tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830477724052934690.post8190054078321245923..comments2024-01-09T03:03:04.653-05:00Comments on SHORTBREAD: What Do You Call 'Em?Jenna Shorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16339699755111215558noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830477724052934690.post-9958473040175815962010-05-28T13:24:04.086-04:002010-05-28T13:24:04.086-04:00I've always called them Russian Tea Cakes.I've always called them Russian Tea Cakes.Lemons and Anchovieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455817336812171135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830477724052934690.post-52148102623989495322010-03-13T07:47:48.190-05:002010-03-13T07:47:48.190-05:00ya know something... I think I may have called the...ya know something... I think I may have called them that too for a while!!<br /><br />Yes please email your address! :DJenna Shorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16339699755111215558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830477724052934690.post-88548671418144260102010-03-12T22:19:48.514-05:002010-03-12T22:19:48.514-05:00I called them Italian wedding cookies for some rea...I called them Italian wedding cookies for some reason! <br /><br />Are samples still available?Jane Beallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11613155880544324200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830477724052934690.post-36292591562463924522010-03-10T17:56:45.509-05:002010-03-10T17:56:45.509-05:00Yeah I've seen them as crecent shapes alot but...Yeah I've seen them as crecent shapes alot but in that case they have been called crecent cookies (lame) ha! I'm liking Mexican wedding cookie sounds so exotic and like theyres so much history behind it! I've been so intrigued by this question I've been looking it up all day! Thanks everyone for all your input! I love hearing different cultures names for them!!!SHORTBREAD NYChttp://www.shortbreadnyc.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830477724052934690.post-48782351928303925192010-03-10T16:32:43.540-05:002010-03-10T16:32:43.540-05:00I first ate them in Australia with my mother and t...I first ate them in Australia with my mother and the sweet shop owner told us what we ate was shortbread. I guess he thought we would get really confused if he said snow ball esp since it was swnoing outside.... hahaha <br />AzusaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830477724052934690.post-42777343585704513682010-03-10T15:22:23.189-05:002010-03-10T15:22:23.189-05:00Snow balls and no other name could be more perfect...Snow balls and no other name could be more perfect!! They are delicious!<br /><br />C.Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01201018394014285036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830477724052934690.post-7713555523720250042010-03-10T14:55:59.361-05:002010-03-10T14:55:59.361-05:00In Greece they are called kourambiedes and they ar...In Greece they are called kourambiedes and they are Christmas cookies.StellaPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830477724052934690.post-85139345885589485142010-03-10T13:23:56.062-05:002010-03-10T13:23:56.062-05:00I always thought they were "russian tea cakes...I always thought they were "russian tea cakes," like some of the commenters above. whatever they're called, i love these cookies!katherinehttp://runnerwifelife.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830477724052934690.post-26073509932343995182010-03-10T13:08:21.028-05:002010-03-10T13:08:21.028-05:00Well... in this part of the world*, we know a very...Well... in this part of the world*, we know a very close version, called "GRAYBEH". they balls are pressed down a little before baking and get a thumb print or an almond on top. <br /><br />*IsraelTufinimhttp://www.negisot.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830477724052934690.post-28794844775230075072010-03-10T11:03:46.189-05:002010-03-10T11:03:46.189-05:00Great part about this recipe is that they are a LI...Great part about this recipe is that they are a LITTLE LESS SINFUL! and delightfully vegan! mmmm devine!Jenna Shorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16339699755111215558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830477724052934690.post-39238862192824113932010-03-10T11:01:22.632-05:002010-03-10T11:01:22.632-05:00I known them as Mexican Wedding Cookies and Snowba...I known them as Mexican Wedding Cookies and Snowballs. They are one of my favorite cookies and are sinfully delicious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830477724052934690.post-47884774820776604292010-03-10T10:48:46.714-05:002010-03-10T10:48:46.714-05:00It's my yoga!
Email me your address and I...It's my yoga! <br /><br />Email me your address and I'll send you a sample!<br /><br />jenna@shortbreadnyc.comJenna Shorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16339699755111215558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830477724052934690.post-8120056242080435722010-03-10T10:47:34.748-05:002010-03-10T10:47:34.748-05:00I have just discovered a love for baking within th...I have just discovered a love for baking within the past year. It IS fantastic!J + Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529635015231124780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830477724052934690.post-63976493714164206492010-03-10T10:39:15.543-05:002010-03-10T10:39:15.543-05:00haha, yeah I think that's why i became a baker...haha, yeah I think that's why i became a baker... not matter the day im EATIN!!Jenna Shorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16339699755111215558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830477724052934690.post-43352167061660361262010-03-10T10:35:23.969-05:002010-03-10T10:35:23.969-05:00I have only ever known these as Mexican Wedding co...I have only ever known these as Mexican Wedding cookies, though I've never actually had them at a wedding. They are my favorite! There is this bakery close to where I work that makes these; I like to go there & snag some when I'm having a bad day...or when I'm having a good day. Let's be honest with each other. :)J + Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529635015231124780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830477724052934690.post-22567371165500107072010-03-10T10:14:50.010-05:002010-03-10T10:14:50.010-05:00My grandma called them snowball cookies. I didn...My grandma called them snowball cookies. I didn't actually have her recipe until recently, after going through my mom's stuff and turning up a whole box of grandma's recipes. <br /><br />My mom and I always called them Mexican wedding cakes, which was what they were called in the recipe I found in a magazine and have used since high school. I make them every xmas (and sometimes other times :D ) Grandma made them round. I've always made crescent shapes.Toviehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03389652094115498057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830477724052934690.post-9141296957789426762010-03-10T08:11:36.488-05:002010-03-10T08:11:36.488-05:00i have always called them mexican wedding cookies,...i have always called them mexican wedding cookies, but have heard all of the names listed above. is there really any difference at all between the names and the actual cookies? CJGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830477724052934690.post-78774269129101243022010-03-10T07:37:01.607-05:002010-03-10T07:37:01.607-05:00Yeah I have heard russian tea cakes before... I th...Yeah I have heard russian tea cakes before... I think that's what I always called them... I've also seen "CRESCENTS" used before. <br /><br />Yeah they practically are butter cookies haha.<br /><br />THANKS!!<br /><br />anyone who wants a sample please email us your address to jenna@shortbreadnyc.comJenna Shorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16339699755111215558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830477724052934690.post-62484677970992709962010-03-10T00:38:58.301-05:002010-03-10T00:38:58.301-05:00I learned them as Mexican Wedding Cookies...we wer...I learned them as Mexican Wedding Cookies...we were taught how to make them in fourth grade (Imagine going to music class and coming back to find cookies you had made the dough for that morning magically baked into cookies for you!), though my mom calls them Butter Cookies.serotoninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12070011938050373926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830477724052934690.post-41726814426399928382010-03-09T22:01:02.496-05:002010-03-09T22:01:02.496-05:00They're also called Russian Tea Cakes in a cou...They're also called Russian Tea Cakes in a couple of my cookbooks. <br />You don't need to send samples though, I've got my hands full already in the baked goods dept.<br />I swear I'll reply to your inquiry about the house cookies. (if it's not too late!!)adozeneggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17660232126960456569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830477724052934690.post-28002083399184517952010-03-09T19:39:07.705-05:002010-03-09T19:39:07.705-05:00hahaha I LOVE THAT!
Yeah they do look like snowbal...hahaha I LOVE THAT!<br />Yeah they do look like snowballs... Now I want to have a "snowball" fight!!Jenna Shorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16339699755111215558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830477724052934690.post-62241082474744411812010-03-09T19:37:22.231-05:002010-03-09T19:37:22.231-05:00I only remembered these as snowball cookies!!!
O...I only remembered these as snowball cookies!!! <br /><br />One time literally had a "snowball" fight in the kitchen" I'm not sure the family was too happy about being a few snowballs short just because I wanted to bean my sister in the head with one..Haehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03094178385426827876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830477724052934690.post-15228650949998438162010-03-09T16:06:14.482-05:002010-03-09T16:06:14.482-05:00I know I just wish I had some connection to that n...I know I just wish I had some connection to that name... Considering Ive never actually been to a Mexican wedding... Are they actually served there??:) haha. Please email me your address so we can get samples out to you!SHORTBREAD NYChttp://www.shortbreadnyc.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830477724052934690.post-15421635688352480542010-03-09T15:29:13.120-05:002010-03-09T15:29:13.120-05:00I gained my love of what I've always referred ...I gained my love of what I've always referred to as "Mexican Wedding Cookies" from my mom!Pursuit of Healthfulnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01627575615721599912noreply@blogger.com