tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8710921900753150958.post4836839006530581523..comments2024-01-25T06:13:43.259-05:00Comments on Everyday Adventures: Cookbook Challenge: I Bake Some StuffAlliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02222240447265955469noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8710921900753150958.post-32729118981066206872014-12-31T20:48:21.922-05:002014-12-31T20:48:21.922-05:00One thing that sometimes help with flat cookies --...One thing that sometimes help with flat cookies -- chilling the dough in the fridge beforehand, for at least an hour (although can definitely be longer). Has worked well for me in the past!Laurahttp://www.buffalowrites.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8710921900753150958.post-2345446304704391022014-12-16T17:34:06.898-05:002014-12-16T17:34:06.898-05:00That's really good to know. I'll do that f...That's really good to know. I'll do that for next time. I wonder why most recipes don't tell you to chill the dough? Some of us need that extra step written out! :)Alliehttp://www.allieseverydayadventures.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8710921900753150958.post-1766826932587434892014-12-16T17:31:45.650-05:002014-12-16T17:31:45.650-05:00I think I baked one time with my mom … a few month...I think I baked one time with my mom … a few months ago she called me to ask how to hard-boil eggs, so we are clearly not a cooking family. :)Alliehttp://www.allieseverydayadventures.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8710921900753150958.post-69436937265992298462014-12-16T17:29:45.542-05:002014-12-16T17:29:45.542-05:00For real, nothing beats a really good, chewy choco...For real, nothing beats a really good, chewy chocolate chip cookie.Alliehttp://www.allieseverydayadventures.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8710921900753150958.post-664372925283936812014-12-16T16:54:00.125-05:002014-12-16T16:54:00.125-05:00I am staunchly anti-margarine in baking, and short...I am staunchly anti-margarine in baking, and shortbreads are supposed to be buttery.<br /><br />I'd try chilling the chocolate chip cookie dough before baking next time to inhibit spread. (The water in the cold butter turns to steam creating lift along with the baking powder and/or soda before the fat completely melts as the proteins in the dough set; if the butter is too warm the fats melt before the other things happen, leading to thin cookies that spread.)Jennifer Walkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8710921900753150958.post-92156918631086701862014-12-16T14:10:30.938-05:002014-12-16T14:10:30.938-05:00I am starting to get into baking. It was never my ...I am starting to get into baking. It was never my mom's forte when I was growing up. She is an amazing savory chef, but not a baker. Since October, I think I've tried four different cookie recipes and a few different banana breads. It's fun! But I don't really eat what I make. That's for E to do.Ayesha Kingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8710921900753150958.post-9738391139955728342014-12-16T08:44:37.642-05:002014-12-16T08:44:37.642-05:00I'm glad that doesn't just happen to me. T...I'm glad that doesn't just happen to me. There's gotta be a secret though. Grocery stores always have perfectly shaped cookies in the bakery!Alliehttp://www.allieseverydayadventures.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8710921900753150958.post-84902715421452323302014-12-15T21:13:00.771-05:002014-12-15T21:13:00.771-05:00These look really good! Chocolate chip cookies fru...These look really good! Chocolate chip cookies frustrate me to no end. I baked some for my son's class tonight and was so careful to make them small, and they still flattened out on the pan. :(Catherine Harperhttp://walkingwithcake.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8710921900753150958.post-24936434567016318862014-12-15T17:41:52.944-05:002014-12-15T17:41:52.944-05:00That's a good idea, to sometimes use butter de...That's a good idea, to sometimes use butter depending on what you're making. Would be cheaper, too, than using it for everything! I think too that margarine is what tastes "normal" to me because my family only ever bought margarine when I was growing up.Alliehttp://www.allieseverydayadventures.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8710921900753150958.post-3248609261344342762014-12-15T17:38:47.502-05:002014-12-15T17:38:47.502-05:00Whoa, 300 cookies! I'm impressed.
You know, ...Whoa, 300 cookies! I'm impressed.<br /><br /><br />You know, I've only cooked meat once or twice since I stopped eating it, and that was only when we had people coming over for dinner. I didn't stop eating it for moral reasons or anything, so on that front I don't see a problem. I think my biggest problem with the idea of the meat recipes is that I'll spend a lot of time to make a good meal, and then I won't get to participate in it.Alliehttp://www.allieseverydayadventures.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8710921900753150958.post-42035294656887771032014-12-15T11:29:50.302-05:002014-12-15T11:29:50.302-05:00These all look so great! I've been debating b...These all look so great! I've been debating butter vs. margarine lately too. Sometimes the butter flavor is all you can taste and it's easier to subdue that when you have margarine. I take it on a case by case recipe.Sharihttp://Shariously.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8710921900753150958.post-60047365636139610152014-12-15T11:12:53.209-05:002014-12-15T11:12:53.209-05:00Yum send me some party pecans!! I've been baki...Yum send me some party pecans!! I've been baking up a storm this season too, trying a different recipe each Sunday. And this weekend was Christmas cookie day at my parents. I think we cooked of 300 cookies!!! Busy but oh so fun. How do you feel about cooking meat even though you don't eat it? I don't eat red meat and can't really handle cooking it either.Katie @ A Beautiful Little Advnoreply@blogger.com