I saw this girl munching a cookie and thought , "Darn , I haven't baked cookies since January ! " I'm so tempted to buy a piece or two just to satisfy my sudden craving but my wallet keep on sighing lol
In some bakeries , 2 piece of cookies cost more than one block of butter . President , Elle and Vire and Anchor butter are three of the cheapest brands of butter here . As long as you won't buy it at the supermarkets . Baking shops around here gives the best value for your money when it comes to baking ingredients and paraphernalia . No wonder that some popular baking shops around here are full every weekend . The best thing about these small independent shops is you can buy different kinds of chocolates like Valrhona or Callebaut without burning a hole in your pocket . Okay , maybe a bit expensive compare to US but here , you can buy 200 grams of Valrhona ( 70 % cocoa ) couverture either in blocks or feves for HK $46. ( less if you're a member ) . So , an occasional baker just like me with less money to burn , prefer to bake instead . Of course , I didn't use Valrhona chocolate for these cookies , I'm too cheap to use that for cookies heh ! Guittard and Hershey's chocolate chips are the ones I usually use for cookies and they're really affordable .
Anyway , the recipe I have here is my to-go recipe whenever I've got this craving for that particular cookies ^___^ I've got this recipe , I think 6 years ago from the library , where else ?! when I was looking for some cookbooks to borrow and stumbled upon this book . I xeroxed several recipes but this particular recipe is one that I use , again and again .
These cookies are soft , sort of chewy and with crisp in every bite . It'll remain crispy if stored in an airtight container .
If you ask me if these cookies tastes like the one in Mrs Fields ?! All I can say is that , these cookies are worth baking lol
Anyway , the recipe I have here is my to-go recipe whenever I've got this craving for that particular cookies ^___^ I've got this recipe , I think 6 years ago from the library , where else ?! when I was looking for some cookbooks to borrow and stumbled upon this book . I xeroxed several recipes but this particular recipe is one that I use , again and again .
These cookies are soft , sort of chewy and with crisp in every bite . It'll remain crispy if stored in an airtight container .
If you ask me if these cookies tastes like the one in Mrs Fields ?! All I can say is that , these cookies are worth baking lol
Recipe adapted from Mrs Fields Cookie Book ( page 22 )
Yield : 4 dozen I made 3 dozen 3-inch cookies ( dough size ranging from 35 , 40 and 45 grams , surprisingly , almost all cookies measures 3-inch each , different cookie dough size withstanding )
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons instant coffee powder ( French roast or other dark coffee )
2 teaspoons coffee liqueur I used chocolate liqueur
1 cup granulate sugar scant cup
3/4 cup dark brown sugar , packed
1 cup salted butter / 227 grams salted butter . softened
2 large eggs
2 cups semisweet chocolate bar , coarsely chopped a cup each of milk and white chocolate chips
* Preheat oven to 300°F / 150°C .
* In a medium bowl , combine flour , cocoa , baking soda and salt . Mix well with a wire whisk and set aside .
* In small bowl , mix together coffee powder and coffee liqueur , set aside .
* In a large bowl , blend sugars with an electric mixer at medium speed , add in the butter and beat to form a grainy paste , scrape down the sides of the bowl . Add in eggs and the coffee mixture , beat at medium speed until smooth . Add the flour mixture and the chocolates , blend at low speed until just combined . Do not overmix .
* Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased or parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for 23-25 I baked mine for 21 minutes . Immediately transfer cookies with a spatula to a wire rack . Leave to cool slightly for 10 minutes before removing cookies from the baking sheet .
This post is linked to the bloghop event Cook your Books organized by Joyce of Kitchen Flavours