the perfect cookie
the perfect cookie
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Jun 26, '15 10:24am
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Thanks to a bioengineering grad student named Kendra Nyberg - who co-taught a class at UCLA called Science and Food - and chef and cookbook author Tessa Arias, the perfect cookie can be created if you follow these simple tips...Credit: OZY1. Ooey-gooey:Â Add 2 cups more flour.2. Crispy with a soft center:Â Use 1/4 teaspoon baking powder and 1/4 teaspoon baking soda.3. A nice tan:Â Set the oven higher than 350 degrees (maybe 360). Caramelization, which gives cookies their nice brown tops, occurs above 356 degrees, says the Ted video.4. Chewy:Â Substitute bread flour for all-purpose flour.5. Just like store-bought:Â Trade the butter for shortening. Arias notes that this ups the texture but reduces some flavor; her suggestion is to use half butter and half shortening.6. Thick (and less crispy):Â Freeze the batter for 30 to 60 minutes before baking. This solidifies the butter, which will spread less while baking.7. Cakey:Â Use more baking soda because, according to Nyberg, it "releases carbon dioxide when heated, which makes cookies puff up."8. Butterscotch flavored:Â Use 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar (instead of the same amount of combined granulated sugar and light brown sugar).9. Uniformity:Â If looks count, add one ounce corn syrup and one ounce granulated sugar.10. More. Just, more:Â Chilling the dough for at least 24 hours before baking deepens all the flavors, Arias found.It's like finding all the answers to a math test you haven't studied for!(H/T)Â Ozy. 4951
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Jun 26, '15 10:26am
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Great! Â Now I need a cookie! Â LOL! 4951
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Jun 26, '15 12:04pm
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This seems similar to an episode of Good Eats, but a few more details. I'll have to keep this as a reference. 4951
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~ 8 years ago
Jun 26, '15 12:06pm
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Now I got a sweet tooth 4951
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Jun 26, '15 1:11pm
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Wish I had one right now 4951
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Jun 26, '15 1:12pm
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Wish I had one right now
@sweetie: Me too
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~ 8 years ago
Jun 26, '15 1:13pm
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yummy!! 4951
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Jun 26, '15 1:13pm
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I wish I had ALL of them right now! <drool> 4951
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Jun 26, '15 2:52pm
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top it off with a brownie and milk and maybe some hot fudge. Â yum! 4951
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Jun 26, '15 2:56pm
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COOOOKIESSSS!!! (in the voice of cookie monster) 4951
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Jun 26, '15 3:24pm
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I prefer the all granulated sugar type, flat and crunchy. 4951
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