BAKING

SURPRISE! The Best Damn Cookie, EVER!!!

Vincent Van Gough, 1853-1890.
Madame Joseph-Michel Ginoux, 1888.
Oil on Canvas, 36 x 29″
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Bequest of Sam A. Lewisohn, 1951.
Dutch Post-Impressionist

Look no further! The cookie monster has delivered the goods! This cookie is supremely moist with a delicate crunch as your teeth penetrate the inviting exterior, leading your taste buds to an oasis of chocolate and butterscotch, resulting in a moment of such sublime culinary bliss, you just might find yourself turning around in your kitchen to find Louis Armstrong playing his achingly beautiful rendition of “What a Wonderful World,” spotlights and everything.

This cookie came to me as I was working on the buttermilk cookies I mentioned previously. There I was, about to start a new batch when I discovered I was out of buttermilk. Shit. Then I discovered I was stone cold out of lemons. Fuck. Utterly pissed, I stood before my pantry and stared at its’ contents, not really focusing on anything in particular, just staring until my eyes felt dry and my mouth was slightly agape.

Okay, focus, focus. Then I saw it. Way in the back, behind all my jars of flours I saw the corner of a chocolate bag bag sticking out. I reached for it and to my surprise, it was a full bag of butterscotch chips. Ummm. I haven’t had these in a million fucking years, I thought to myself. I pulled the bag open and popped a few chips in my mouth. Ummmmm. Better than I remember…what if I paired these with two kinds of chocolate chips?

And because I’ve also been working on an almond cake, I decided to throw a little almond meal into the mix. The result? Let’s just say 2008 is already looking bright.

So try these while you wait for the buttermilk cookies and the almond cake, you won’t be disappointed.

(in the voice of a young English child) HAPPY NEW YEAR, ONE AND ALL!

CHOCOLATE BUTTERSCOTCH COOKIES

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Emile Bernard, 1868-1941.
Breton Landscape, 1888.
Oil on Canvas, 22 1/8 x 17 7/16″
Musee d’Orsay, Paris, France.
French Post-Impressionist/Symbolist Painter

January 2nd, 2008 — 12:24 pm

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