Comments on: The Cookie Nobody Liked http://www.applecrumbles.com/2009/12/08/the-cookie-nobody-liked/ Food, Recipes, Exercise, Health and Life Experiences Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:58:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: inspiro http://www.applecrumbles.com/2009/12/08/the-cookie-nobody-liked/comment-page-1/#comment-7968 inspiro Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:13:24 +0000 http://www.applecrumbles.com/?p=9578#comment-7968 Wow, nice pictures. Wow, nice pictures.
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]]> By: Libby http://www.applecrumbles.com/2009/12/08/the-cookie-nobody-liked/comment-page-1/#comment-1859 Libby Sun, 13 Dec 2009 05:24:27 +0000 http://www.applecrumbles.com/?p=9578#comment-1859 Seeing as you said you used 5 Tbsp of the vanilla sugar, which is more akin to fine granulated, I would expect something like this as a result. The granulated sugar will "melt" so to speak, where the 10X will do less of that. I suspect the intent of the recipe is supposed to be more like a Pierre Hermes style Macaron. But with the overdose of the wrong sugar, you deflated your whites and caused undue spread. Hint: If you have one of those "Grandma" old time cookie recipes and they spread too much, substitute some 10x sugar for some of the granulated. It will help tighten them up a bit. In some cases, much better than adding more flour. For the recipe you posted, I would do more of a "grind" on the nuts than a chop. Here's a good Macaron post for you to explore. As you ca see when you break down the recipe components and subtract the cocoa, they are very similar. http://joepastry.com/index.php?title=how_to_make_macarons&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 Seeing as you said you used 5 Tbsp of the vanilla sugar, which is more akin to fine granulated, I would expect something like this as a result. The granulated sugar will “melt” so to speak, where the 10X will do less of that. I suspect the intent of the recipe is supposed to be more like a Pierre Hermes style Macaron. But with the overdose of the wrong sugar, you deflated your whites and caused undue spread.

Hint: If you have one of those “Grandma” old time cookie recipes and they spread too much, substitute some 10x sugar for some of the granulated. It will help tighten them up a bit. In some cases, much better than adding more flour.

For the recipe you posted, I would do more of a “grind” on the nuts than a chop.

Here’s a good Macaron post for you to explore. As you ca see when you break down the recipe components and subtract the cocoa, they are very similar.

http://joepastry.com/index.php?title=how_to_make_macarons&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1

]]> By: Latricia Fahringer http://www.applecrumbles.com/2009/12/08/the-cookie-nobody-liked/comment-page-1/#comment-1856 Latricia Fahringer Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:20:55 +0000 http://www.applecrumbles.com/?p=9578#comment-1856 These sound very simular to the Easter Story Cookies that are a tradition in my sister's family: http://www.dltk-bible.com/recipes/easter_story_cookies.htm those cookies, I have to say, the kids find them fun to make, and listen to the story, ect, ect.... But, honestly, they are not well liked. Not an issues, since it is part of Easter breakfast which is full of sweet goodies like homemade cinnomon rolls and coffee cake, and in addition, every child just recieved the traditional 25 lbs of candy not counting the 65 lbs of chocolalte, and the kids just happily ignore them. i don't think you did anything wrong. I have bitten into them to see the 'empty tomb', and my response is always, 'OMG, I think i just got a cavity to represent the empty tomb, just now, from that one bite. It's like an anti-miricale!' These sound very simular to the Easter Story Cookies that are a tradition in my sister’s family:

http://www.dltk-bible.com/recipes/easter_story_cookies.htm

those cookies, I have to say, the kids find them fun to make, and listen to the story, ect, ect….
But, honestly, they are not well liked. Not an issues, since it is part of Easter breakfast which is full of sweet goodies like homemade cinnomon rolls and coffee cake, and in addition, every child just recieved the traditional 25 lbs of candy not counting the 65 lbs of chocolalte, and the kids just happily ignore them.

i don’t think you did anything wrong. I have bitten into them to see the ‘empty tomb’, and my response is always, ‘OMG, I think i just got a cavity to represent the empty tomb, just now, from that one bite. It’s like an anti-miricale!’

]]> By: Joanne http://www.applecrumbles.com/2009/12/08/the-cookie-nobody-liked/comment-page-1/#comment-1810 Joanne Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:52:53 +0000 http://www.applecrumbles.com/?p=9578#comment-1810 Dawn: There are a lot of things I make that Ted refers to as "dung" recipes. Sometimes I agree and sometimes I don't. Sue: I'll bring a tin in and we can get "Mikey ...no ... SAM to eat them, 'cause (as you said) he'll eat ANYTHING!" Carrie: I should do the toss action more often but I'm always thinking that I'll invent some wonderful way to use the dud food. High hopes, I guess. Dawn: There are a lot of things I make that Ted refers to as “dung” recipes. Sometimes I agree and sometimes I don’t.
Sue: I’ll bring a tin in and we can get “Mikey …no … SAM to eat them, ’cause (as you said) he’ll eat ANYTHING!”
Carrie: I should do the toss action more often but I’m always thinking that I’ll invent some wonderful way to use the dud food. High hopes, I guess.

]]> By: Carrie http://www.applecrumbles.com/2009/12/08/the-cookie-nobody-liked/comment-page-1/#comment-1809 Carrie Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:01:48 +0000 http://www.applecrumbles.com/?p=9578#comment-1809 I'm my harshest critic in the kitchen and I have no qualms about tossing a batch of something that I think is a disaster. I hate wasting food but sometimes a batch of something has to get tossed. :) I’m my harshest critic in the kitchen and I have no qualms about tossing a batch of something that I think is a disaster. I hate wasting food but sometimes a batch of something has to get tossed. :)

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