Abby's Travel Journal

Fact : Life is better with fresh baked cookies.

So for a very long time I was craving cookies. I bake cakes from time to time (mostly box mix), so I thought let’s give cookies a shot.

I saw a recipe on YouTube by Tasty (channel) – How to Make the Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies

Tips for (especially first time) bakers :

These might be common sense or general knowlegde, but I lack them when trying something new.

• Always check if you have the ingredients at home, before starting to bake or cook, especially any new dish. Then accordingly buy what you need.

• Also before starting, keep your ingredients and utensils ready. Chop all that you have to chop beforehand.

• When baking cakes (not sure if it applies to other baking dishes too) make sure all your ingredients are room temperature, especially eggs.

Coming back to the recipe… I ended up making cookie-cake.

So first, let me show you the original list of ingredients :

• Bread Flour 1 Cup
• All Purpose Flour 3/4 Cup
• Kosher Salt 2 Tsp
• Baking Soda 1 Tsp
• Butter 1 Cup (Boil to Brown)
• Dark Brown Sugar 1 Cup
• White Sugar Powder 1 Cup
• Vanilla 2 Tsp
• Espresso Powder 1 Tsp
• Egg + Egg Yolk
• Semisweet Chocolate Chips 1/2 Cup
• Dark Chocolate Chunks 5 oz
• Mixed with Hand-beater
• Bake @ 350°F/180°C for 12-14 mins

Now here is the list of indregients I used :

• Maida 1+3/4 Cup
• Salt 1 Tsp
• Baking Powder 1 Tsp
• Dalda 1 Cup
• Light Brown Sugar 1 Cup
• Regular Sugar 1 Cup
• Vanilla 2 Tsp
• Coffee Powder 1 Tsp
• 2 Whole Eggs
• Dark Chocolate Small Pieces 
• Mixed using Spatula
• Baked @ 180°C for 14 mins

My dough didn’t turn out as the desired cookie dough. It was sticky. My ice cream scooper was smaller than I wanted. The first 10 cookies, I put it right away in the oven for 12 minutes. The rest of the cookie balls, I kept in the fridge to cool. 

They spreaded flater than expected. The outside circle was hard and the centre was cakey. Despite all that, it tasted good. I think for someone baking cookies for the first time, with improvised ingredients, I did a good job (I hope).

The next day, suprisingly they became hard (like a coookie should be). I did store them in a container, and somehow the texture changed. Maybe it needed time to cool off.

The taste turned from okayish to satisfactory. I don’t know how, but I feel they tasted better as the days passed.

Will I try it next time, with the right ingredients? Yes, yes I will, because if I master the art of baking cookies, I can have them anytime I desire. *evil villain laughter*

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Bon Appétit! Abby