Monday, July 22, 2013

compost cookies



I'm totally aware that anything I say here will be completely ignored because of the insanely delicious photo above. But, if you can peel your eyes away from that goodness, let me just say that I'm so happy to have Jen from Milk and Honey in this space today. Not only is Jen a super talented cook, baker, and photographer, she's also just a gem of a person. Oh, and did I mention she's coming to you all the way from Australia? Oh, you want me to stop talking now so you can focus on cookies? Fine...

I’m stoked that Marie has asked me to guest post on her fabulous blog. When she kindly invited me, I immediately started to think about what I might cook for you.  My mind raced from something virtuous like a light salad or something elegant like a pastry treat. But my evil twin took over and found these Compost Cookies in Gourmet Traveller and MADE ME DO IT. 

Call them Compost Cookies, or Kitchen Sink Cookies, or Everything Goes Cookies, or Fairground Cookies, or What Dreams Are Made of Cookies, or I-Just-Worked-Out,-Don’t look-At-Me-Like-That Cookies, or I’m-Having-A-Bad-Day-And-I-NEED-A-Cookie Cookies. But, seeing as how they have oats and coffee in them, I actually like to call them Breakfast Cookies… *wink*.

Thanks Marie, for the chance to show-off in your blog-space and for the excuse to make these over-the-top cookies.

Compost Cookies (from Gourmet Traveller)
yields 20 cookies

225g (1 cup) unsalted butter, at room temperature
200g (1 cup) caster sugar (super fine sugar)
150g (3/4 cup) light brown sugar
50g (1/4 cup) liquid glucose
1 egg
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
225g (1 cup) bread flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
150g (3/4 cup) mini chocolate chips
100g (1/2 cup) mini butterscotch chips
40g (1/4 cup) rolled oats
2½ teaspoons ground coffee
50g (1/4 cup) each potato chips and mini pretzels

Graham crust
80g (2/3 cup) crushed digestive biscuits (Graham cracker crumbs)
10g (5 teaspoons) milk powder
15g (2 tablespoons) caster sugar (super fine sugar)
15g (1 tablespoon) unsalted butter, melted
30ml (1 oz.) cream

For the graham crust, toss cracker crumbs, milk powder, sugar and 1/8 teaspoon salt with your hands in a bowl to evenly distribute your dry ingredients. Whisk butter and cream in a small bowl to combine, add to dry ingredients, toss until small clusters form and set aside.

Beat butter, sugars and liquid glucose in an electric mixer on medium-high speed for 2-3 minutes, scrape down sides of bowl, add egg and vanilla and beat until very pale and fluffy (7-8 minutes). Reduce speed to low and add the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and 1 teaspoon sea salt flakes. Mix just until the dough comes together, no longer than 1 minute (don’t overmix). Mixing on low speed, add the chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, Graham crust, oats and coffee and mix just until incorporated (30 seconds). Add chips and pretzels and beat on low speed until just incorporated. Be careful not to overmix or break too many of the pretzels or potato crisps. Don’t, whatever you do, at this stage, taste any of the batter. Because if you do, and happened to get a potato chip and a chocolate chip in the same sample batch, you will end up eating cookie dough for lunch (not that I know anything about that.)

Scoop portions of cookie dough with an ice-cream scoop onto trays lined with baking paper. Pat tops of cookie dough domes flat. Top each cookie with a piece of pretzel and chip and wrap tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, or up to a week. Do not bake your cookies from room temperature – they will not bake properly.

Preheat oven to 180 degrees C (350 degrees F). Arrange the portions of chilled dough on oven trays lined with baking paper and bake until faintly browned on the edges yet still bright yellow in the center (18 minutes). The cookies will puff, crackle and spread. Cool completely on trays. Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

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24 comments:

  1. These cookies look delicious! They have a little bit of everything in them.

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    1. Thanks. These are a jumble of goodies in one neat package.

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  2. I have heard of this idea before and I absolutely LOVE it!! Plus, these have the whole sweet and salty combo going on, which is the best when it comes to desserts :).

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    1. Thanks so much. Sweet and salty... does it get any better?

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  3. You're right, that photo is beautiful. And how awesome is the name compost cookies? I LOVE IT!

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    1. Thank you. It took a lot of will power not to eat that cookie on top before I took the photo. But once I took it, it was history :)

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  4. i have always fancied adding potato chips to a cookie. Will have to try this one soon :) so nice to meet with you.

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    1. Thanks so much. Marie has provided us with a lovely place to meet. You have got to try potato chops in a cookie - it's a revelation.

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    2. *LOL! that should be potato chips, not chops. I'm not sure chops would be a good idea.

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  5. This looks great! I love cookies you can throw anything in your kitchen into.

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    1. Thank you. Since I made these, I keep thinking of all of my other favourite snack food that I could add to the next batch... I'm thinking Ritz crackers?

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  6. I NEED compost cookies in my life. Sweet, salty and scrumptious!

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    1. Thank you. Oh yeah, I hear ya with the NEED. There are times when only an outrageous cookies will do.

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  7. I love "kitchen sink" or "compost" cookies...they are great in a pinch and I love the name!

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    1. Thank you. You've just gotta love a cookie that houses all your favourite snacks, am I right?

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  8. These look so freaking good Jen! I love recipes that combine sweet, salty, gooey and crunchy. Mmmm :) Marie, I found the link via Milk and Honey... love your blog! Always so excited to find another awesome source of foodie inspiration xx

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    1. Hey Laura - fancy meeting you here, haha. These cookies are the ultimate in salty-sweet.

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  9. Such a cute name for these cookies! I love coffee, butterscotch and chocolate chips in here. YUM!

    Anne ~ Uni Homemaker

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    1. I love all those things too Anne. And to have them in cookie form is the icing on the cake... or the chip on the cookies, as it were.

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  10. Now I totally need an "excuse" to give these a try. I keep staring at those potato chips (great picture, btw)! : ) I'm seriously curious.

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  11. Beautiful cookies Jennifer! Everyone needs a recipe like this in their repertoire! And thanks for the introduction to Little Kitchie! Such a lovely blog!

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  12. You are killing me with YUM! Wow, another crazy amazing recipe!!! I want some like now!

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  13. This looks so mouthwatering!

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  14. Compost cookie is the name of the cookie at Momofuku Milk Bar and I believe the name is copyrighted - seems like the recipe has circulated so much that the origin has gotten lost but let's give credit where it's due. http://milkbarstore.com/main/press/recipes-and-how-tos/

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