Comments on: The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies http://desperatelyseekingcrab.com/2008/08/27/the-best-chocolate-chip-cookies/ All about food - wild, cultivated, weird or posh! Sat, 21 Jan 2012 10:44:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Kristin http://desperatelyseekingcrab.com/2008/08/27/the-best-chocolate-chip-cookies/#comment-243 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:07:45 +0000 http://desperatelyseekingcrab.wordpress.com/?p=101#comment-243 Hi Michelle,

Doug and I read an article in the NY Times this summer about making the ultimate chocolate chip cookies and tried the recipe they printed. Oh. My. God. Sorry, I don’t have it with me here, but I’ll be sure to send it to you…or maybe you can go to the NYT website and find it. Anyway, it included a combination of cake and bread flours, rather than all-purpose. Can you explain the science behind that? The article didn’t explain that. Also…the big secret to making great cookies was aging the dough for at least 24 hours. Deepens the flavor. Also, and not a big surprise considering the recent trend: sea salt on the top. YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY!!!

Hope you’re having fun in Hawaii!

]]> By: Kelly http://desperatelyseekingcrab.com/2008/08/27/the-best-chocolate-chip-cookies/#comment-220 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:32:38 +0000 http://desperatelyseekingcrab.wordpress.com/?p=101#comment-220 Thanks Michelle :)

]]> By: Michelle http://desperatelyseekingcrab.com/2008/08/27/the-best-chocolate-chip-cookies/#comment-214 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:12:10 +0000 http://desperatelyseekingcrab.wordpress.com/?p=101#comment-214 Hi Kelly, baking soda is the common name for bicarb soda. Don’t use baking powder. All-purpose flour is plain flour…I have no idea why we call it all-purpose but it’s because we have 3 kinds of flour regularly available at the grocery store – cake flour, all-purpose & bread flours. They all have different degrees of gluten. We RARELY use self-raising flour in the U.S. I don’t even think they sell it there. The British use a shitload of self-raising flour in many of their baking recipes.

]]> By: Kelly http://desperatelyseekingcrab.com/2008/08/27/the-best-chocolate-chip-cookies/#comment-213 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:44:37 +0000 http://desperatelyseekingcrab.wordpress.com/?p=101#comment-213 Can i ask, is it baking powder or bicarb soda? I can’t actually find baking soda. And what is all-purpose flour? Self raising or plain? Sorry to be a pain! haha :)

]]> By: Michelle http://desperatelyseekingcrab.com/2008/08/27/the-best-chocolate-chip-cookies/#comment-207 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:07:44 +0000 http://desperatelyseekingcrab.wordpress.com/?p=101#comment-207 Azumarisan – yes, Nestle choc bits would be fine. Jelly cake, you know similar to lamingtons but the sponge cake is rolled in pink liquid jelly and then rolled in coconut? Kylie Kwong’s mum even makes it on her show once as something she had as a child. I wonder if it’s an Eastern states thing. Make sure the butter is soft enough for the beater to whip it.

]]> By: azumarisan http://desperatelyseekingcrab.com/2008/08/27/the-best-chocolate-chip-cookies/#comment-203 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:04:44 +0000 http://desperatelyseekingcrab.wordpress.com/?p=101#comment-203 Oh Yum!! We have some japanese friends coming over this sunday, i think i will make some!! I don’t know where to get tollhouse, but i guess nestle choc bits would be ok?

What is a jelly cake? I’ve got no idea. I’ve never seen one.

I guess that anzac biscuits reminds me of my childhood. My mum used to make them and i’d take them to school and all my friends would be wanting some!

I tend to do alot of baking these days, because yasu enjoys it, it’s something he didn’t really get alot of in his childhood, big kid! :) It’s nice to make something from scratch, i hardly ever buy pre-made anything these days as i am aware of chemicals in them, and homemade tastes and smells so much better!

Will let you know how the cookies go down! Last time the girls came they made Ohage, and they were sooo yum! I hope i can return the favour with your cookies :)

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