Herbs in the Cookie Jar

October/November 1995
By Bertha & Nancy Reppert 
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Keep your cookie monsters happy with a good supply of (clockwise from the left) Lavender Cookies, Black Pepper Chocolate Balls, Coriander Date Cookies, and Saffron Cookies.
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When she was growing up, my third daughter, Nancy, was the one who bounc­ed home from school shouting, “Let’s make cookies, Mom!” I think I frustrated her often by using the cookie jar for kitchen composting; maybe that’s why, even today as a busy businesswoman herself, she’d still rather bake cookies than just about any other activity I can think of. She began developing cookie recipes at a fairly young age. In her tearoom, she is known for her rich sweets.

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The cookie recipes that follow are some of the Reppert family favorites. We hope that you enjoy them and keep your cookie jar full.

Cookie Jar Recipes: 

• Nancy’s Mint Cookies
• Saffron Cookies
• Coriander Date ­Cookies
• Lemon Thyme Cookies
• Sweet Remembrances Enchantmint Brownies
• Lavender Cookies
• Black Pepper Chocolate Balls
• Rosemary Shortbread 

Bertha Reppert and her family have been introducing other people to the pleasures of herbs for more than twenty-five years. All manner of herbal sweets and treats are standard fare at the family-owned Rosemary House in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, one of America’s oldest herb shops. Bertha is also an author and teacher of renown in the herb world. Her daughter Nancy owns Sweet ­Remembrances, a teahouse and catering service that specializes in herb cookery with edible flowers. Through countless garden parties, afternoon teas, and workshops, the Repperts have developed a large repertoire of special recipes, from which these cookie concoctions are drawn.

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