I've been baking.
Oct. 10th, 2009 01:56 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tentoumushiI love sugar cookies, but I rarely get them. My mom always bakes lots of cookies for the holidays, but she steadfastly refuses to make anything that needs to be rolled out. I haven't actually tried myself, but suspect I'd end up with a big, sticky mess without someone to hold my hand.
Luckily, I found this recipe for sugar cookie bars. I made a half batch before, and they were divine. The only thing is that they turned out slightly undercooked, and while I do prefer a soft, moist, barely cooked cookie, these were pushing it.
So this time I cooked them a little longer than the recipe called for. I also made the full recipe. I don't remember how long I cooked the previous batch, but as it was only half the size, it should have cooked faster, right? Well, it turns out I overcooked these a bit. They're not bad, not burnt or anything, just a little drier and crumblier than I'd like.
But that wasn't my only mistake. I realized too late that I only had half a can of white frosting. So I decided to look up a recipe and make my own. It sounded so simple! And surely it would taste even better than the store-bought kind...Or not. It wasn't bad, but I definitely prefer the Pillsbury. The texture wasn't quite right either. It was thin but still visibly grainy. Not so grainy that it was noticeable in my mouth though.
So all and all, they're not bad, but I'm still disappointed.
Luckily, I found this recipe for sugar cookie bars. I made a half batch before, and they were divine. The only thing is that they turned out slightly undercooked, and while I do prefer a soft, moist, barely cooked cookie, these were pushing it.
So this time I cooked them a little longer than the recipe called for. I also made the full recipe. I don't remember how long I cooked the previous batch, but as it was only half the size, it should have cooked faster, right? Well, it turns out I overcooked these a bit. They're not bad, not burnt or anything, just a little drier and crumblier than I'd like.
But that wasn't my only mistake. I realized too late that I only had half a can of white frosting. So I decided to look up a recipe and make my own. It sounded so simple! And surely it would taste even better than the store-bought kind...Or not. It wasn't bad, but I definitely prefer the Pillsbury. The texture wasn't quite right either. It was thin but still visibly grainy. Not so grainy that it was noticeable in my mouth though.
So all and all, they're not bad, but I'm still disappointed.
