Cookie success - thanks everyone!

fawnridge (Ricky)

8 years ago

Here's the recipe, doubled (with the exception of the last 4 ingredients) to match the amount of herb:

4 sticks of unsalted butter

4 eggs

2 tsp peppermint extract

3 tsp vanilla extract

4 cups all purpose flour

1 cup cocoa

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

Baked at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Yield - 70 cookies of varying size 1-1/4" diameter to 2" diameter. Having licked the bowl, the spoon, and the mixer blade, I'll wait until tomorrow to test potency.

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grainlady_ks
8 years ago
They look like Chocolate Pixie's without the powdered sugar :-).

Would it benefit you to use a portion scoop AND/OR weigh each dollop on a kitchen scale so you have an equal amount of dough in each cookie?
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fawnridge (Ricky)
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8 years ago
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I need them to be different sizes for the various patients' requests. Some will eat only the smallest or half of the largest cookie. Others want only the biggest ones, so they can eat small portions of them and make them last, as these aren't cheap and Blue Cross won't cover it, yet. I don't make a profit on this process, by the way, they cover all the costs. What I do get are the extra cookies. This batch is 60 for them and 10 for me.

I've been baking these for nearly two years now, and my own personal tolerance is the only baseline I have to use for potency. Tomorrow morning, I'll eat the smallest cookie, that will give me a good idea what the big ones are like and what I will tell the patients. This is where science leaves the room, shaking its head in dismay, and good old "test it on yourself" works best.

Many thanks for your help, grainlady. You are certainly a baking magician!
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plllog
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Congrats! Those look like they ought to be tempting enough for someone with low appetite.
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