tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848110156569017758.post579272150300621909..comments2024-03-27T17:47:10.403-04:00Comments on South Your Mouth: Stop Ruining the CookiesMandy Rivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06710513097645421429noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848110156569017758.post-56987763202391650842015-01-23T19:34:25.297-05:002015-01-23T19:34:25.297-05:00I use the traditional Toll House recipe, but I hav...I use the traditional Toll House recipe, but I have found that I can reduce the amount of sugar without ruining the cookies. Instead of 3/4 cup of brown sugar and 3/4 cup of white sugar, I use 1/2 cup of each. Then, maybe to make up for it, I use an entire 12-ounce bag of chocolate chips plus about 1/3 of another bag. I also add about a cup of toasted pecans, chopped. I always use butter and good, expensive vanilla (the kind you can't get at the grocery store).<br />Claudia M., Greeley, COAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848110156569017758.post-5524870589529292812014-12-20T03:29:08.551-05:002014-12-20T03:29:08.551-05:00You surely can get away with leaving out the salt ...You surely can get away with leaving out the salt - hypertensives don't need any more, but the sweet-stuff fix is the stuff of life (sort of). Use salted butter (when did that whole unsalted-butter thing come in?)... commercial chips have salt... even baking soda is SODIUM bicarbonate. So yah, feel free to omit added salt. If the cookies don't taste right, I doubt it's got anything to do with the salt content. You want knockout cookies, of just about any type? Double or even triple the vanilla (paste or extract). Now THAT's a flavor boost that won't charge anyone's blood pressure!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848110156569017758.post-10470142853031004292014-10-03T12:09:13.499-04:002014-10-03T12:09:13.499-04:00CREAM the butter with the sugars.... Most people d...CREAM the butter with the sugars.... Most people do NOT understand this concept. It does not mean mix them together. Creaming means to combine until they butter changes to a light color. Do this test: mix the butter and sugar the way you normally do, now take a small 1/8 tsp sample and set aside; Now turn the mixer on and keep mixing for 5 minutes, and take another small sample; Compare the two samples and you will see a color difference, and the second sample will feel less gritty. When butter and sugar are properly creamed, the sugar has punched air into to butter and it will have a light airy texture.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848110156569017758.post-52210202841021719692014-10-03T12:00:54.124-04:002014-10-03T12:00:54.124-04:00Cookies made with baking soda will spread out. Ad...Cookies made with baking soda will spread out. Add baking powder instead of the baking soda and you will see your cookies stand up better. Also, you should bake your cookies on a Doughmaker cookie sheet; they are the absolute best for cookies. Keep them clean every time and don't use them on stuff that drips. Also, cookies need butter; not margarine, too much water; not lard, no taste; no oil, too liquidy; BUTTER and ONLY butter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848110156569017758.post-47872318312208601722013-10-11T10:32:49.647-04:002013-10-11T10:32:49.647-04:00Keeping the dough cool is huge but I've also n...Keeping the dough cool is huge but I've also noticed that I just about can't bake good cookies on my favorite pan anymore because it's turned so dark (and lovely and seasoned and perfect like a good pan should). See my notes at the bottom of this post about the kind of pan I'm now using for cookies. http://www.southyourmouth.com/2013/01/chocolate-chunk-cookies.htmlMandy Rivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06710513097645421429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848110156569017758.post-67368189537590335412013-10-11T10:25:37.292-04:002013-10-11T10:25:37.292-04:00I agree with Terri. Try putting your dough in the ...I agree with Terri. Try putting your dough in the fridge for a little while to make sure its good and cool before scooping out your uniform balls of dough! :-) LydiaRomzekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18445967159796448228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848110156569017758.post-16796219273887359512013-10-10T20:00:35.055-04:002013-10-10T20:00:35.055-04:00for the flat cookie post: make sure the cookie do...for the flat cookie post: make sure the cookie dough is COLD before you put them in the oven and make sure they are a uniform size. Usually the cookies are flattening out because the fat is melting too quickly. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17983257265039419412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848110156569017758.post-32393163172247784402013-10-05T09:47:42.481-04:002013-10-05T09:47:42.481-04:00Does anyone know what causes cookies to flatten? ...Does anyone know what causes cookies to flatten? I used to make the best cookies but now they flatten during cooking. I have tried not to soften butter in microwave. Fresh boxed baking soda. Preheated oven. Anything and everything but to no avail. Please help. I want to make these tonight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848110156569017758.post-47237181823375030902013-08-11T13:54:52.178-04:002013-08-11T13:54:52.178-04:00Me too! I'm from Vidalia Georgia, where farm f...Me too! I'm from Vidalia Georgia, where farm folk know how to cook and eat. I live (very happily) in Atlanta now but sorely miss what I call "family reunion food"; I also miss the sass of real rural Southern women. I find both -- plus a lot of other great things -- on this blog. Thank you!! Tiffany Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718949343088236281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848110156569017758.post-87435575951987680582013-02-18T07:25:33.201-05:002013-02-18T07:25:33.201-05:00I third that Shawn! LOLI third that Shawn! LOLTrippyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13751620225404643543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848110156569017758.post-46099024041850787612012-11-06T11:56:36.397-05:002012-11-06T11:56:36.397-05:00Best blog ever! My kids keep looking at me like I...Best blog ever! My kids keep looking at me like I'm a lunatic over here giggling and snorting. Julie Baxleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848110156569017758.post-63004768645827997502012-10-30T11:22:20.336-04:002012-10-30T11:22:20.336-04:00I thought the EXACT same thing, Shawn!!
I thought the EXACT same thing, Shawn!!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848110156569017758.post-37693219209664002162012-10-22T13:59:59.205-04:002012-10-22T13:59:59.205-04:00Love these cookies! My only variation is I use 1 h...Love these cookies! My only variation is I use 1 heaping cup brown sugar and a half cup of white sugar-people go crazy for them. I agree, I can't stand it when people skip the salt !!joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14903269584138846350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848110156569017758.post-18740328922669948972012-10-05T20:33:28.102-04:002012-10-05T20:33:28.102-04:00LOL! Thanks, I'm loving yours too!LOL! Thanks, I'm loving yours too!Mandy Rivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06710513097645421429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848110156569017758.post-59535474222973276882012-10-05T10:24:21.417-04:002012-10-05T10:24:21.417-04:00Anyone who would say or think to write "Hells...Anyone who would say or think to write "Hells yeah, hookers, I’m about to get my EAT on" is probably one of the bestest people I'll ever meet! I'm sooooo loving your site!<br /><br />Thanks for visiting my site and pumping up my fish & grits on FaceBook :)Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06297877321612418777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848110156569017758.post-18152131143445954892012-06-28T11:26:52.103-04:002012-06-28T11:26:52.103-04:00A Men!
Sometimes, if I'm feeling lucky, I'...A Men!<br />Sometimes, if I'm feeling lucky, I'll even add ANOTHER dash of salt.<br />I'm a rebel like that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06476595338905840856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848110156569017758.post-19806026991621377672012-06-28T08:19:04.027-04:002012-06-28T08:19:04.027-04:00LOL, so true....salt is our friend! These are the...LOL, so true....salt is our friend! These are the best cookies, I agree:-) Take care, TerraTerrahttp://www.cafeterrablog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848110156569017758.post-54486917343384721672012-06-27T15:39:12.320-04:002012-06-27T15:39:12.320-04:00Agreed! Every now and again someone will tell me ...Agreed! Every now and again someone will tell me that the no-bake oatmeal cookies didn't turn out and my first question is, "Did you use butter or margarine?"Mandy Rivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06710513097645421429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848110156569017758.post-80425203194045461292012-06-27T15:26:17.114-04:002012-06-27T15:26:17.114-04:00Personally, I can't handle people substituting...Personally, I can't handle people substituting crap (read margarine or lard) for butter. USE BUTTER PEOPLE!!!<br />And......we need salt to live you can't cut it out 100% that's just insane.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848110156569017758.post-18291542585827151152012-06-27T15:02:44.409-04:002012-06-27T15:02:44.409-04:00Absolutely! And I throw in whatever leftover mors...Absolutely! And I throw in whatever leftover morsels I might have laying around (like butterscotch, etc.)Mandy Rivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06710513097645421429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848110156569017758.post-90710180814749557402012-06-27T14:32:33.330-04:002012-06-27T14:32:33.330-04:00My only variation to the Tollhouse recipe is that ...My only variation to the Tollhouse recipe is that I use the whole damn bag of chocolate chips. :P <br /><br />I totally agree with you on the whole salt thing - makes me crazy when people leave out salt in baked goods.Courtney Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00462876728020317135noreply@blogger.com