Thursday, November 29, 2012

TGIF: Cookies



I haven't had time to be in the kitchen much lately, but when I have, it's usually to bake cookies. I've been making an awful lot of cookies lately. I think it's because they're short on time commitment but big on the satisfaction factor. After sitting and staring at a computer screen for endless hours of stressful writing and fretting and everything in between (read: work stuff. I love it, but it's emotionally draining sometimes, you know?), some nice nutty butter melted into flour and sugar and baked to a ooey gooey, chewy crisp is just the perfect antidote. I've also been experimenting, tweaking things here and there in the chocolate chip cookie recipe to try and achieve the perfect texture, bite, and flavor. What I've learned so far is that it should be a crime to serve chocolate chip cookies without a nice sprinkling of flaked salt on top. Salt just makes the cookies so, so much better! Another thing I've been playing around with are flour combinations--bread, 00, all-purpose, whole wheat. It's been interesting experimenting, and while I'm close, I'm not quite there yet, so I won't share until it's perfect. :) Speaking of perfection, everything else I've managed to pull out of the kitchen lately is only okay, but not ... perfect. And I really only want to share the really, really good stuff here.

Okay, that was way too stream-of-consciousness ranty. :) I can't believe it's already December! sigh.

16 comments:

  1. love it ;)

    http://miss-coffie.blogspot.com/

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  2. Couldn't agree more! These look awesome.

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  3. How i make the cookies more soft????????

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  4. That's a fact C:

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  5. More butter, more sugar, shorter baking time.

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  6. beautiful image! love these cookies or any cookies!

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  7. Beautiful photograph..... and cookies!

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  8. I'm loving the crinkly tops!

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  9. ooo, really? I was torn about whether crinkly tops were a good thing. it's good to know that someone out there likes them!

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  10. io adoro i biscotti, e questa ricetta รจ deliziosa..

    grazie ^_^

    Anna dihttp://unpodibricioleincucina.blogspot.it/

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  11. Hey i'm fond of cookies!!! And this crinkly cookies are looking crispy too!!

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  12. Thanks, shared: http://whaa.de/weisheit :*

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  13. Lovely cookies to have with a cup of cold milk... mmm
    www.picnicatmarina.com

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  14. I'll have to try the cookies with salt- good to know. Love the photo!

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  15. I've lived my life religiously following Fact #5. The flaky salt is something I haven't yet tried, but you've given me an excuse to bake cookies. And there's nothing wrong with that :)

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  16. ah, the chocolate chip cookie conversation continues...

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