Baking cookies is not hard, especially when you have anunderstanding of some basic cookie principles (or what The Elf likes to call“cookieology.”)
There are three practical kinds of cookie baking informationto know to make cookie baking is as simple and easy as possible in yourkitchen.
3 Kinds of Cookie Information
The more you understand the ingredients in a cookie recipeand how they behave, the easier and more enjoyable baking becomes. You beginto get a comfortable feel for cookie recipes that work well for you. (Find outthe 4 basic cookie ingredients and additional ingredients that make each cookierecipe unique.)
You don’t need the latest and greatest bake ware in order tobake cookies. In fact, The Elf is a firm believer in simplicity. One of thebenefits of baking cookies is its universality. Cookies are fun to bake fornearly everyone (except for the worst grumbler.) The process can be as simple as you like. Sois the baking gear. (Learn basics about baking gear.)
3. How-Tos
The Elf’s tutorials, hints, and baking tips make it easy tomeasure, mix, bake, and store cookies.
Cookie Baking How-To's
Prior to the twentieth century, recipes were simply lists ofitems. In reading a recipe, it was assumed that you knew what to do with theingredients. Those assumptions are no longer part of the public’s collectiveknowledge.
That is why this section of The Cookie Elf is dedicated to providingbaking how-tos. Easy cookie recipes are helpful, especially whenthey are written in simple cookie language. (Pop over here for tips about howto read and follow a cookie recipe.) But even though today’s cookie recipesgive a few more particulars than those in the past, every cookie bakerlikes clear instructions. Extra baking tips are really helpful, too!
Baking Cookies: How-To's for Different Kinds of Tasks
When baking you undertake different kinds of tasks. Theyare not complicated. With the right instructions and how-tos, they are reallysimple.
Task #1: Prepare cookie ingredients
These are steps you take to get ready to mix your dough,like softening the butter ahead of time and using the proper measuring cups andspoons for dry ingredients and wet ingredients.
Task #2: Mix cookie dough
Cream … blend … combine … beat …stir in … whisk … whip … whatdo they mean? How-tos and tutorials explain different recipe directions. (Hintfrom The Elf: they’re really not confusing at all if they are explainedclearly.)
Task #3: Bake cookies
Collective baking knowledge says there is more to baking than simply slapping a pan in the oven. These how-tosexplain how to prepare baking pans, how much dough to drop in a cookie, how toadjust your cookie recipe to accommodate for high altitude, and other valuablecookie baking know-how.
Task #4: Store cookies
Whether it is hints for cooling cookies, cutting them, orstoring them, you can help keep your baked creations as fresh and neat aspossible using clear guidelines.
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