These do not last around here: two days and the container is empty! An oatmeal cookie looks simple, and it is, but the difference between a dry one and a chewy one comes down to two things only: how big you scoop it and when you pull it from the oven. Get both right and you get a tender centre, a barely golden rim and that texture that gives under your teeth. I love oatmeal raisin cookies, so I made my version!<\/p>\n
Everyone creams their butter. I melt mine in a pan and let it cool for five minutes before it meets the eggs, because hot butter cooks them. Melted butter hydrates the flour right away instead of trapping air: you get a dense, chewy cookie rather than a puffy one that tastes like cake. Same ingredient, completely different result.<\/p>\n
I will be honest with you: I made my scoops too big. Bigger balls take longer to bake, and while you wait for the centre to set, the rim goes too dark. Mine came out a little overbaked. Still seriously good, but not what I was after, and I would be lying if I did not tell you. Stick to the two tablespoons and the twelve to fifteen minutes, and you will nail them on the first try.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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