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I admit, I had high hopes for these cookies. (Recipe below.) I've always been a huge fan of Cooks Illustrated, because they take the time to explain their methodology and why things work as they do. So I expected their "Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies" recipe to be stellar.
It's not. It's not bad; don't get me wrong. They're just not great. Maybe because I had my oven on a touch too high, or maybe because the melted sugar cooked just a bit too long, but the sugar-coated bottoms of the cookies wound up burning, even though the tops are fine. Also, the cookies are more crumbly than I anticipated. I expected something more smooth than crumbly.
Still, they're decently tasty, especially with milk. I'm just not sure I'll make them again, and I doubt they'll make the Christmas cookie gift list.
(For the record: I made these by hand, and I only cooked one baking sheet at a time because I have a small oven. Your mileage may vary.)
( The recipe )
It's not. It's not bad; don't get me wrong. They're just not great. Maybe because I had my oven on a touch too high, or maybe because the melted sugar cooked just a bit too long, but the sugar-coated bottoms of the cookies wound up burning, even though the tops are fine. Also, the cookies are more crumbly than I anticipated. I expected something more smooth than crumbly.
Still, they're decently tasty, especially with milk. I'm just not sure I'll make them again, and I doubt they'll make the Christmas cookie gift list.
(For the record: I made these by hand, and I only cooked one baking sheet at a time because I have a small oven. Your mileage may vary.)
( The recipe )
