9.01.2007

cookie dough

I was so excited to come across this articleif you know me at all, you know I love cookie dough! As human beings, many of us love cookies. But if there's anything we love more, it's the raw dough we make before cooking it. Here are some basic instructions for making cookie dough you can eat straight from the bowl (i.e. all the flavor without the raw eggs). Ingredients
Standard Dough
* 5-6 oz sunflower spread/margarine/butter
* 6 oz caster sugar - OR - 3 oz of caster sugar and 3 oz of brown sugar
* 6 oz plain flour
* pinch of salt (optional- may not be needed if you use salted butter)
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough (additional ingredients)
* 1-2 tbsp cocoa (or more to taste)
* 1-2 packets chocolate chips
Steps 1. Put the sunflower spread in a large cooking bowl and add the sugar. Stir together until you get a lumpy paste.
2. Sieve the flour into the mix and stir again until the mix is as thick and sturdy as possible.
3. Eat the dough as is. Enjoy!

I’m so trying this!
*tip: 6oz = 3/4 cup

okay, so I tried it. ehh... I have to say I like the real cookie dough better. this recipe needs more than a 'pinch' of salt. it tastes pretty buttery. and i'm sure chocolate chips help the taste. (we're out of them right now). yeah... i added more stuff to it & put it in the oven. so this recipe ... i don't suggest it. aren't you glad i tried it first?

2 comments:

Earl Thornton said...

What is "caster sugar"?

Earl Thornton said...

Never mind. I found out.
Castor or caster sugar is the name of a very fine sugar in Britain, so named because the grains are small enough to fit though a sugar "caster" or sprinkler. It is sold as "superfine" sugar in the United States.

Because of its fineness, it dissolves more quickly than regular white sugar, and so is especially useful in meringues and cold liquids. It is not as fine as confectioner’s sugar, which has been crushed mechanically (and generally mixed with a little starch to keep it from clumping).

If you don’t have any castor sugar on hand, you can make your own by grinding granulated sugar for a couple of minutes in a food processor.