Chocolate chip cookies

[caribougrrl]

I used to hate nuts in baking... until I realized the reason I hated them is that most people use nuts sparingly and they go stale/rancid and taste terrible... or they buy them from open-bin bulk food places and they start out stale or with other flavours absorbed from sharing air space with other food.  But good, fresh nuts are a joy in baked goods.  (I buy nuts at Costco... bulk food prices but high turnover means consistently new product... also, they are sealed in a bag.)

Except brownies should never ever ever have nuts.

[BonitaApplebum]

I used to hate nuts in baking... until I realized the reason I hated them is that most people use nuts sparingly and they go stale/rancid and taste terrible... or they buy them from open-bin bulk food places and they start out stale or with other flavours absorbed from sharing air space with other food.  But good, fresh nuts are a joy in baked goods.  (I buy nuts at Costco... bulk food prices but high turnover means consistently new product... also, they are sealed in a bag.)

Except brownies should never ever ever have nuts.

Yes!!! Quality nuts make ALL the difference.

[The Turtle Whisperer]

I used to be anti-nut in my baked goods -- big time.

My BFF is an amazing baker, however, and she's turned me to the dark side. Nuts in everything!!!

God damn right nuts in everything!  Anything else is pure heresy! 

[witchypoo]

1 tsp of soda

butter and soda should work just fine.  you could try powder only. 

this is the recipe i use: https://www.cooksillustrated.com/recipes/4737-perfect-chocolate-chip-cookies
and the texture is pretty perfect.

[Virginia Plain]

Update:  1/2 tsp soda, 1/2 tsp powder, 1/2 cup butter 1/2 butter Crisco.  Lots of refrigeration involved.  Refrigerated the dough and pans. Oh and I added more flour too.   

HUGE difference.  Got exactly what I looking for and the family loved them.

[merigayle]

Update:  1/2 tsp soda, 1/2 tsp powder, 1/2 cup butter 1/2 butter Crisco.  Lots of refrigeration involved.  Refrigerated the dough and pans. Oh and I added more flour too.   

HUGE difference.  Got exactly what I looking for and the family loved them.

yay!

[BonitaApplebum]

Now I want cookies.

[rocketgirl]

Now I want cookies.

I always want cookies.  I LOVE cookies.

[nadra24]

I used to make really awesome cookies, but I cannot for the life of me get them to turn out here. Part of it is my shitty rental oven that won't stay at 375, part of it is that high altitude directions are for 3500 feet and above but they aren't cutting it at 6800 feet. If my over were more reliable it might be worth experimenting, but for now I'll just eat the dough.

[Natasha]

Nuts make everything a health food. :heart:

[The Turtle Whisperer]

Nuts make everything a health food. :heart:

Sing it!!   

[JBM]

I made cookies this weekend. The butter was out 'softening' way longer than it should of. I got held up voting. Anyway, they came out flat, but have a crispiness to them which I like. I now have 4 dozen cookies to deal with. I gave away 6 to my date yesterday and I've been eating them like crazy. They go well with tea at 7am. 

[teetime]

Except brownies should never ever ever have nuts.

Never ever?

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/peanut-butter-and-fudge-brownies-with-salted-peanuts-236893

(I need to try these with a gluten free flower mix not that I finally found confirmed gluten free peanuts.)

[caribougrrl]

Never ever?

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/peanut-butter-and-fudge-brownies-with-salted-peanuts-236893

(I need to try these with a gluten free flower mix not that I finally found confirmed gluten free peanuts.)

those look like chocolate peanut butter squares, not brownies...


(I also don't believe in frosting on brownies)

[rocketgirl]

Never ever?

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/peanut-butter-and-fudge-brownies-with-salted-peanuts-236893

(I need to try these with a gluten free flower mix not that I finally found confirmed gluten free peanuts.)

Never ever.  The texture is weird baked in.  Although I've had brownies with crushed salted peanuts ON TOP and raspberry sauce of some sort that were good.  Honestly, brownies aren't even one of my favorite foods.  Usually they are either too dry or too much like cake.  Although I do like the espresso brownies at a local coffee shop.  I even like them as leftovers when they dry out a bit, but the texture is more like crunchy fudge when they get dry.

[caribougrrl]

I started a brownie thread for the continued debate on this... (also, we can clearly use a brownie recipe collection here)

http://chrunners.net/forum/index.php?topic=111725.0