{"id":6509,"date":"2014-09-24T07:09:12","date_gmt":"2014-09-24T13:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/?p=6509"},"modified":"2014-09-24T07:09:12","modified_gmt":"2014-09-24T13:09:12","slug":"weikels-house-special-cookie-copy-cat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/24\/weikels-house-special-cookie-copy-cat\/","title":{"rendered":"Weikel’s House Special Cookie Copy Cat"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is a place right off of highway 71 in La Grange, Texas, between Houston and Austin, called Weikel’s<\/a> where you can stop for gas and get a snack. \u00a0If you ever make this drive you have definitely driven by and likely stopped at a similar spot called Hruska’s. \u00a0It’s right on the highway in Ellinger and impossible to miss. \u00a0But Hruska’s has nothing on Weikel’s, in my opinion. \u00a0They’re both gas stations with bakeries serving cookies, kolaches, etc. \u00a0Hruska’s, which also offers sausages and lunch\/dinner items, had been my go-to stop until my in-laws brought some cookies and shortbread bars to us from Weikel’s. \u00a0I haven’t gone back since.<\/p>\n

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Every time I stop here I get cookies for the kids, usually whatever Carson wants and plain sugar for Betsy to keep the mess to a minimum. \u00a0I also get a box of house special cookies and a cherry shortbread. \u00a0The house special cookies are indeed special and I’ve been wanting to duplicate them for some time. \u00a0I might be on my way to doing that with these!<\/p>\n

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The house special is a crispy, crunchy cookie that has cornflakes, oats, pecans and coconut. \u00a0There is no butter on the ingredient list, only shortening. \u00a0So that could account for the difference in texture between mine and theirs. \u00a0I also left out the oats. \u00a0But the flavor is very similar and I am real excited that I won’t have to drive to La Grange to get my cookie fix!<\/p>\n

However, if I had to choose between mine and Weikel’s I’d still choose Weikel’s. \u00a0There’s just something really special about them, and something about the experience of stopping with my kids that makes them better somehow. \u00a0And maybe it’s about having someone else make them, like how a sandwich is almost always better when someone else makes it for you than if you make it yourself. \u00a0Anyway, be sure to grab one (or a box of 6) if you ever stop by. \u00a0Then try this recipe and give me some feedback! \u00a0I’d love to truly duplicate these tasty cookies.<\/p>\n

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Weikel’s House Special Cookie Copy Cat<\/h3>\n

Makes 18-20 cookies<\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/em><\/p>\n