[thebighat]

I peeked at the ingredients on the Bordeaux package and it lists invert sugar. The front of the package promises something to do with caramelization or something. so that's probably how they get the cookie that color and that flavor. Good luck figuring that one out.

[mudbug]

Interesting point thebighat. Invert sugars help baked goods retain moisture, prolongs shelf-life, reduce crystallisation, and adds crust color.

Using an invert sugar allows you to use half the amount of regular sugar called for in a recipe. Examples of invert sugars are honey, glucose, corn syrup, and trimoline.

I believe in this case the best thing to do would be to stick with good baking sugar so the recipe would be the "homemade from scratch" version. My guess is that the invert sugar is being used in this case primarily to act as a preservative.

You can make your own invert sugar by using the following recipe:
Add 8 pounds of sugar to 2 pints of water and 1/2 teaspoon of citric or tartaric acid. Bring to a boil and stir for 30 minutes. Add water to make up 9 pints of solution. There is one pound of sugar in each pint.

[thebighat]

One of the country club members shoved in my direction a recipe from a game preserve in S. Africa called Singita, on very classy paper, a recipe for oatmeal cookies that called for treacle brown sugar. I have no idea what that is so I subbed for 1/3 of the brown sugar using molasses. Made nice cookies. This guy says this is a really top end resort and he travels a LOT. But it got me thinking, there are probably more wacky kinds of places people who do what we do for a living could work than you could think of. A game preserve for los ricos bastardos. Who woulda thought?

(I just did a yahoo search for singita game preserve. check it out. mind-boggling.)

[shroomgirl]

I can buy treacle here, it is butterscotchy in flavor, thick thick syrup.
CChiu that is soooo cool that you can circle pictures.

[mudbug]

shroomgirl,

Not hard at all my friend, if you ever need to do it, just let me know.

[angiemizell]

I am looking for a recipe for cookies like the Bordeaux. Did you ever find one or a nice substitute.

[Joyfull]

Would any of these two be close to the original?

Bordeaux Almond Macaroons | DianasDesserts.com

Yahoo! Answers - Does anyone know the recipe for the pepperidge farm Bordeaux cookie or one like it ?

[TapTapper]

Originally Posted by mudbug

Included are Bordeaux, Milano, Brussels, Geneva, Chocolate Pirouettes and Raspberry Tarts.

What is that rolled triangular one on the bottom?

[angiemizell]

Thanks for the recipes. I'll be giving them all a try.

[Mezzaluna]

What is that rolled triangular one on the bottom?

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That's the Pirouette cookie. It's a tuile cookie (very thin, rolled while still hot). Sometimes they have a creme filling similar to the filling in a sandwich cookie.