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Posted in Cake Cookies on Mar 3rd, 2008
You will often see baking time expressed as a range of time. For instance, the oatmeal cookies should bake for “12 to 15″ minutes. This means you should set the timer for 12 minutes and check then to see how they are doing. But don’t peek too often. Each time you do, the oven loses [...]
Posted in Cake Cookies on Dec 30th, 2007
Ingredients:
180ml / 3/4 cup shortening
250ml / 1 cup brown sugar
125ml / 1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
60ml / 1/4 cup water
5 ml / 1 tsp vanilla
250ml / 1 cup all-purpose flour
5ml / 1 tsp salt
2ml / 1/2 tsp baking soda
0.75l / 3 cups uncooked oatmeal
Method:
1. Cream the shortening and sugars in a large bowl. Beat in egg, [...]
Posted in Cake Cookies on Dec 28th, 2007
Be sure to grease the cookie sheet first. Place a small dab of shortening (a soft, white, solid fat) on waxed paper and spread it lightly over the cookie sheet to produce a thin film of grease. Or you can use cooking oil or one of the new oil sprays.
Another thing to remember: don’t crowd [...]
Posted in Cake Cookies on Dec 25th, 2007
The cookies will be soft and “droopy” when you first remove them from the cookie sheet. They will become firmer and crisper as they cool. For quick, even cooling, place them on wire cooling racks. Let them cool thoroughly before stacking and storing them.
When they’ve cooled, heap the cookies up on a plate or tray [...]
Posted in Cake Cookies on Dec 21st, 2007
What if you’ve got a sweet tooth? Are things like cake and cookies always bad?
Like everything else, cake and cookies are fine if you don’t overdo it, and if you eat enough other things, too. You’ll probably find that cookies taste better and fresher if you make them yourself. Home-made cookies are also a good [...]
