Cookie Station

          A few weeks ago I was in the cookie station and I noticed that cookies get sold very quickly. The creaming method gets used a lot for cookie recipes. My favourite part in this station is scooping and flattening the cookies. It’s fun making different kinds of cookies and learning what gives cookies different characteristics. For crispy cookies less liquid is added. Crispy cookies contain a high amount of fat and sugar. They get baked longer so that more moisture gets out creating a crispy texture. They're usually small and thin shaped. For soft cookies lots of liquid is added and not so much fat and sugar. Under baking also makes them soft. Chewy cookies contain a high amount of sugar and liquid but they are low in fat and they contain more eggs. Chewy cookies are mixed a little longer so that strong flour or gluten develops during mixing. Cookies that spread contain a high amount of sugar. Here's an interesting fact the word cookie comes from the Dutch word koekje. Koekje means “little cake.”