tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558054.post5946854885813310355..comments2023-10-30T07:18:04.577-07:00Comments on Deb's Lunch ... and dinner and breakfast, too: Slow bloggingDeb's Lunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18367169705945422321noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558054.post-50683318529455385312008-12-09T12:03:00.000-08:002008-12-09T12:03:00.000-08:00Hey Deb - my favorite section of the NYT is the Su...Hey Deb - my favorite section of the NYT is the Sunday Styles section, too! and my favorite feature is the modern love column. don't ask me why..........Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558054.post-41017214138377903502008-12-08T21:07:00.000-08:002008-12-08T21:07:00.000-08:00Life is Good! Someone who actually checks and repl...Life is Good! Someone who actually checks and replies to her blog comments. Yes! Thanks for the tips and recipe. I intend to try it out soon. I'll let you know how they come out. Thanks again!DRealtor77https://www.blogger.com/profile/18385279327106496547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558054.post-3862970070180177052008-12-08T17:13:00.000-08:002008-12-08T17:13:00.000-08:00And, it later occurred to me that maybe your cooki...And, it later occurred to me that maybe your cookie recipe is just the kind that tends to dry out - probably because of the flour/butter ratio. Try <A HREF="https://mywebspace.wisc.edu/dsshapiro/web/recipes/chocolatechip.html" REL="nofollow">this recipe</A> - it has a little extra flour in proportion to the butter and that keeps the cookies soft.Deb's Lunchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18367169705945422321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558054.post-33919946104981787482008-12-08T14:07:00.000-08:002008-12-08T14:07:00.000-08:00Hmm, don't know - I am a big believer in thoroughl...Hmm, don't know - I am a big believer in thoroughly <I>cooling</I> cookies before storing them. I tend to not make chocolate chip cookies for the holiday season, but when I do, I freeze them - cooled on a rack, and then placed in ziploc bags. Just refrigerating them is good, too. The last time I made chocolate chip cookies, I did neither - I just stored them in a plastic bucket on the counter, and we ate them for about 10 days, and they tasted fine to me the whole time. I am not sure what the elusive fresh baked flavor you're going for is - but if it's that the chips are soft and melty, you can get that by microwaving the cookies for a few seconds before eating.Deb's Lunchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18367169705945422321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558054.post-47773859281770293892008-12-06T21:58:00.000-08:002008-12-06T21:58:00.000-08:00Hi! I am on your blog site because of an article B...Hi! I am on your blog site because of an article Baking Up A Holiday Tradition I just read in the Wisconsin State Journal. Since you make batches and batches of cookies a lot, you seem like the very best person to help me with this: how can I keep cookies, choc. chip ones especially, moist and as tastey as the day they were baked? What is the Best way to store them, completely cold, warm, in layers, in baggies or Tupperware, layered between wax paper or no layering? Can you help me with this?<BR/><BR/>I have unsucessfully tried all of these methods with my choc. chip cookies:<BR/>1. Cool the cookies 1-2 min. on the cookie sheet when they come out of the oven. Then transfer to wire racks & cool completely - like 8 hrs. Then put into ziploc baggies separating the two layers with parchment or wax paper. Cookies were great that 1st day but not nearly as good after that. <BR/>I also did the same thing but no layering.<BR/>2. same as above except I put the baggies of cooled cookies in the freezer & defrosted them in the baggie on the counter the day we wanted to eat them. OK but still didn't taste just baked.<BR/>3. Put cookies into a Tupperware Cake Carrier. I put slightly cooled cookies immediately between sheets of wax paper & covered them in the container. This caused moisture/condensation to form on the cover. I thought perhaps this would keep them moist. I removed the cake top every time I added another layer. It didn't seem to matter if the cookies were stored warm or completely cooled, which surprised me.<BR/><BR/>People always seem to bring choc. chip cookies to gatherings that still taste great and I know they didn't make them that day. <BR/><BR/>If there is a secret or trick, please let me know.<BR/><BR/>Many, many thanks,<BR/>Wish They Stayed FreshDRealtor77https://www.blogger.com/profile/18385279327106496547noreply@blogger.com