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Thumbprint Cookie recipe

Home baked cookies are a Christmas tradition for our family. We typically use recipes that have been passed down from my husband’s family but this year I’ve been tempted to try something new. Cookies are a great project to bring the whole family together and you can make a day (or two) of it by baking several different types of cookies. We plan on giving them to our neighbors, friends, and sharing some with the local fire fighters down the street (those guys deserve cookies from all of us!).

Now here at the Women’s Suite test kitchen, we’ve been busy trying recipes for Christmas cookies to share with you! We’ve had a blast (and gained a few pounds) baking cookies from around the web and have found several that we think are keepers! We’re not done yet, as there are still several cookies on our list. We hope to test these recipes and share them with you in the coming weeks. Hopefully, you will enjoy these recipes and use the “work” as an opportunity to spend time with friends and family. 

For pictures of our adventures in the kitchen, click here: Cookies!

Siobhan’s Thumbprint Cookies recipe | Epicurious.com.

You’re Doing it Wrong; Chocolate Chip Cookies

You’re Doing it Wrong; Chocolate Chip Cookies

 

Chocolate chip cookies are one of life's greatest, simplest pleasures. As straightforward as they are, however, they're equally easy to screw up. There's one practically universal mistake that too many people make, and if you want a better cookie, you'd better listen up: Stop using chocolate chips. Use chopped chocolate instead.

No chocolate chips in a chocolate chip cookie? Of course this sounds counterintuitive, but stay with us. Chocolate chips are designed to retain their shape when baked. They might melt a little, but they're not going to spread out into the dough. As David Tamarkin of Epicurious puts it, "the chips retain their pointy edges through the baking process, sticking out of a cookie's top like circling sharks."

Not only that, but the chips' uniformity makes for one boring cookie. With roughly chopped chocolate, on the other hand, your cookies will be dynamic — each bite will taste different. And unlike chips, roughly chopped chocolate will expand into the cookie perfectly.

Finally, there might be a lot more than just chocolate hiding in your little chips. As Alison Roman of Bon Appetit points out, "Often times, chocolate chips are a little waxy because they have other ingredients like vanilla and soy in them." Skip the chips to avoid unnecessary additives.

 

From: www.huffingtonpost.com