I am trying again. and again. But this time I am almost positive nothing should go wrong. I took out my eggs a few hours ago and have pre-heated my oven to 375.
Here we go...
Yesterday while I was sifting with my "nifty sifty", I noticed some of the wires were breaking and would end up in my food.
So today I am using a wire colander instead and pushing the ingredients through with a large spoon.
This made a really even and fluffy mix, unlike yesterday. Maybe my sifty wasn't so nifty?
These were significantly less runny, so I felt better about letting them rest for a while, as suggested. You can do homework (what I did) or dance around your kitchen (what I wish I did) for about an hour to pass the time. As they sit, they become drier and form a sort of shell. I think this will allow for better feet than last time.
This picture is before they sat out - they should not be so shiny when you bake them.
Then bake them! The top rack developed bigger feet must faster than the bottom rack. I ended up switching their positions after 5 minutes.
I tried to take a picture of them as they baked, but the screen was reflecting in my oven door. My best shot...
Are these not the most beautiful things you have seen?
I took a picture to compare this time to last time - completely different cookies! You can't tell from the picture, but the big, flat, cracked ones have no feet and are chewy instead of crispy. Correlation? Maybe...
The only bad part about these is that the rack that was moved to the bottom ended up staying there longer than the one that started there. The bottoms burned. I think the key is to keep both racks centered in the oven. The filling masks the flavor and turns it into a pleasant nuttiness! Perfect.
When they were iced they looked like this:
Bake them a day in advance so the flavors of the filling can meld with the cookie.
Success!
xoxo,
allie
P.S. If you want me to send you a link for this winning recipe, let me know!
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