Work in Progress” Grandma’s Unmatchable Cookies
I have the recipe for my Grandmother’s awesome chocolatey cakey cookies. I’ve made them several times and I’ve called her several times because they just don’t taste the same. I think she’s keeping something from me. They are still very good cookies with lots of possibilities. Enjoy!
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 cups cake flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 cup buttermilk
-Cream shortening and sugar until light.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
-Add vanilla.
-Add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk, beating after each addition.
-Drop by teaspoons on to a cookie sheet and back at 350F for 12-15 minutes.
One thing I’ve always noticed about anything baked by any Chef Grandma is that they never bake at the temperature they’ve written down.
Example: My grandmother taught me to bake tea biscuits at 400F, but she ALWAYS bakes them at 475F, when I tried it myself I set my oven on fire, but the SECOND time I did it I actually managed to replicate her biscuits.
My point isn’t the temperature though, my point is she’s hiding more then just an ingredient from you, for Chef Grandmas are tricky people, they like to mess with your brain.
What’s the average yield on this recipe?