C is for cookie, that's good enough for me
You guys wanted food porn? I'll give you food porn. Today was the last day of the current term, and the last two competencies for my Advanced Pastries class was to make two different cookies made from different mixing and prepping methods. Well, there are about 20 people in my class, so multiply that by 2 and you get a shitload of cookies. Hence, a cookie party!
Matcha (Japanese green tea) macarons with chocolate ganache. I made these, along with a batch of gingersnaps from a recipe in our textbook that left me disappointed. But when you've got macarons, everything else seems to fall by the wayside. I actually think that the macarons I made awhile back with Chef Tim were better, but I LOVE the way these look. The color combination is so pretty to me.
L: Almond macarons with cassis filling
R: Brownies with cream cheese swirls
Top: Coconut macaroons
Bottom: Pumpkin chocolate chip
Madeleines with vanilla bean
Italian chocolate wedding cookies with icing
Shortbread rolled in sugar
Top: Shortbread with peanut butter, maybe?
Bottom: I think these were almond cookies. Not quite sure.
Chocolate with hazelnuts
Top: Orange zest with cardamom, garnished with chocolate ganache
Bottom: Almond macarons with rose buttercream
Chocolate with white chocolate piping
Cranberry and hazelnut biscotti
Top: Chocolate and caramel squares
Bottom: Lemon macarons
I honestly have no idea what these were. I didn't get around to trying any.
Left: Madeleines dipped in dark chocolate
Middle: I'm guessing some kind of shortbread rolled in green sugar
Right: Almond macarons with chocolate ganache
Peanut butter and white chocolate chip
I actually didn't eat that many cookies because I was trying to save room for a pizza demonstration that Chef Tim was doing just after class, but they all looked incredible. It was so fun to have them spread out across the tables like a buffet made up of cookies as far as the eye could see. I don't usually like to brag, but my class is kind of the shit amongst the Pastry department at school. The instructors and staff actually talk amongst themselves about how well we work and how talented we are. I'm so happy to be a part of such a proficient and creative group.
Matcha (Japanese green tea) macarons with chocolate ganache. I made these, along with a batch of gingersnaps from a recipe in our textbook that left me disappointed. But when you've got macarons, everything else seems to fall by the wayside. I actually think that the macarons I made awhile back with Chef Tim were better, but I LOVE the way these look. The color combination is so pretty to me.
L: Almond macarons with cassis filling
R: Brownies with cream cheese swirls
Top: Coconut macaroons
Bottom: Pumpkin chocolate chip
Madeleines with vanilla bean
Italian chocolate wedding cookies with icing
Shortbread rolled in sugar
Top: Shortbread with peanut butter, maybe?
Bottom: I think these were almond cookies. Not quite sure.
Chocolate with hazelnuts
Top: Orange zest with cardamom, garnished with chocolate ganache
Bottom: Almond macarons with rose buttercream
Chocolate with white chocolate piping
Cranberry and hazelnut biscotti
Top: Chocolate and caramel squares
Bottom: Lemon macarons
I honestly have no idea what these were. I didn't get around to trying any.
Left: Madeleines dipped in dark chocolate
Middle: I'm guessing some kind of shortbread rolled in green sugar
Right: Almond macarons with chocolate ganache
Peanut butter and white chocolate chip
I actually didn't eat that many cookies because I was trying to save room for a pizza demonstration that Chef Tim was doing just after class, but they all looked incredible. It was so fun to have them spread out across the tables like a buffet made up of cookies as far as the eye could see. I don't usually like to brag, but my class is kind of the shit amongst the Pastry department at school. The instructors and staff actually talk amongst themselves about how well we work and how talented we are. I'm so happy to be a part of such a proficient and creative group.