tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734549.post1137365678404603011..comments2024-01-08T12:29:27.302-05:00Comments on Anybody Home: My Favorite CookieJudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17065893613028995685noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734549.post-54309261965081721232016-06-26T09:49:10.083-04:002016-06-26T09:49:10.083-04:00These are one of the most requested items that fri...These are one of the most requested items that friends and family members mention to me later when I include them in gift baskets around the holidays. They are a crunchy,lightly spiced cookie with cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg that is best enjoyed with ones morning coffee.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02770662834065448017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734549.post-19492495778125920602015-10-29T14:37:31.047-04:002015-10-29T14:37:31.047-04:00They are available on Amazon.com, also on Amazon.c...They are available on Amazon.com, also on Amazon.ca, but they are very expensive. We have a place in Cape Coral Florida, and each time we go there, about three times a year, I go tote public and load up on them, so I can have them T home in Canada, without having to pay the Amazon prices. They Re the best ever cookies, and everyone I know is now addicted hopelessly to them.<br />TaraTara flanagannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734549.post-44744322069343108182015-08-08T16:04:27.529-04:002015-08-08T16:04:27.529-04:00I bought a box of the Ginger Almond cookies and fe...I bought a box of the Ginger Almond cookies and feel in love. My wife and I have to watch our sugar intake and notice on the package that these cookies only contain 4 grams each, which I thought was good. Well ever since that first box I have continued buying them. Thanks Steenstra's you make a great Cookie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734549.post-91261670498629979782013-12-09T17:40:06.958-05:002013-12-09T17:40:06.958-05:00Buy them from
These are great cookies! and very...Buy them from <br /> <br />These are great cookies! and very 20affordable, too. <br /><br />Lynn Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734549.post-88450685943865555492012-01-21T15:21:44.885-05:002012-01-21T15:21:44.885-05:00I just had these for the first time- best store-bo...I just had these for the first time- best store-bought cookie in my life. Tastes a little like the variety I used to buy in Amsterdam. Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734549.post-4324645858674930392009-01-31T12:40:00.000-05:002009-01-31T12:40:00.000-05:00These are the very best cookies! I used to have m...These are the very best cookies! I used to have my Dad send them to me here in Florida, but then my husband saw them at PUBLIX. But now I cannot find them there. I hope the post is true that says they are in the bakery and not the cookie aisle. I will check tomorrow. With so many posts from people who can't get them, maybe I should buy a case and put them on eBay! ha.ha.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734549.post-64867424455384578132009-01-26T19:31:00.000-05:002009-01-26T19:31:00.000-05:00So I just thought I would add my comments here too...So I just thought I would add my comments here too. As the grandson of the people that brought this recipe from the Netherlands, I would say these are the best cookies ever. I can remembering going to the factory and hanging out with Grandparents while they made them, I would say nothing beats the smell or taste of those cookies when they are fresh baked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734549.post-86564548812638399992008-07-27T12:15:00.000-04:002008-07-27T12:15:00.000-04:00I just bought these in Miami and I LOVE them! I h...I just bought these in Miami and I LOVE them! I hope they make Ginger cookies too! gonna check it out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734549.post-43688099875930271162007-11-12T11:45:00.000-05:002007-11-12T11:45:00.000-05:00I don't think I've ever had Steenstra's Almond coo...I don't think I've ever had Steenstra's Almond cookies but I did grow up with a cookie we called "Speculaas" which I think is similar. When there was nothing in the kitchen we'd get those cookies to put on our sandwiches. By lunch time they'd soften up a bit on the sandwich. Oh sweetness. That was yummy!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15222197140433385319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734549.post-86448479776260007582007-11-10T17:51:00.000-05:002007-11-10T17:51:00.000-05:00I see that my Uncle Dave left a comment. I would ...I see that my Uncle Dave left a comment. I would also like to add my two cents. I live in Greeley, Colorado and we do not get these cookies out here. But - growing up, there wasn't a box mailed from my grandparents in Michigan that didn't have a few packages of Steenstra cookies. I am proud of my "cookie" grandpa and my family heritage. Hearing about "COOKIEGATE" through e-mails from my Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734549.post-55179350688303586962007-11-10T12:45:00.000-05:002007-11-10T12:45:00.000-05:00I'm from Chicago, and used to be able to get these...I'm from Chicago, and used to be able to get these St. Claus cookies at the White Hen Pantry right off the south-western edge (Emerson Street) of the Northwestern University campus in Evanston (a common late-night study treat for me). Now I'm all the way in sunny Miami, Florida (ugh), but I was able to find these at the Publix Grocery store bakery (now that it's the upcoming Christmas season). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734549.post-71884972985088939622007-10-25T11:13:00.000-04:002007-10-25T11:13:00.000-04:00I don't know when this blog started, but I just di...I don't know when this blog started, but I just did a google for the cookies out of curiousity...the reason being...the cookie recipe was my great grandfathers from the Netherlands & he brought it here with his family. My grandfather started the bakery (in Grandville) and because the cookies took up to much production time had to open the "cookie factory". I am happy to say both are still in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734549.post-80981898497250741542007-10-17T23:30:00.000-04:002007-10-17T23:30:00.000-04:00These are brilliant cookies. When my family come ...These are brilliant cookies. When my family come from MI to visit me in Brooklyn I make sure they buy a couple packages at the local Meijer.<BR/><BR/>The missus and I just finished the last package and aren't sure when we'll get the next.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734549.post-13434487318304318912006-11-20T17:18:00.000-05:002006-11-20T17:18:00.000-05:00Oh no! All these years, I've been deprived!Oh no! All these years, I've been deprived!Melodeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05705323208228362504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734549.post-70550497281291119882006-11-20T08:47:00.000-05:002006-11-20T08:47:00.000-05:00I'm all for gathering around the footstool!I'm all for gathering around the footstool!Yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118192850167229853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734549.post-41395177654467822322006-11-19T07:27:00.000-05:002006-11-19T07:27:00.000-05:00I have LOVED these cookies for as far back as I ca...I have LOVED these cookies for as far back as I can remember. Oh Lord, they are good.Dorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05944247878584714217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734549.post-48813305770656209862006-11-16T21:32:00.000-05:002006-11-16T21:32:00.000-05:00Nope, never heard of those cookies before...but I ...Nope, never heard of those cookies before...but I bet you don't have JaCiva chocolates there in your part of the world. If you're a chocolate fan, theirs is to die for! I always had a thing about biting the heads off first on any of my animal crackers when I was a kid...I guess I didn't like the idea of them staring back at me, ha!MissKrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12726021829363492972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734549.post-45578806376553057902006-11-16T21:25:00.000-05:002006-11-16T21:25:00.000-05:00This afternoon my parents, Baby Boy and I sat arou...This afternoon my parents, Baby Boy and I sat around the giant footstool and finished the cookies.<br /><br />If you come to West Michigan, I will load up on these cookies and we will gather together around the giant footstool, and ENJOY!<br /><br />If you live around here, they can be found in the cookie aisle at Family Fare.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17065893613028995685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734549.post-31425198833863465912006-11-16T17:52:00.000-05:002006-11-16T17:52:00.000-05:00Oh, they sound yummy! And I loved your pictures, t...Oh, they sound yummy! And I loved your pictures, the bottom one especially--so cool! Blessings, DebraDebrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08894174653208070320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734549.post-88207104282225787842006-11-16T11:37:00.000-05:002006-11-16T11:37:00.000-05:00I am utterly destroyed by the notion that we canno...I am utterly destroyed by the notion that we cannot buy Judy's favorite cookies here in Wyoming. This is a terrible wrong done to us.<br /><br />We are suffering.<br /><br />(But we love that you can have them)<br /><br />::sulking::<br /><br />CynthiaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734549.post-3722420611512703872006-11-15T23:55:00.000-05:002006-11-15T23:55:00.000-05:00thanks a lot, Judy. Now, not only do you sound ang...thanks a lot, Judy. Now, not only do you sound angry on most comments that you leave me, and you repeatedly taunt me with great old treasures that you've found.. Now, you're waving these cookies in front of my face!!!!<br />(did you see that? FOUR exclamation points. Next time, i'm adding a smiley face.)joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10269164806627544548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734549.post-66035443340867302432006-11-15T22:38:00.000-05:002006-11-15T22:38:00.000-05:00Never seen them before, but you've made my mouth w...Never seen them before, but you've made my mouth water.Heather Pletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975795000759157299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734549.post-22837298087843406562006-11-15T22:22:00.000-05:002006-11-15T22:22:00.000-05:00Yum! I shall have to try those cookies...I hope t...Yum! I shall have to try those cookies...I hope they shall not be too hard to find. they look yummy. plus, now I really want to know what the other two shapes are...Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08093550444193147763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734549.post-50642574531678183902006-11-15T21:42:00.000-05:002006-11-15T21:42:00.000-05:00Yvonne, I did a google search and only found anoth...Yvonne, I did a google search and only found another blogger mentioning how yummy they are. I wish we could both order some online. I'm in PAJillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02134725649069995990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734549.post-39320705919839362592006-11-15T21:20:00.000-05:002006-11-15T21:20:00.000-05:00Oh - My - Gosh - Almond cookies are my favorite - ...Oh - My - Gosh - Almond cookies are my favorite - and NO I cannot get them where I live here outside Chicago!!! Where can I get them? Can I get them online?? Wahhhh!!! I think I want some! Do I now have to drive to Michigan to get some??Yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118192850167229853noreply@blogger.com