (169477)
• United States
26 Dec 17
I love the sweet and slightly hot together.
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@saritflor (3914)
• Hungary
26 Dec 17
I love to cook but I admit I never thought of putting spicy stuff and make with that cookies :D I think it should have this interesting twist because of the chocolate flavor:) I add spicy peppers to soy chunks, to chickpeas and it come out delicious
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@GardenGerty (169477)
• United States
26 Dec 17
I use chickpeas to make a dip or spread, hummus. I bet jalapeno would be good there.
@celticeagle (189833)
• Boise, Idaho
26 Dec 17
Interesting. I have been watching some of the food shows on the Food Network lately. Funny how many of the cooks put pepper or jalapeno type heat in their recipes.
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@GardenGerty (169477)
• United States
26 Dec 17
Peppers are full of nutrition, like Vitamin C, and they help with pain, but besides that they just taste good. In a sweet dish they are not too hot. Foods like chocolate chips that have a lot of fat help them not be too spicy.
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@celticeagle (189833)
• Boise, Idaho
26 Dec 17
@GardenGerty .......I know they are nutritional and, as with all things I know are good for me, I try to eat some.
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@GardenGerty (169477)
• United States
26 Dec 17
It is really different, and quite tasty.
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@GardenGerty (169477)
• United States
26 Dec 17
Some people are sensitive to peppers. I do lots of different things with the old fashioned cooked whole berry sauce. The peppers make it a little different. I have put apples and cinnamon in it as well.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Dec 17
@GardenGerty I can see apples and cinnamon making the sauce really good.
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@GardenGerty (169477)
• United States
26 Dec 17
It is not too overwhelming. I know many people have a problem with it though.
@GardenGerty (169477)
• United States
26 Dec 17
My husband likes to cook, but mostly I have to do the clean up.
@LovingMyBabies (85923)
• Valdosta, Georgia
26 Dec 17
I do not eat jalepenos at all, too much for me!
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@creativeaashish (2609)
• Kathmandu, Nepal
26 Dec 17
What is nalepenos? I have no idea! Will you tell me about this!
@GardenGerty (169477)
• United States
26 Dec 17
@LovingMyBabies there was a time when I did not, but I have grown to like them. @creativeaashish jalepenos are a type of hot pepper or chili that people like here in the US. It is not the most hot, but it is not mild. You might also refer to them where you live as a capsicum. They are used a lot in Mexican foods.
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@creativeaashish (2609)
• Kathmandu, Nepal
26 Dec 17
@GardenGerty Oh I got that! Than you very much for that!
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@GardenGerty (169477)
• United States
26 Dec 17
I think that would be very tasty. You are such a good cook, I am not surprised.
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@LadyDuck (502487)
• Italy
26 Dec 17
@GardenGerty It is an interesting taste, the jam is delicious with cheese.
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@RasmaSandra (98004)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
26 Dec 17
I love marinated jalapeno peppers. Those cookies sound good. I like spicy things now and then.
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@GardenGerty (169477)
• United States
26 Dec 17
We usually have pickled jalapenos on hand all the time for garnishment. These needed fresh and were quite good. I am glad hubby made them today.
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@GardenGerty (169477)
• United States
28 Dec 17
@RasmaSandra That is where this recipe came from. It was tasty.
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@RasmaSandra (98004)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
26 Dec 17
@GardenGerty I am glad to hear about this just found a recipe for chocolate chip cookies and jalapenos online and will try them when I can.
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@GardenGerty (169477)
• United States
26 Dec 17
Pepper is an activator in your body and helps you get the best of whatever you eat it with. I imagine my hubby would enjoy pepper in his coffee. Here some people of Mennonite or Amish background make a spice cookie that includes black pepper.
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@GardenGerty (169477)
• United States
26 Dec 17
@JudyEv I keep a shaker on my table of equal parts turmeric, ginger, cumin and pepper. It adds a nice flavor and I think it helps with all the aches and pains.
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Dec 17
@GardenGerty I know you need it if you're having turmeric but I didn't know it was an activator with other ingredients too. Thanks for the information. I might start trying to have more black pepper than I do. I rarely have it at all.
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@GardenGerty (169477)
• United States
26 Dec 17
You have not seen a jalapeno? I imagine you have seen other peppers. These are easy to grow. We used ours green.
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@GardenGerty (169477)
• United States
28 Dec 17
@YrNemo No, you do not hear about them being used in sweets although I have made jelly with them and have heard of ice cream with them.
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@YrNemo (20254)
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26 Dec 17
@GardenGerty I have never heard of this in cookies. I saw people eating them before. (As a child, I might have bitten into one by accident once I think.)
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@GardenGerty (169477)
• United States
26 Dec 17
These were not very spicy. Just right. I do not like overly hot flavors myself.
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@GardenGerty (169477)
• United States
26 Dec 17
They are not horribly spicy but they have a nice "different" flavor.
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@peachpurple (13961)
• Malaysia
26 Dec 17
isn't it weird to put in veggie into cookies?
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@GardenGerty (169477)
• United States
26 Dec 17
People are putting veggies in lots of things. I have had chocolate cake made with beetroot, and I have read about chocolate pudding made with avocados. It is just not what we are used to, I guess.
