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05-31-2002, 12:02 AM
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Anyone have a cookie recipe that is comparable to Pepperidge Farms' Bordeau cookies? I have a bride that wants about 800 of these but doesn't want to buy the prepackage cookies. She wants them freshly baked and I suppose I can't blame her because just baked cookies are the best but I'm having trouble coming up with a recipe. Thanks in advance. |
05-31-2002, 01:27 PM
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Maybe you'd have better luck if you described the cookie in question.
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05-31-2002, 04:17 PM
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Oooh I love Bordeaux cookies. Ill hunt around and see what I find as to a recipe. BRB.
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06-01-2002, 04:52 PM
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Aren't the Bordeaux two "langue de chat" (cat's tongues) with dark ganache sandwiched between?
Langue de Chat recipes should be easy to find. Maybe in Julia's Matering the Art of French Cooking? Or check Nick Malgieri's cookie book. |
06-01-2002, 06:25 PM
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I think the Bordeaux is round, flat, and maybe some kind of spice cookie. The Milano is, I think, the cat's tongue kind of thing. Malgieri has a recipe for canary tongues which is really easy and makes a very nice cookie, which could easily be sandwiched with chocolate.
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06-02-2002, 03:37 PM
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Thanks all for the info....cat's tongues?....my computer was giving trouble and I wasn't able to get online but I'll give some of those sites a visit. M |
06-02-2002, 04:11 PM
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Thanks all for the info....cat's tongues?....my computer was giving trouble and I wasn't able to get online but I'll give some of those sites a visit. M |
06-03-2002, 09:46 AM
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Milanos are the ones with the chocolate, some flavored with orange some with mint. Bordeaux are "rectangular" and very thin. I think there are 4 pounds of butter per cookie 
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06-03-2002, 01:32 PM
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Definately buttery and absolutely decadent KyleW 
I have to sneak em into my house or Ill get attacked by the whole family and left with crumbs.  I still havent found a recipe for these things though. 
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06-03-2002, 04:58 PM
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mbcakes,
I'm going to have to lean towards agreeing that French "Langues de Chat"
cookies/biscuits (aka "Cat's Tongue" and "Lenguas De Gato") may be an alternative to Pepperidge Farm's Bordeaux cookies. They are thin and crisp as are the Distinctive Bordeaux Cookies. A chocolate coating is optional as is sandwiching chocolate in between two cookies as are nuts. 
You may want to check the The French Cookie Book: Classic and Contemporary Recipes for Easy and Elegant Cookies By Bruce Healy to see if you can't find something else.
As Kyle stated, the Pepperidge Farm version is rectangular with rounded corners. No icing or chocolate. Sheer simplicity.
Here are several sources for recipes you may want to check out: Langues de Chat Langues de Chat II Langues de Chat III Langues de Chat IV Langues de Chat V Langues de Chat VI Langues de Chat VII Langues de Chat VIII Langues de Chat IX Langues de Chat X |
06-03-2002, 05:45 PM
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I don't know much about Pepperidge Farm cookies, but isn't it the Milano's that are like langue de chat (in shape anyway)? |
06-03-2002, 06:14 PM
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When described with words, both the Bordeaux and Milano have the same shape: rectangular with rounded corners. The Milano are less crispy, have a smooth surface, a tad thicker, and much lighter in color compared to the Bordeaux which are very crispy, darker in color, more flat but with a rougher texture on top. The Milano are a little more elongated and each end is a little more oval than the Bordeaux which have straighter sides at each end. |
06-03-2002, 07:58 PM
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You guys are right.. I didn't mean to confuse anyone.
I just like saying (and typing) "Langues de Chat"---eating them too---with or without fillings.  meaoow |
06-03-2002, 08:24 PM
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I believe the one circled in red is the Bordeaux cookie in question
Included are Bordeaux, Milano, Brussels, Geneva, Chocolate Pirouettes and Raspberry Tarts. 
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