Taking into consideration that I just moved and have yet to fully stock my kitchen with all the necessary baking essentials (i.e. nuts) I had to find a recipe in Martha's book that consisted of ingredients I already had around the house.
My new stand mixer actually had difficulty mixing this batch of cookies because it was such a small batch, it couldn't quite get all the way to the bottom of the bowl. I refrigerated the cookies as suggested and began to roll the dough into balls. I was surprised by how tiny the balls of dough were, even when pressed with my thumb. Overall, while the yield for the recipe said three dozen, I was able to make 26 tiny cookies.
I was able to taste these cookies in each stage of its finish. The cookie alone is a dry, crumbly chocolate base due mostly to the large amount of cocoa powder in the dough. It was tasty, but not my favorite. With the addition of the tart cream cheese topping, the balance between bitter and slightly sour improved the taste of the cookie. Finally, the addition of the strawberries on top adding a wonderful sweet and cool texture to the cookie.
Next time, I'd most likely double to recipe to get larger cookies for a nice presentation and I would attempt a strawberry jam layer instead of the fresh strawberries for an ease of eating and simplicity that the fresh strawberries hinder.
Fresh Peach Drop Cookies
Delicious! I barely had enough cookies left to photograph because I could not stop eating them. The addition of fresh fruit and jam makes these cookies moist and irresistible. The only concern I have is that because of the moisture, these cookies are almost impossible to store. The break apart, stick to each other, and get mushy if left inside an airtight container (probably part of the reason I can't stop eating them is because I don't want them to go to waste).
I would love to try these cookies with nectarines or even plums, I assume the stone fruit aspect of these are interchangeable.
I highly recommend this batch.
Until next time,
Alissa
1 comment:
what did u add to the recipe in order for the food to come out blurry?
thx
:)
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