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Cookie Making Tricks

Cookies are a baked good that come in all different varieties. Cookies can be soft, flat, chewy, cakey, and crispy. Cookies can usually be made sweet and or sometimes savory, depending on what ingredients are incorporated. When making cookies it is important to add the proper ingredients in the proper additions, following the proper steps. When making cookies one can add almost anything to a simple standard recipe. Additions to a standard cookie recipe can be chocolate chips, mini eggs, raisins, nuts, seeds and any other small treat sweet, salty and or savory. When making cookies it is important have a solid base. The standard cookie base should have flour, eggs, butter and sugar. It is also a key that there are both kinds of sugar added to the mixture. A cookie recipe includes the following:

- Flour

- Eggs

- Butter

- Sugars

- White

- Brown

- Baking soda

- Baking powder

- Vanilla extract

The first step in making cookies is finding a big bowl. The oven should be preheated to 350 degrees F. Then one creams together the butter white sugar and brown sugar. Once the mixture is smooth add in the eggs one at a time. Then add in the vanilla extract. Then dissolve the baking soda in hot water and add to the mix. Then add in the baking powder and salt. Stir in the flour and the extra sweet, salty or savory additions. Drop large spoonful’s; onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are golden brown.

This is a step by step recipe that should be followed in order to ensure properly executed cookies. When there are discrepancies in the recipe making process such as not adding baking soda which many do not do, it does not make the cookie coarse and chewy. When some do not add baking powder the cookies will not be light. The baking soda will help the cookies rise. While adding one or the other it leaves the cookies missing the other factors. For example; the cookie will either lack lightness or will not be chewy. When adding both that many do not do or know about doing it makes for the perfect cookie. It makes the cookies light and airy but also chewy. The ideal cookie comes from adding both agents. It is also a trick to use Himalayan pink salt. It adds dimension the cookies and makes them have a salty kick that most cookies do not achieve from using regular salt. Another trick to making cookies is to scoop them using a small melon scooper and not rolling them into actual ball shapes. It can also be found that when one flattens the cookie ball before baking it will not let the cookie fluff up and be as chewy/ decedent. When flattening the cookie, it makes it bake flat and not desirable especially depending on which sweet, salty or savory addition is added. Another cookie trick is to make sure the butter is salted and either extremely softened or melted completely. This makes for it to be well incorporated in the mixture and it becomes overly fluffy when mixed with the sugars. Cols butter is usually used for making scones, biscuits or pie crusts. It is also important to add in and mix the ingredients in the correct order. It is important to ensure the butter and sugars are properly creamed together. It is also possible for the mix to be overworked so it is important to control and limit that or else the cookies will bake flat as the riding agents will lose their powers because they would have already been exposed to, too much heat from the mixer. Having the eggs at the right temperature is as lucky as if they are too cold they will change the consistency of the batter, same as if they are too hot. When baking the cookies; it is significant to have them bake from the right time. The perfect cookie should have golden edges with a nice tan top and bottom. To ensure this happens it is mandatory to keep the cookies baking from anywhere from 8-14 minutes. Any less they cookie will be raw, any more the cookie will be over baked and turn hard after minutes of being out of the oven. Ideally if the cookies are slightly smaller they need 8-10 minutes if they are slightly more thick and bigger in size before baking recommended time is 10-12, if the cookies need to become extra golden it is recommended for them to start the extra 2 minutes bringing the baking time to 12-14 minutes. If one is ever unsure of the size to make their cookie and needs the perfect cookie size one can try baking them in a muffin tin to have them come out in a perfect circle shape. When adding the flour into the mixture it is helpful to sift it into the bowl so that it doesn't become lumpy and the avoid little balls from forming that will not make for a smooth batter. Also if the flour is slightly reduced it will make the cookies tender as there is less dry ingredients to absorb the moisture from the other ingredients. When making the perfect cookie and following hacks it is important to make and add your own personal touch as the cookies will be unique to you and then therefore add more diversity. Not all cookies are the same and with every trick each cookie dough batch comes out differently. It is important to remember that they each back is unique and is hard to recreate. When making cookies and following secret tricks it is good to have fun and add your own twists.