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Showing posts with label crackle cookie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label crackle cookie. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Why Bakery Cookies Look So Good

If you enjoy baking, chances are you’ve walked by a bakery window and wondered why your cookies don’t look like that. Whether they’re big, fluffy chocolate chip cookies or sugar cookies with intricate icing designs, they are hard to replicate at home. You can always purchase these beautiful baked goods; you can even order them online from www.cookiesbydesign.com, but what is it that makes bakery cookies so hard to match at home?

Artists

One reason is that bakeries have artists who are responsible for decorating their cakes and cookies. These artists have learned many techniques through training and experience, so they are able to do spectacular things on a cookie. You can take classes or look for videos online that teach you these same techniques, and with enough practice you can get pretty good. The artists in a bakery have the benefit of practicing on hundreds of baked goods each day.
 
Edible Printing

Another advantage bakeries have over home bakers is access to edible printing. When you see a high-detail logo or image on a sugar cookie, chances are that an artist didn’t do that by hand. Instead, special printers are able to take any image and print it out on an edible sheet that can be applied to cookies or cakes. These printers are expensive, so you won’t likely be able to afford one for your home, but you can order custom edible prints online for special occasions.
 
Experience and Control

Aside from the meticulous icing and other decorations, sometimes bakery cookies just look better. They may be fluffier or their shape may be more appealing than what comes out of your own oven, and it’s experience and control that help them achieve these results. A bakery has a cookie recipe that has been used thousands of times, and has been adjusted for perfection. At home, you likely only use a cookie recipe a few times a year. A bakery also uses the exact same ingredients each time, whereas at home you may use a different brand of butter or flour each time. With a lot of practice and attention to detail, it is possible to achieve great looking cookies at home, or you can avoid the hassle and purchase them from www.cookiesbydesign.com.

Monday, July 1, 2013

Danish Wedding Cookies by Keebler

A cousin of my husband knows how to bake these cookies. Every Christmas, this is my favorite treat from her. It's been a long while since I ate Danish Wedding Cookies and was happy to note that Keebler has this cookie in their line. I can have it any time I want. Seeing this box and the cookie in my Picasa album made me want to go to the grocery now and buy one.

Here are the Ingredients

"ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE [VITAMIN B1], RIBOFLAVIN [VITAMIN B2], FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN, PALM AND PALM KERNEL OIL WITH TBHQ AND CITRIC ACID FOR FRESHNESS, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL†), COCONUT, DEXTROSE, WHOLE GRAIN OATS, CORNSTARCH, CONTAINS TWO PERCENT OR LESS OF INVERT SUGAR, COCOA, SALT, WHEY, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, SOY LECITHIN, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR."

- †LESS THAN 0.5g TRANS FAT PER SERVING.

- Allergens
CONTAINS WHEAT, COCONUT, MILK, AND SOY INGREDIENTS. MAY CONTAIN TREE NUTS.
Dietary Exchange Per Serving

1 Carbohydrate, 1 Fat
Kosher Status
source: Keebler.com

If you are curious to try it, check out in your grocery store. It is truly delicious.

Monday, March 25, 2013

Chocolate Crackle Cookie

We have an ALDI Store here in our neighborhood and while I was checking for flour and some baking ingredients, I saw a box of KRUSTEAZ. It's homemade, made easy indeed! I super love the taste. It is soft, smells good and delicious.

Ingredients:

1/3 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 pouch chocolate crackle cookie mix
1 pouch powdered sugar

Procedure:
1. Pre-heat oven to 350F.
2. Mix oil, eggs and cookie mix in a bowl. Stir until soft doughs are form.
3. Prepare 1/3 cup powdered sugar in a separate bowl.
4. Use a spoon to make a rounded dough, coat with powdered sugar, roll into a ball and coat again into the powdered sugar.
5. Place the dough ball into the cookie sheet with parchment paper.
6. Bake for 11 to 13 minutes.
7. Let it cool before removing to wire rack.
8. Serve and Enjoy!

After the alloted baking time, the cookies actually look like it is slightly underbake so; there is nothing to worry about. 

Check out the Chocolate Crackle Cookie in the Aldi Store in your area. Enjoy your snack.

Monday, August 6, 2012

Chocolate Crackle Cookie

My husband is a cookie monster LOL so; once a week I baked cookies. This is my first time to bake a crackle cookie. If you have ALDI store in your area, buy the KRUSTEAZ mix which has 3 packs in one box.

Here's the ingredients: 1 pouch of chocolate crackle cookie mix, powdered sugar, 3 eggs, and 1/3 cup vegetable oil. Pre-heat oven for 350F and prepare a cookie sheet. Set aside 1/3 cup of powdered sugar in a bowl ( for coating). Put the cookie mix into a medium bowl and add the oil and eggs. Stir until soft dough forms, should be sticky. Drop a rounded tablespoon dough into the powdered sugar and gently coat it with the sugar. Roll it into a ball and double coat it with sugar. Place the cookie dough into the cookie sheet and bake 11-13 minutes. The cookie will be soft and looks like underbaked. Let it cool. It taste delicious! Be careful though, it is really sweet! It's not bad if you have this once in a while. Enjoy!

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