Cookie Dough Changers - Melinda Lee says so!

Few years back, I would spend my Saturday mornings 10am - 12 noon scrapbooking and listening to talk radio - One show was about computer knowledge and people would call in asking questions about computer problems and for advise.

Right after that show was a cooking/baking show with Melinda Lee. Spending the hour with Melinda was so much fun! I learned so much. She had a topic she started off with and then took called in questions about everything. I even called in and asked how to bake cakes so they don't rise in the centers but just evenly all the way across the top of the cake. She said to buy this toweling item and you wrap the wet towel around the cake pan. Well I didn't bother looking for that towel, as my cake baking days ended soon (the kids left home!) but the point is she had the answer for an age-old baking problem!

I checked out her web page one day and was amazed at what I found! There was this chart of sorts that told about changing a cookie recipe to change the quality of the cookie to your own liking. And let me tell you....It is a gold mine of problem solvers on how to make the perfect cookie dough. Want a cookie crispier than the recipe says? Want it moister? How about puffier or flatter? Here are things that you can use, substitute or add, to change the status of probably most any cookie dough recipe to make it perfect for your taste buds. I have used it so often and can highly recommend the part about FOR MAXIMUM "PUFF" AND CHEWINESS IN YOUR COOKIE CREATIONS. I was going to type it out here for you all, but then 21st Century kicked in and I thought "see if she still has her web page", so a quick Google search and there she was, and there was my coveted chart of cookie changers!

THOSE FAMOUS COOKIE TIPS

Quick little additions or changes and voila! The perfect cookie!

I used the changes for a moister cookie with my already near perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe and it was so perfect I gave the recipe to my daughter who hates to cook ANYTHING and she bakes them cause she says they are so good!

There's lots more to her web page and it is just fun to read - whether you use any of her suggestions or not! Find what you need at Melinda Lee.com I don't have a radio anymore, so I'll just keep checking her web site! Nice to have my friend back!