No sense in hiding it--I am an impatient person. I have finally become disciplined enough to stop looking for shortcuts and just do things right the first time....except that once in a while I slide back into my poor habits.
While baking this week's assignment, the Almond Coffee Crisps, I had one of those lazy moments (hours). I often carry on little conversations in my head as I putter around the kitchen. Today I found myself carrying on little dialogues with Rose. My fellow Alpha Bakers--take note! She "answered" me! (in a manner of speaking)
Follow along through this process:
While baking this week's assignment, the Almond Coffee Crisps, I had one of those lazy moments (hours). I often carry on little conversations in my head as I putter around the kitchen. Today I found myself carrying on little dialogues with Rose. My fellow Alpha Bakers--take note! She "answered" me! (in a manner of speaking)
Follow along through this process:
First, I thanked Rose for creating cookie recipes that are made in the food processor! I love the easy preparation.
Sugar and butter are combined in the food processor. This looks suspiciously like "creaming" them together....but I just watched Rose's video where she specifically says that she doesn't cream butter and sugar together...so it can't be! (See her blog post dated 12/17/2014) Hmm...
Although I really hate coffee (gasp!) I made a double batch of these cookies for my coffee-loving friends and family. Here is the dough portioned out for the fridge. Who was it that asked last week if Rose has stock in a plastic wrap company? "Do you, Rose? I think I need to buy stock in a paper plate company!"
She begins to "answer me." Notice the little round impressions on the cookies? This is halfway through the baking time, by the way, just before I turned the cookie sheet. The directions say to press down the balls. "I know! I could use that cute little wooden tart tamper thing that's been collecting cobwebs in the cupboard! That would be perfect, wouldn't it, Rose?" I thought I was so clever. "No, it wouldn't, Michele," was the answer. The cute little thing stuck and tore the dough, despite flour and shortening and nonstick spray. Fingers were much more efficient. Oh well. But there's more.
"Let's see, these are far enough apart, aren't they, Rose? I can squeeze more than just 12 on this pan, can't I?" And the answer came, "No they aren't, Michele!" The cookies spread much more than I thought they would! Note the cute (worthless) little wooden tamper in this picture, and the TAPE MEASURE to make sure I placed this batch far enough part on the cookie sheet!!
And STILL I hadn't learned! I covered the whole table with craft paper, and thought I would make short work out of the espresso powder sprinkling step with a mesh strainer. "This will work, won't it Rose?" Need I say it--"NO, it won't work, Michele!" The powder pours right through. Use fingers like the directions call for or go buy a cosmetic brush and stop looking for shortcuts on an already easy recipe!
The cookies aren't cute. But my taste testers are coffee-lovers, so these are packaged up ready for delivery. My friends and family are very happy with the Alpha Bakers project!
They are very light, and I am surprised at the subtlety of the coffee flavor. They aren't my favorite, because I really, really don't like coffee, but they are a real hit with my husband--the only taster so far! I hope my other tasters will comment and let me know how they like them!
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