HAPPY NEW YEAR {for real this time}
Happy New Year everyone! For real this time! I didn’t plan on posting again for a day or three, but sometimes ideas just happen.
This one came to me while I was doing my pre-New Year dinner shopping. My oldest son LOVES beans. However, the younger two, not so much. Pinto beans are pushing it, so any parent can imagine their HORROR when I mentioned black-eyed peas were on the menu. As soon as I dropped the bag into the basket the yearly, ” I am not eating THAT,” whine-fest began.
Normally, this would have irritated me, but on this particular day, it gave me the BEST idea. I would TRICK them into eating their New Year staple!
This is what I came up with…
They are black-eyed peas, so they ought to cover the tradition, right?
I was all around unsure about this cookie when I started. First of all, I didn’t know how well a black-eye pea would translate to a cookie. There is a very fine line between creative and UGLY. So, before embarrassing myself, I sent a quick phone pic to my buddy, L, and got the thumbs up. She knew EXACTLY what they were.
Luckily, I happen to own a jelly bean cutter, and even though it always looked like a kidney to me {there IS such a thing as a kidney cookie} I knew it would work perfectly as a bean.
On a BAD note, I might have broken my resolution for no ugly cookies. Bottom line, black-eyed peas just aren’t cute…unless maybe I gave them a face…but, um, not today.
However, since I was experimenting, I tried out a recipe I have been dreaming up for a while now. I made lemon poppy seed cookies, with lemon royal icing.
I wasn’t sure about the combo at first, but they are Bern Dogg’s new favorite, so I KNOW they are pretty darn good. But, just to double check, I might post my recipe soon, so I can get outside input.
lol I adore these but you know me! <3 Happy New Year, my beautiful friend
I think these turned out awesome. And on a GOOD note, it's still the 31st so you haven't broken that resolution yet. It doesn't apply til midnight.
Love it! That is my kind of black eyed pea!
HAHAHA, ur right, Grimmy! Blogger HATES me, LOL!
They are too cute!!!
LOVE me some BEP!!! And this idea is SO fun! I'd never have thought to do that. Well done, my friend. And BTW….they are NOT ugly cookies!!
Happy New Year to you!
girl this is awsome!!
Sorry…saw a blatant typo after I posted so I deleted! Your brothers would be thrilled with this idea. They hate black eye peas! And I don't think they are ugly at all! I love 'em!
I waited up to see what you had in store. You are just so cute and creative! Happy New Year!
Happy New Year Callye!!! I agree with your kids on eating BEP. My mom and grandma would try to get me to eat them every year but I have always refused. I would eat your BEP cookie in a heartbeat:) You are so creative. These cookies is adorable and the word "ugly" would never be used to describe them:)
as usual too flippin cute!!! girl i soooo wish i had your energy! happy new year to you and your family. i can hardly wait to see what cookies next year brings cause even your ugly cookies (pshttt!! whatever) are adorable!
They are not ugly, they are brilliant! I would love a jelly bean cutter… 🙂
I knew what it was right away……..but I still hate black eyed peas! For a cookie, I agree with your son….I might eat FIVE. Maybe you need to send your pick to the Black Eyed Pea council, Callye…..you might get people to actually EAT them on New Years, not stir them around their plate!
Do post the lemon poppyseed….I am making a version of Alton Brown's "the chewy" today, but making it dark chocolate sour cherry instead. But I need another recipe!
Vicki
heehee fun idea! I HEART lemon poppy seed! Happy New Year!
hugs! Kim @ Party Frosting!
I must say that I am totally bummed that they don't actually taste like black eye peas… ok, not really. Glad to hear that the new cookie is delish!
LOL I think these are awesome. Yep, my daughter would eat that sort of black eyed pea! Lemon is our favourite cookie flavour around here – I never thought of adding poppy seeds. I actually did kidney cookies once too, as a gift for my friend who had had hers removed. But the one you linked to from Ali's Sweet Treats is waaaaaay better than mine were!
¡Feliz año 2011!
besos
those are awesome! You are so creative!
Happy new year, your cookies are beautifull!
Ok, I beg to differ – those black-eyed pea cookies are adorable. Seriously! I can't get over it. AND you are absolutely amazing – I saw your spotlight on Taste and Tell and have been jaw-dropping through all your posts!
you are too cute! Happy New Year, Callye!
I don’t care what you say, they’re CUTE! BTW, my mom’s cooking black eyed peas right now.
These are too cute. As always you have given me inspiration for one of my cutters. I think I will have to do a Red Beans & Rice platter.
You are so smart! Can’t wait for that recipe and to see what you have in store for us in 2012. Happy New Year!
Well, they sure look perfect! Is there a tradition for the new year involving black- eyed peas? I’ve never heard of it before:) Happy New Year!!!
Very cute cookies! I knew exactly what they were. And yes Sue, it is a tradition to eat black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day to bring good luck. And cabbage for prosperity. And, according to my great-grandfather, don’t spend any money on New Year’s Day or you’ll be spending money all year long.
Being from the south, I LOVE these cookies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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While looking for something else I came across this posting again. I realize these cookies were from a good many years ago but it reminded me of something. Have you found the cookie cutter site which has actual body parts as cutters? You can get a brain, a heart or how about a pair of lungs? There really isn’t any anatomical part you can’t get and I’m not talking about those vulgar ones of both male and female reproductive organs. WHY anyone would EVER consider making this into a cookie is beyond my understanding. Some people have a pretty odd sense of humor. The ONLY time I think they would be appropriate, and even then its questioning it, is at a physician’s office that specializes in these problems or these body areas. I can’t help it, those topics only belong in two places, in a physician’s office if there are problems and any other time in the bedroom with a spouse. That’s it. But, you know how the world is now, what’s the old expression…”let it ALL hang out!”