I don’t like soft cookies very much. They remind me too much of those big, cake cookies from the grocery store with a cylindrical dollop of frosting on top. The problem isn’t the frosting: I love frosting, even if it’s shelf stable from a canister. I just find that cake cookies somehow manage to be […]
Being a software engineer by day and home cook by night, it was inevitable that those interests would cross over. Baking bleeds into work when I have too many baked goods at home. Those extras end up in the kitchenette at my office. In the other direction, I maintain a website to keep track of […]
Don’t worry: I won’t spoil Ted Lasso season 2 because I haven’t seen it myself yet. However, I did enjoy season 1 enough that I wrote a blog post about it. In fact, I think Ted Lasso might have been contributed to setting this goal: if Coach Lasso could find time to bake and make […]
Having baked and handed out so many cookies, I have learned a few things about cookie preferences. First, chocolate chip cookies really are the best cookies. They just work. Second, oatmeal and peanut butter are both more popular in cookies than I expected. Not everyone likes them, but I just had the impression that more […]
Did you know that white chocolate and apricot is a common combination? I didn’t until I was about to write this blog post and came across a number of such recipes online while trying to find a link to share. I first came across this recipe while looking to clear out half a bag of […]
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This week, I wanted to bake cookies for my niece. I asked my sister (her mother) if she had any preferences, and I first learned that she doesn’t like chocolate as much. Well, that definitely rules out a lot of cookies. However, she loves sprinkles: not only was that clear direction, I also love sprinkles. […]
Has red velvet been around and popular for a long time? I feel like red velvet had a major revival right around the time that gourmet cupcakes became popular. Red cake with a huge dollop of cream cheese on top just works, both for a sweet tooth and the pictures to post online. The concept, […]
I was trying to wedge a bag of frozen shrimp into my freezer when I determined I needed to clear out some ingredients. Looking over the shelves in the door, I saw a deli container of egg whites and thought about the cookie options for just using a lot of egg whites. Meringues. Everyone on […]
When I set the goal of baking 52 batches of cookies, I knew I needed a plan for getting rid of them. Thankfully, there are no shortage of people in this world who welcome homemade cookies, even during a pandemic. I have been sharing cookies for occasions like birthdays, and when I picked this recipe, […]