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BraveTart: Iconic American Desserts
By Stella Parks, J. Kenji López-Alt
W. W. Norton & Company - 2017
Homemade Pecan Sandies : page 223
These are terrific, if not slightly too sweet. Next time I may skimp on the white sugar a bit. The brown butter really makes these special. Heads up: There is an error, which is addressed by the author on her website, the amount of butter should be 1.25 sticks butter, not 1.5.
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Honey-Roasted Peanut Butter Cookies : page 50
These are worth the extra effort! I made my own honey roasted peanuts (Serious Eats) and though they were a bit sticky they worked perfectly here. These are nutty, chewy and are perfectly salty-sweet.
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Snickerdoodles : page 44
These are everything you want in a cookie of this type - crunchy edges and chewy centers with vanilla and cinnamon coming on strong. They get an incredible boost of flavor from the freshly grated cinnamon!
I am pretty sure this is the same as the New Fashioned Snickerdoodles recipe that Stella has on the Serious Eats website. I did prefer the cookies with a little shorter baking time.
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Triple Oatmeal Cookies : page 39
Wow, TRIPLE OATMEAL- rolled, flour and steel cut. I love oatmeal cookies and while I won't say I loved these three times as much, I did think they were terrific. Could have used a little more spice but I love the deep vanilla/caramel flavors. These need to be watched carefully as the edges brown quickly - I took mine out at about 10 minutes and the edges were dark - not burned but dark (and delicious). Mine thinned out a bit even after being refrigerated but I really didn't mind as the centers were still chewy. I skimped on the pecans and cranberries by about half an ounce and it was still plenty.
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