Comments on: Basil Cookies

By: Jeanne

Jeanne — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:09:15 +0000

This is wonderful! I was just contemplating the scent of the fresh sweet basil I have planted and thinking what would it be like in cookies, so I googled and found your post here! I’ll have to try the recipe sometime!

By: M

Sat, 10 Sep 2011 05:34:38 +0000

Baking the second batch right now. The subtlety of sweet lemon flavor hits the spot for me. I reduced sugar to 1/4 cup, but next time I might reduce it to 1/8 cup. I guess I’m having a hard time adjusting my brain to adapt to consuming basil as sweet treats. I rolled 1 T spoon of dough in a bowl of sugar before baking. I also added zest of a lime and half a zest of lemon. Sage bits might be an interesting addition next time..mm.

By: Hepcat288

Hepcat288 — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 03:02:45 +0000

Thank you so much for the reply. I’ll be sure to let you know how it turns out once I give it a try

By: Gastronomer

Gastronomer — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 03:57:05 +0000

Hepcat - The standard substitution for fresh herbs to dried is 3:1. However, in this situation using 1/3 c. of dried basil would be outrageous. Also, the flavor would be quite different. I would suggest starting with two to three tablespoons of dried basil to see how the flavor comes through, and adjusting from there. Good luck! And please let me know how it goes.

By: Hepcat288

Hepcat288 — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 03:51:09 +0000

Question: Fresh basil is not available where I’m from. How much would I need to use, if I substitute it with dried basil?

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By: jin

jin — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 06:29:42 +0000

omg another dish i can make with my wonderful basil plant!

By: foodhoe

foodhoe — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:25:12 +0000

sounds fabulous! I have a bunch of basil and I’m tired of making pesto…how’s the cookie dough?

By: TikiChick

TikiChick — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:57:28 +0000

I totally need to hit up my local tiki-fied Trader Joe’s and get a basil plant.