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> What Makes A Great Cookie?
What Makes A Great Cookie?
Quality ingredients and quality
bakeware are probably the two most
important elements in making a
quality cookie. I've noticed a lot
of bakers will purchase store
brand ingredients like chocolate
chips, coconut, oatmeal, raisins,
butter and other important cookie
ingredients. Think about what you
are doing. What would you enjoy
more, a cheap store brand
chocolate bar or an expensive top
brand chocolate bar?
Cheap ingredients make a boring
cookie. Like everything else in
life, you reap what you sow. Why
waist your valuable time and
energy baking cookies no one will
like, not even yourself. You can
taste the difference. Cheap tastes
cheap and quality taste like
quality. When you purchase brand x
Oreo knockoff cookies, do they
taste as good as the real thing? I
don't think so.
I'm not a cookie chef, but I've
tasted a lot of really bad cookies
in my lifetime. Usually given as a
gift from a neighbor with good
intentions. During the
Thanksgiving and Christmas
Holidays our house fills up with
goodies from neighbors and
friends. Most of the goodies are
cookies. Generally 50% of the
cookies we get are not fit for
human consumption. Don't get me
wrong, I'm grateful for the
thoughtful gift, but let me make a
point. If you take the time to
follow a tried and proven cookie
recipe and use quality
ingredients, how much more
enjoyment will come out of your
gift.
The quality of your baking
supplies play a part, although
quality ingredients play a big
part in delicious cookies. A good
quality cookie sheet will give you
an evenly baked cookie, unless you
didn't follow the baking
instructions. The best cookie
sheets are the heavy commercial ˝
sheets. Take all your thin cheap
cookie sheets and give them a toss
in the garbage. You will always
have a struggle realizing a
perfect cookie from one of those
devices.
Some of other devices used in
baking cookies may or may not have
an effect on the outcome of your
cookie. If your time and effort is
of any value, quality appliances
and accessories can play a big
part in an enjoyable baking
experience. I don't want to name
names, but KitchenAid by far has
the best stand mixer. The 5 quart
or 6 quart mixers make mixing
ingredients a breeze. They also
have a great array of attachments
and accessories.
Using a small ice cream scoop to
measure out your cookie dough will
give you professional looking
results. There are many sizes and
makes of scoops on the market. Buy
a couple of different sizes; you
will probably find a use for all
the sizes.
Finally, let use put what I've
said to practice. Again, I may not
be a professional chef, but I know
my cookies. So if you will follow
these simple rules and advise your
next batch of cookies should be a
success. In fact try this recipe,
which by the way is my favorite,
and see and taste the results for
yourself.
Susie's Chocolate Chip Cookie
1 3/4 cups butter 1 3/4 cups brown
sugar 1 3/4 cups sugar 3 eggs 2
tsp. vanilla
Cream together thoroughly and then
add:
3 cups old-fashioned oats 3 1/4
cups flour 2 tsp. salt 1 1/2 tsp.
soda 1 cup chocolate chips 1 cup
pecan or walnuts 1 cup coconut
To keep your cookie from spreading
out too much place the cookie
dough in the refrigerator of a
couple of hours before baking. I
like to make these cookies big.
Scoop out by spoonful onto a
cookie sheet sprayed with cooking
spray. Preheat oven to 375°. Place
the cookie sheet on the middle
oven rack. Bake for 8 to 10
minutes or until golden brown. All
ovens bake a little different so
keep an eye on your cookies.
Susie's web site is all about
baking delicious cookies, like the
peanut butter cookie recipe
and her list of baking supply
products. We give you all the
kitchen utensils and recipes you
will need to be a successful
baker.
About the Author - Frank
Carter is the husband of the
greatest cookie baker known to
man. At least he would stake his
taste buds on it. He started this
web site to share his wife's
wonderfully delicious cookie
recipes and her passion for
baking.
By Frank H. Carter
Published: 8/29/2007
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