Mia Teal

Marketing Coordinator, Paid Media

Macarons & Macaroons may just have a one letter difference in their name, but these cookies are actually quite different in appearance and taste. Additionally, both originate in different cultures. Let’s learn more about these delectable desserts.

First thing’s first, we need to know how to pronounce our cookies. 

Macaron (Mack-a-RON)

Macaroons (Mack-a-ROON)

Now that we have the most important step down, let’s learn more about the differences. Macarons originate in France and resemble a small, cookie sandwich. Macarons have a crispy exterior shell with a soft, airy interior and are known for their delicate texture. While there are a variety of flavors, the almond flavor from the almond flour base is complemented by various fillings such as ganache, buttercream, or jam. 

Check out our NEW PICS Summertime Macarons here!

Macaroons on the other hand, have a longer history and are thought to have originated in Italy. They are also popular in Jewish cuisine, especially during Passover since no flour can be eaten during this sacred time. Macaroons have a predominant coconut flavor due to the shredded coconut, have a bumpy appearance, and a chewy texture. 

Not a coconut fan? Check out this delicious Almond Macaroon Recipe here!

Interested in tasting the difference? Check out the items below or head over to your local Price Chopper/Market 32!

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Haleigh Eustis

Intern, Digital Marketing

I was going to tell you a joke about the solar eclipse, but I figured it would be overshadowed by better ones! This year, on April 8th, we will experience a solar eclipse! A solar eclipse happens when the Moon moves between the Earth and the Sun, blocking the Sun’s light temporarily. It’s like the Moon is standing in front of the Sun, casting a shadow on Earth. This makes it look like the Sun is disappearing for a little while. It’s a fascinating event where the Moon hides the Sun from our view for a short time!

If you’re looking forward to witnessing this thrilling occurrence, it’s essential to complement it with a delectable dessert. Enhance your solar eclipse experience with moon cookies – not only are they irresistibly delicious, but they’re also easy to make.

What You’ll Need:

  • DRY INGREDIENTS:
    • 2 Cups of All-Purpose Flour
    • ¾ Cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
    • 1 Teaspoon of Salt
    • ½ teaspoon Baking Powder
  • WET INGREDIENTS
    • 1 Cup of Granulated Sugar
    • ½ Cup of Unsalted Butter
    • 1 Large Egg
    • 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
    • 1 Cup of Milk
  • FROSTING
    • 2 Cups of Powdered Sugar
    • ½ Cups of Unsalted Butter
    • 2 tablespoons of Milk
    • ¼ Cup of Unsweetened Cocoa Powder

Let’s Begin:

  1. Combine all dry ingredients together.
  2. In a new bowl, combine sugar and softened butter and beat on medium until light and fluffy. Once fluffy, add your egg, vanilla and beat for one more minute.
  3. Once combined, alternate between mixing in your milk and dry ingredients into your wet ingredients bowl.
  4. With your cookie dough, create 12 balls on your baking sheet and freeze the dough for 10 minutes. Once frozen, bake your cookies for 12 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  5. While your cookies are cooling, combine your frosting ingredients (don’t utilize your cocoa, yet!) in a bowl on medium-low for three minutes. Once your frosting is smooth and incorporated, divide the frosting into two bowls and mix in your cocoa in one bowl.
  6. Lastly, frost one half of your cookie with the chocolate frosting, and the other half with your original frosting.

There you have it! Delicious cookies for your solar eclipse watch party! Buy all your moon cookie ingredients at Price Chopper/Market 32!

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Creative Cookies for the Holidays!

Mia Teal

E-Commerce Marketing Department

Cookies, cookies and more cookies! The holidays are quickly approaching, but do not panic! Whether you are baking cookies for a holiday party, an office cookie swap, or getting your baking out of the way now and freezing everything, Price Chopper and Market 32 have you covered. We have all the best ingredients needed to make cookies from scratch. However, we understand that finding time to make homemade cookies can be troublesome. Not only do we have an abundance of cookie mixes in our baking aisles, but we also have a wide variety of gourmet cookies from our bakery department. Our bakery teammates are readily available to assist and answer any questions you may have. Be sure to check out our outstanding variety of cookies that are out on display. The collection of our gourmet cookies is located at the end of this blog.

Considering today is National Cookie Day, we want to provide you with some delicious cookie recipes from our website. These are perfect for the holidays, or just to try something new. Well, what are we waiting for? Let’s celebrate National Cookie Day the right way –  by enjoying our favorite cookies of course!

Hot Chocolate Cookies: Can these cookies get any cuter? Tip: Pick up PICS hot cocoa mix to enjoy while serving these cookies!

Almond Macaroons: With just six ingredients, these macaroons are simple, nutty, and a great addition to your cookie platter!

Classic Holiday Sugar Cookies: What’s a holiday without decorating sugar cookies? Be sure to grab icing, sprinkles, and any other candy the kids will love in our baking aisles. 

Pumpkin Cookies with Orange Glaze: Pumpkin and fresh orange are the perfect pair. Surprise your guests with a different type of cookie this holiday season.

Cranberry, Lemon, & Pistachio Shortbread Holiday Cookies: The flavors in this cookie are unmatched. Click on the link to watch a short clip on how to make this incredible recipe! 

Chocolate Chip, Oatmeal, & Dried Cherry Cookies: There is a lot going on in this cookie! To add even more to the batter, feel free to roll in chopped walnuts or pecans.  

Happy holidays from Price Chopper and Market 32!

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Written by Jane Golub Director In-Store Marketing Programs April 1, 2018 Fiber One is known for creating High Fiber, Low Sugar products that fit your lifestyle and satisfy your tastes.  Now Fiber One brings a new sweet indulgence to your basket. Introducing Fiber One Brownie Bites and Crunchy Cookie Bites.  Fiber One Bites are perfectly portioned, pop-able Bites that will cure any sweet craving.fiberone Each package of Fiber One Bites has 5 grams of fiber with less than 10 grams of sugar and only 130 calories.  Fiber One Bites give you a way to abundantly fill your sweet craving without the guilt. Fiber One Brownie Bites come in Chocolate Fudge and Chocolate Caramel and are perfect for enjoying on-the-move or while multi-tasking.  Fiber One Crunchy Cookie Bites come in Double Chocolate and Lemon and bring a crunch to your sweet craving. Look for Fiber One Brownie Bites and Crunchy Cookie Bites in the Granola Bar aisle. Our Favorite Christmas Cookies! homemade-christmas-cookies-picture-id598555502 One of the sweetest parts of celebrating the holiday season is baking cookies with family and friends. At Price Chopper and Market 32, we love these treats as much as you do and have many different favorites of our own. Whether they’re family traditions or simply the most satisfying to our sweet tooth, we are pleased to share some our holiday favorites with you! Our teammates are big fans of peanut butter, especially when it comes to Christmas
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Teammates Celina R. and Alison P.  from our Storrs, CT store!

cookies. In the words of teammate Kelly K., from our Sutton, MA store; “My favorite holiday cookie is peanut butter blossoms.” Her response was backed by teammate Celina R. from our Storrs, CT who said “my favorite holiday cookies are peanut butter cookies, because who doesn’t love peanut butter?” Peanut Butter Blossoms are a holiday classic and easily one of our favorite Christmas cookies, check out the recipe in the link below to try them for yourself! https://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/classic-peanut-butter-blossom-cookies/a3563f6e-96b0-443f-ae0a-53cef4be6db6 We asked June M., Floral Team Leader in our Chenango, NY store about her favorite Christmas cookie, she said, “Poppy Seed Kolache. My mother made them for years. Brings me back. It was always a tradition and they are so good!” Poppy Seed Kolache is a Czechoslovakian pastry with a poppy seed filling. If you’ve never tried Kolache it is a delicious treat perfect for the holiday season! Give this recipe a try by following the link below! http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/poppy_seed_kolache/ In our main office, Sarah M. of our Business Intelligence team added “Although it is not technically a Christmas cookie, Baklava is a Middle Eastern dessert that is somewhat labor intensive to bake, so my family tends to only make it during the holidays. Baklava is very sweet, has lots of sugar, cinnamon, and walnuts – and it reminds me of my grandmother!” Check out the recipe below! http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/michael-symon/baklava-recipe-1972768 Teammate Mike M. in our Palatine Bridge, NY store: “Chocolate jumbos with green and red icing. They are delicious, smell good while baking, and taste like the holidays!” Chocolate jumbos make a fantastic addition to any Christmas baking lists. They are truly a perfect sweet for the season! http://allrecipes.com/recipe/10399/chocolate-jumbo/ Finally, teammate Allison P. at our Storrs, CT store gave perhaps the most festive response; “Sugar cookies that look like candy canes. They’re fun to eat!” From their look to their taste these Candy Cane Cookies are a staple of the Christmas season. How could you not enjoy baking such a fun cookie? https://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/candy-cane-cookies/93832e29-3b4f-4977-ae5a-9820053b254c Baking Christmas cookies is one of our favorite parts of the holiday season. We hope you enjoy these recipes as much as we do, and maybe find a new Christmas favorite to share with family and friends! From all of us at Price Chopper and Market 32, Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!   Written by Jane N. Golub Director In-Store Marketing Programs

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Eliminate the wait and enjoy the same freshness and flavor found in Dietz & Watson’s handcrafted meats served over the deli counter with Dietz & Watson’s pre-sliced “Grab ‘n Go” offerings! The easy-opening packaging is perfect for an on-the-go lifestyle or hike by the lake.  Prepared from the same family recipes using all-natural spices, there are never any fillers, extenders, artificial flavors or MSG. And did we mention they are approved by the Celiac Sprue Association as 100% Gluten Free? Dietz & Watson’s meats are crafted to perfection using the highest quality lean beef, ham, pork, turkey breast and chicken breast.  Freshness is always guaranteed because at Dietz & Watson, they believe in “what you feed your family is as important as family itself”. Be sure to pick up your favorite Dietz & Watson pre-sliced deli meats located in the refrigerated prepared foods section across from the Deli Department today!

MEZZALUNA COOKIES

We are excited to introduce new Mezzaluna Cookies! These cookies are made in the century old traditional crescent style with origins from Hungary.  A handmade cookie with rich cream cheese dough and fillings made from walnuts and cinnamon.  The cookies are then rolled in sugar for additional sweetness and taste. Mezzaluna Cookies are delicate, rich and a beautiful addition to any holiday cookie platter.  One bite and you’ll be glad you tried these amazing cookies.  Being of Hungarian descent, they have always been a favorite at holiday gatherings.  These cookies are unique and will be a great addition to your cookie variety. Look for Mezzaluna Cookies in the Bakery Department. Written by Jane N. Golub Director In-Store Marketing Programs

GENERAL MILLS FIBER ONE READY TO EAT COOKIES

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OXI CLEAN EXTREME POWER CRYSTALS DISHWASHING DETERGENT

                Oxi Clean has a powerful new detergent for your dishwasher!c299f551-72b0-44d0-ad29-e61cb1382739 New Oxi Clean Extreme Power Crystals Dishwashing Detergent tackles the toughest baked on, caked on messes on all your dishes and cookware, even in hard to clean corners. With twice the oxygen power of ordinary dishwasher detergents, Oxi Clean Extreme Power Crystals is even tough enough to remove dried on coffee stains and to prevent cloudy films other dishwashing detergents leave behind.  Oxi Clean Extreme Power Crystals delivers cleaning powerful enough to eliminate the toughest stains, stuck on food, cloudy films and odors. Oxi Clean Extreme Power Crystals Packs offer premeasured single use packs for no fuss and no mess.  Oxi Clean Extreme Power Crystals has a sleek easy to use bottle with a no mess pour. Forget the grime and get the shine!  Look for New Oxi Extreme Power Crystals Dishwashing Detergent in Crystals or Packs in the Household Cleaning aisle.