Consuming
Thoughts
by
Fay Strickler
Penn State Extension Home
Economist For Berks Co.
We have received numerous
consumer calls on baking cook
ies. the following guidelines on
"cookie basics" will help to
answer many of your questions.
Ingredients:
*The flavor and texture of the
cookies will be modified when
interchanging butter, mar
garine, and shortening. If you
wish to substitute, do so in
equals amounts. When using
margarine for baking holiday
cookies be sure to select a brand
that contains 10-11 grams of fat.
Brands that contains less fat
will cause the cookies to spread
and often have unsatisfactory
baking results.
•Use large eggs for baking.
•Don't substitute granulated
sugar when a recipe calls for
powered sugar.
•Only use synthetic sweeten
ers in recipes specifically devel
oped for them or follow manu
facturer amounts.
•If unsure about a substitu
tion, the rule is don't do it.
•It's important to beat mar
garine and sugar until well
creamed to help sugar start to
dissolve and to incorporate air
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717-367-8867
into the dough for a light cookie.
Be sure stick margarine is soft
ened before beating.
Baking:
•Preheat the oven so cookies
are assured of uniform baking
temperature.
•Use flat cookie sheets with
low or no sides. High-sided pans
prevent proper browning.
•Shiny baking sheets yield
the most evenly baked and
browned cookies. If using dark
pans, reduce the oven tempera
ture 25° to reduce the risk of
burning.
•Use baking pans that fit
your oven properly—allow 2
inches from their edge to each
side of the oven. Substitute the
back of any large pan for a cook
ie sheet.
Storage:
•Cool cookies thoroughly on a
rack in single layers before stor
ing.
•To keep cookies soft or
chewy, store in an- airtight con
tainer. To keep crunchy cookies
from becoming limp, keep in a
loosely covered container in a
cool, dry place. To crisp softened
cookies, heat them in a 300°
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717-784-7731
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Annville, Pa.
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oven for 5 minutes.
•Baked cookies can be stored
in the refrigerator for up to 2
weeks or in the freezer for 9-12
months if wrapped in moisture
and vaporproof plastic bags or
containers.
•Many cookie doughs freeze
nicely—refrigerator doughs as
well as rolled and drop cookie
doughs. Store in freezer contain
ers up to 2 months. Thaw 3-6
hours in refrigerator, bake with
in 24 hours.
Q. When I bake cookies using
my grandmother's recipe, they
don't seem to taste the same nor
do they have the same texture.
What am I doing wrong?
A. Using old recipes often
means "NOT" using modern
measuring cups and spoons or
adapting the recipe to obtain the
same baking results, since
Grandma often used a scale.
Here are a few of the more
common ingredients and the
conversions:
1 pound flower = 3 3/4 cups
unsifted.
1 pound granulated sugar = 2
cups.
1 pound brown sugar = 2 1/2
cups firmly packed.
1 pound confectioners' sugar
= about 4 cups unsifted.
1 pound butter = 2 Cups.
1-cup large eggs = 5 whole
eggs, 8 whites, or 12 yolks.
1 pound dried fruit;
apricots = 3 to 4 cups
dates = 2 1/2 cups (60)
prunes = 2 1/2 cups (30
to 40)
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FARM SERVICE
Quarryville, Pa.
717-786-7318
WERTZ FARM & POWER
EQUIPMENT, INC.
PA Rt. 516,
Glen Rock, Pa.
717-235-Otll
Raisins = 2 1/2 cups
seeded or 3 cups seedless
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New Tripoli, Pa.
215-767-7611
Oley, Pa.
215-987-6257
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CARLISLE (Cumberland
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newest staff member of the
Cumberland County Cooperative
Extension Office. She recently
began her duties as a 4-H and
plant science agent. She is a
graduate of Delaware Valley
College with a degree in agrono
my and environmental Science.
Amanda's pervious work
experience was an an agrono
mist for Brubaker Agronomic
Consulting Service. Amanda is
married to Timothy Leham of
Mechanicsburg. As a 4-H and
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Much of her time will be spent
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