Two home games in a row(2-0 by the way) translated to an AVERAGE of 1800 Alabama-themed shortbread cookies EACH WEEK!! And that's not counting the cookies we give away to kids who come into the shop.
A "batch" of shortbread cookies takes five pounds of margarine, almost three pounds of sugar, and over seven pounds of flour. We generally do this two-at-a-time, at night, to yield about 40 dozen (480) cookies.
We have an electric dough sheeter that helps tremendously with the labor required to roll out the dough, but each cookie is cut by hand and placed on a baking sheet.
Then each of these cookies has to be glazed and decorated, also by hand, and allowed to dry before they can be boxed. Besides the three designs shown above, we also make white Coach's Trophy Footballs, Saban Straw Hats and Elephant (Big Al) Faces.
We're out of shape but getting more efficient every day.
And that's my excuse for not blogging.
Roll Tide!
Good luck!! I saw your photo in the paper last week cooking at Tin Top.
Posted by: Mary | September 13, 2010 at 04:39 PM
Mary
My wife, Jody, and I so miss your wonderful Banana Nut Bread. If I can squeak out some time between teaching at Shelton and working at the new Tin Top Restaurant, I will come by and see what's cooking. Thanks again for allowing last semester's kids a chance to peer into your world. I love following your Blog. Jody especially loved the Scuppernong's one as she grew up with them all around her house as a kid. Be well and we will hopefully see you soon.
Chason
Posted by: Chason Forehand | September 13, 2010 at 12:16 PM