Category: Cookies

Light and Chewy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

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These cookies were inspired by a mom's homemade oatmeal chocolate chip cookies that she had sent to her (adult) children. When I was vacationing in California and visiting a friend, he opened up a package he had just received from his mom and inside was a big tupperware of oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. Having felt … Continue reading Light and Chewy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies →

Browned Butter Bourbon Pecan Cookies

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I'm starting to get a little suspicious of Serious Eats dessert recipes, because I've tried a couple and they haven't always turned out. Even Kenji's "best" chocolate chip cookie turned out meh. Granted, this recipe never promised anything more than marrying the flavors of browned butter, bourbon and pecan, but I found the texture a … Continue reading Browned Butter Bourbon Pecan Cookies →

Review: Serious Eats Food Lab’s Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

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After "32 pounds of flour, over 100 individual tests, and 1,536 cookies", Kenji of Serious Eats' The Food Lab finally settled upon the "best chocolate chip cookie" recipe. Of course I had try this recipe worthy of a superlative, especially after such extensive experimentation. Nothing like trial and error to yield the best results, am … Continue reading Review: Serious Eats Food Lab’s Best Chocolate Chip Cookies →

Soft Oatmeal White Chocolate Cookies (Gluten-Free)

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As my foray into gluten-free baking continues, I have been pushing the boundaries slowly. I'm not going to be making gluten-free bread or cake anytime soon - basically anything that contains flour as its main component will be tricky to perfect with gluten-free flours. I thought that an oatmeal cookie would be a decent compromise, … Continue reading Soft Oatmeal White Chocolate Cookies (Gluten-Free) →

Matcha (Green Tea) Ginger and Almond Biscotti

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One of the primary motivators for my baking is because buying dessert everyday is too expensive. Yes, I crave sweets everyday, and most often of the pastry variety. Chocolate bars and candies don't satisfy me. I was examining my Mint budget for the month of October, and was shocked at how much of it went … Continue reading Matcha (Green Tea) Ginger and Almond Biscotti →

Salted Chocolate Truffle Cookies

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These cookies are très chocolatey, and when I noticed how little flour it involved, I decided to swap it out entirely for gluten-free flour. Unfortunately I think it made my cookies too crumbly. That's the downside to using gluten-free flour, it doesn't seem to have the stretchy, bond-y properties that gluten protein has. Oh well. … Continue reading Salted Chocolate Truffle Cookies →

Oatmeal Cookies with White Chocolate and Candied Ginger Chunks

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This may look like a nondescript oatmeal white chocolate chip cookie. But little did you know that when you bite into it, there would be unexpected warmth and spice from the candied ginger chunks that cuts the sweetness of the white chocolate a little bit. What I like best about these cookies is how it … Continue reading Oatmeal Cookies with White Chocolate and Candied Ginger Chunks →

Updates: and a Crumbly Double Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe

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I have two major updates in my life that will perhaps significantly impact the output of this baking blog in the future. Firstly, I discovered that I am gluten-sensitive. This is pretty devastating news for someone who loves American desserts. Ever since I moved to New York City from Singapore, I've found that my internal … Continue reading Updates: and a Crumbly Double Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe →