becker's bakery butter cookies recipe

Ive always enjoyed cooking, perhaps because I love eating and because I want things the way I want them (where have I heard this?). I found this recipe which works in a cookie press: 2 cups (260 g) all-purpose flour 1/2 cup jam, flavor of your choice 1 cup sprinkles or chopped nuts or shredded coconut 12 oz. My six-year old twins and I tore through it the moment it arrived. I was really hoping these would taste like the cookies of a New York Italian bakery. WOW these are so close. How is this KETO???? However, I must congratulate anyone who was able to squeeze this dough through a pastry bag or cookie press. Because of the high demand for their original recipe donuts served at breakfast, brothers Bill, Louie, Joe and Alex went into the donut business. The photography is beautiful and the recipes look great. Im not a wimp, but even my weight-lifting, football playing high school son couldnt mange the dough. Any suggestions? I made the pizza beans tonight for dinner and theyre just as perfect as I hoped. Which is best? Thank you so much! Saw the video on your Instagram. Beat in egg, then stir in the vanilla. Add in the chocolate and jam (I used homemade strawberry and some fancy dark chocolate chips) and the cookies are impossible to stop eating. I have tried warming the dough but have never been able to pipe it out. Step 2 Cream the Salted Butter (2/3 cup) and Powdered Confectioners Sugar (1/4 cup) until light and fluffy. I broke a few cookies when I tried dipping them in the chocolate, so I ended up using my finger to delicately spread chocolate that I heated in the microwave every few minutes. I did try waiting for them to warm up and it did not seem to be much easier.. HOWEVER I used a ziplock back with a piping tip and the bag edge stretch out and *pop* went the tip when I was trying to pipe. I tried various sized tips and to no avail the dough would not pipe. The very best of luck with your book tour, and I know the book will be a TOTAL success. I literally just watched Exit/In just announced new shows starting April 1. ), thanks for the amazing blog and good luck on your book tour. Becker's Bakery Cookies Going out on a limb here- I am wondering if anyone has the recipe (or an identical one) for those amazing and greatly missed butter cookies Becker's made. Good luck on the rest of the tour and please come back!!! In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Hoping to see you when you come through Portland later this year. Yay! Great to meet you in Berkeley today and have you sign my copy of this beautiful cookbook. The butter sits in the MW with the hot water and softens up some more. Beat the butter, sugar, salt and vanilla together until smooth and creamy. Once the cookies are completely cool, flip half of them over, to become the bottom half of your sandwiches. The recipe is from my ex-husbands Oma, thats how good they are: I kept the recipe, not the husband. but now live out west and I cant find NY Italian bakery-style cookies anywhere. I think ambient kitchen temperature and humidity play a big role here Ive made them quite successfully in warm weather in a humid environment but I was trying to make them in the winter with very low humidity and they just would not pipe. Long-time follower/first-time poster here. And huge CONGRATULATIONS, Deb! Yum! Ive made a couple things already and these cookies were in that list. I am just perplexed hereNote to add I am a very experienced cookie baker and weighed my flour. Based on previous comments, I used my digital food scale to measure the ingredients. Seriously, I need some handholding (or maybe just a confidence boost) to take these on! Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl. So far all of the choices have been yours and they have all been received so enthusiastically that the guys have been asking where to find the recipes. And the Pizza Beans from the book and sneak preview blog post are already on rotation with two adult sons in their own kitchens. Cream butter and sugars together until light and fluffy, about 30-60 seconds. In fact, I would love to take you there! I have already sent this book to my daughter-in-law in the US because she loved your first one so much (which I also sent her) and she is a very good and keen cook. Ill be making these together again, for sure. It was nice, while waiting at Chapters, to talk to other fans to see what they like to make best I was pushing confetti cookies HARD. I think food processor is better as it will heat up the dough a bit. Recipes Southern Cooking Nashville Breads Soft White Dinner Rolls. Im used to piping stiff cookie dough, such as Dorie Greenspans Viennese sabls, and this dough wouldnt budge. and i did not make it into a sandwich, rather let the littles dip and decorate. This book is a thank you for inspiring me every day to become a better cook and writer. Mix in the egg yolk until well incorporated, scraping down the sides of the bowl at least once. Cheated a texture by running fork tines lightly on top of each cookie. Ive been trying to perfect this so have made them 3x in the past week and the latest batch I made half as swirl cookies because I think the flavor is so good its nice to showcase without the jam. Disappointed and wondering if I missed something in the recipe. Luckily, we live a few blocks from a great Italian bakery. I often dont like sprinkles because theyre waxy or have a weird taste but these are good. I just came to find out if anyone had the same problem. If you have a warmer kitchen maybe youll have an easier time, but until the batter warmed up in the piping bag from my hands it was carpel tunnel inducing. 3 days max and thats if company doesnt come over..these look so festive and yummy. The first time I made them was an epic fail. They wanted to eat (and cook!) However, Im getting 36 cookies total out of this recipe, not 36 sandwiches as noted at the top of the recipe. Yes to stiff so Im using my cookie press tip. ps My grams made cookies like this and they were my favorite. Step 2. I would love to make these, but hung up on the sprinkles I try to avoid trans fat but pretty much all sprinkles seem to be made with partially hydrogenated oil. What is even harder to do is to stop eating them ! Deb, did you use your sprinkles left over from that epic 7-pound jar you linked to from the Elmo funfetti cake? Deb, your recipes are so approachable and delicious. I ended up doing these in a peanut butter cookie style, with a teaspoon scoop & flattened with a fork. So far it has split one of my piping bags, and wont come out my leuke piping thing. Amazon delivered my book yesterday. 2 cups all-purpose flour plus 2 Tbsp teaspoon kosher salt or sea salt Instructions In a mixing bowl or in the bowl of a stand mixer, cream butter and sugar for five minutes, pausing at least twice to scrape the bottom of the bowl with a spatula. Been trying to emulate that bakery-style butter cookie for years. I love having a delicious donut shop in my neighborhood. Deb! I saw you last night in Philly and can I just say you are so sweet and kind and I so enjoyed your talk! I might have to Julie & Julia this to see how long it takes me to make everything out of this book, but I think its safe to say the next 2 months every baking recipe will be made. Youll probably go through them faster than you think! I also had an issue piping them and wound up using no tip and making ridges with fork tines! Ive tried numerous recipes and have never been disappointed (looking forward to getting your new cookbook soon- congrats on all youve accomplished!!!) They are easy to make and buttery melt in your mouth delicious. Ive made this recipe 3 times in the past 2 days because my entire family absolutely loves them! Not sure what piping would have added to the jam assembly seems like an unnecessary step? I want to ensure a nice, pipe-able dough, and I figured Id just follow your example to get it right. of Fiori Di Sicilia from King Arthur in addition to the vanilla which gives the cookies a nice floral/citrus flavor and got 42 sandwiches plus a few imperfect ones I ate. Im imagining it winging its way over the Pacific Ocean all the way to Australia. I think thats a brilliant idea. Wow- Just tried these after filling them with jam and dipping them in chocolate and sprinkles and they blew me away. Adding cocoa for part of the flour makes a good chocolate cookie which is excellent filled with cherry preserves. And please dont let the network people ruin your playful spirit and your sense of fun. And it was awesome. Not sure how my count can be so far off. My book has arrived (via AMAZON) & I also have a copy on hold at our local, independent bookstore in downtown Cincinnati. In 1984, Stan's son Todd took over and added a deli. My dough was way too thick to pipe. I was a little nervous about piping the dough so made sure my butter was room temp and also let my mixing bowl sit on my preheated oven for a few minutes before I added the flour to make sure the butter was extra warm. Maybe some of the luck is just having a warm kitchen. This is cant be the right method. And that would be so amazing!!! Tasted delicious, but not nearly as pretty as piping. I hope you love it. Barley is one of the three never-evers in the gluten-having wheat, rye, barley (and sometimes oats) trilogy. I have loved your blog (and the other cookbook) for many years and am so excited about this one. I put the dough back in the mixer and added 2 tablespoons. Definitely a new go-to recipe. Basically, everything in my fridge has now been dipped in chocolate and my kids are not complaining. Cant wait to explore it more and hope to make it to Boulder to see you. If youre just going to eat them over the sink, alone, and dont care what they look like, then yes, they taste fine. Just a spoonful or two. Re, chocolate thickeness: We found that with different chips, the thickness varied. Not yours!! Really enjoyed the talk. Delicious, perfect bite, tiny dessert with a glass of red wine. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-gastronomy/an-unabashed-appreciation-of-smitten-kitchen-the-ur-food-blog. Ive noticed a lot of recipes will work in a piping bag and cookie press (all though i know they will be differently shaped) i love the press though, makes dozens of cookies in half an hour <3 I love your website to Deb, only food blog I read, and you describe food so well, even stuff I might not like you make sound good. Pastry bags bursting and the dough being too dense. It piped well after that, though I found it easiest to squeeze near the tip, and then push the rest of the batter down as needed. Adding some cream to try to thin, but realizing 1 c of flour is 120 grams, and maybe it should read 240 grams?? Oh God Deb I love you :-) these look amazing, and the cookbook cover is sooo beautiful. Place the finished cookie on the prepared parchment-lined tray. My experience was similar to that of other reviewers who had trouble with this dough. So I added a couple of tablespoons of heavy cream. Congratulations; so excited to see you in Dallas! Below are a few shots of the "Good-ole days", 2016by Beckers Bakery and Deli. 2 2/3 cups flour. I just checked Amazon to see when my book is arriving is it weird if I leave work early to go home and read it? You can still get cookies like this at a lot of bakeries, and our nostalgia for them may be strong, but the reality of them these days is by and large underwhelming. A month ( plus!) Thank you for caring about what you do and sharing it with all of us! bonnibakery.com. I love that every recipe has a picture, I love how it is organized, and of course I love reading your stories on each page. (Miss you). OMG! I was squeezing with all my might but it was just too stiff. I left the book out on the table and my kids (ages 4 and 6) started leafing through it. Sandwich its pair on top and press gently to seal the cookies to the jam. Let me explain. I let out a sigh of happiness as I discovered what was in the brown cardboard. Thank you for all the long days of hard work, testing and retesting recipes, taking photos and getting it all written out so perfectly. I used the butter when it was half melted, half softened. Wow, she includes you with Julia Child and Marcella Hazen and Lidia Bastianich. Mix the butter, sugar, and egg together thoroughly. What a challenging dough. (and I mean that in a good way) I just got through the first four breakfast recipes last night before I nodded off, and I want to make all four of them! I used 4 ounces of chocolate and made my cookies slightly larger than the recipe calls for. and I havent made it to the meat mains yet! Still in process Ill update when theyre done. The only thing I did was add 1 tsp of lemon juice and 1 tsp of Almond extract and removed the salt. Whoops! Anything we could add to the dough to soften it? I made the pork tenderloin agrodolce with squash rings tonight for dinner. My husband loved them plain and I prefer them with the jam and chocolate so theres something for both of us here. I trust this book, Mom. ;) Well done!! flour: all purpose flour or Italian 00 flour. They are awesome. Lets see what we did wrong.) Your book has truly banished the drudgery and restored the pleasure of cooking. I am going to make these next week! Anyway, I was really happy with the consistency for piping unless so many other reviewers, but obviously they were simply too soft as they spread hugely and lost all definition. After that, it was just soft enough to pipe- I used a tipless pastry bag with the corner snipped off. Preheat oven to 375. Wondering if the steps may have been printed out of order? How much almond extract? I had better luck filling the centers with a smear of chocolate and a dab of jelly. I always thought I would need a cookie press, it never occurred to me to try a piping bag. Also, as others have mentioned I got just about 20 small cookies out of a 1/2 recipe, so would assume ~40 cookies (not sandwiches) from a full recipe. But the chocolate and sprinkles are VERY pretty. I wanted to make these this evening, but was surprised to find myself out of regular sugar and with a surplus of icing sugar, so I decided to do a swap gram for gram after a few quick google searches. Before I make these again, which I certainly will, I will get some better melting chocolate. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Completely distracted at work, because Amazon let me know that my cookbook is coming today!!! 2) Scoop the dough with a 1 and to 2-tablespoon sized cookie scoop and drop it onto the baking sheet. Roll the cookies in sprinkles, then return them to the baking sheets to set. Do you think this dough would work in a cookie press? Thank you for all you do and your wonderful recipes! I just checked Amazon, and my order has left the warehouse! My copy arrived in the mail today, though sadly had been out all day so only now am I able to crack it open. They taste good, but I was so looking forward to them looking like the photo! Still worked fine but yes, I definitely think you could thin it I might use a pat of butter instead because we do want it to somewhat set, and ganache really doesnt. So heres my creeper moment, we spent Thursday through Sunday of last week in New York and my biggest dream was to get to meet you! What went wrong? I went to the shop yesterday to buy your book and it was sold out, (Yay for you; boo for me), so I had to order it online. Im strictly gf/glutard, but am totally saving this recipe for when I need something normal to take somewhere. A new family staple, and it is only the first recipe weve tried! Post was not sent - check your email addresses! I used 1/4 tsp. Theyre written in Dutch but there are only about 7 ingredients so you can easily type them into Google Translate. She flew all the way in from Kansas City to be there (and then we realized later that you are going to Kansas City)! Got a little distracted. Yay! The recipes I have been able to find are a father crisp cookie..?? Its not just an isolated handful of people. Your book is probably the most used on my shelf ! I used Toll House in a more recent batch and agree they dont melt the same, stay quite thick. 2 cups all purpose flour teaspoon salt 1 cup unsalted butter softened cup sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 large egg room temperature 2-3 teaspoons milk if needed white chocolate chips (optional) semi sweet chocolate chips (optional) coconut oil (optional) sprinkles Instructions The ones I remember from my childhood literally melted in your mouth. I love the flavor of these cookies however they are very time consuming. Can you do an IG stories or video where you walk novices like myself through the process? It has to be absolutely soft. I dont find the jam sweet; I usually love the tart contrast with the chocolate and cookie, however, youre making them for you, not me! Wed love to see you! I am a very experienced baker and I followed the directions to the letter but these cookies were impossible to pipe. All will be forgivenplease come back soon. I tried mine in two different styles of cookie press, because I didnt have a big enough pastry tip and I read the comments, but it did not work well. Congrats on the new book too, love the front cover and hope your book tour goes well!! What was the reasoning behind this decision? Thank you for sharing your wit and obsessions! Missing you! Congratulations on your new book! Preheat oven to 150 degrees C (300 degrees F).Cream the Salted Butter (150 gram) and Powdered Confectioners Sugar (30 gram) until Stir in All-Purpose Flour (95 gram) and Corn Starch (75 gram).Transfer into piping bag with a star tip. It was super easy (90% of the work on these cookies was done by four eight-year-olds)! Wonderful! In large bowl, with mixer at high speed, beat next 4 ingredients for 3 minutes, or until light and fluffy. Love your blog, and Thanks for all the recipes! Im only about halfway through reading this amazing book, but already I see far more recipes that I cant wait to make than I found in the first Smitten book. Just out of curiosity, I checked the tracking again and seriously Lost. Not sure where I went wrong. Let the cookies cool completely. Or should I just use compound chocolate (and compromise the taste). Great recipe! Can this dough be rolled and cut out? Beat butter and sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Their sugar cookies are delicious and you can even send them a photo and they'll print it in the cookies. You should know that a potentially dangerous error is misprinted on page 315, where Spring Fried Barley with a Sesame Sizzled Egg is listed as a gluten-free recipe. Wasnt sure if I should use 240 or 260? I also saw a stack on Sunday at Costco (guessing they werent supposed to have them out until today but someone missed the memo) and I couldnt help flipping through it a little, but I mostly wanted to be able to savor my own copy when it arrived. I wound up putting it in a cookie press and with some difficulty managed to squeeze them out but there was no way it was coming out through a pastry bag. Your new book is amazing! When I got my pre-ordered copy in the mail, I thought, These dishes look awesome! but also for inspiring my teen and tween to get into the kitchen with me. disaster, the dough was impossible to work with. eggs: 2 medium eggs and 1 extra yolk, at room temperature. I am reading it like a book, trying not to miss a crumb! Perfectly sweetened! Ill admit Ive been here since the very early days, eating all the strawberries and dumplings. I bought my copy of your new book a few days ago (at my local bookstore) and the recipes look so good! I loved the intro where you talk about the challenge of putting a healthy meal on the table for your family. That didnt stop the excited and joy I felt driving through our little city nearby and seeing your book cover front and center! Had to squeeze the bejesus on the tipless plastic bag. I CANT WAIT. Overall, a fun way to mix up the Thanksgiving dessert lineup! They are delicious and the dough worked really well in my cookie press. Mix in salt and vanilla. Youre amazing! Step 1 Preheat oven to 375 and line two large baking sheets with parchment paper. Mine was waiting for me in the mailbox when I got home today. In the bowl of a stand mixer, add butter, brown sugar, and sugar and mix on low using the paddle attachment. Wait 1/4 cup melted butter!!! One, I think its really important to note that the butter needs to be softened not just room temperature. He printed the great review of your book written by Emily MacLean. You can press out long strips of dough down the length of the cookie sheet and then with a knife, cut each strip into cookies, or cut the dough into individual cookies while pressing the dough out. I saw her at Chapters in Toronto, and once last fall while she was here for a bloggers expo. Just made your Bakery Style cookies Thanks always for your inspiration and guidance. Also, the dough gets easier to pipe as you proceed the heat of your hands softens it a little. but I. CANT. I found these super hard to pipe, my hands were cramped after. Congrats on the new book! You just made my day. My husband and 3-year-old humored me. Most of your tricks like cutting the end of the dough off a pastrybag with a knife or scissor are exactly what most professionals do! So excited to get mine! In fact, the only word I think that really captures how sublime it is (the mix of so many new veggie recipes! Plus its my birthday and my most anticipated gift was this cookbook that I preordered for myself months ago! Im an avid fan of yours who also happens to be Celiac. Any help would be appreciated. My piping was an epic fail. The cookie is absolutely delicious! It has flour AND sugar! That is exactly what I need in my life, and its so conveniently packaged in a gorgeous book. I just got my book. As Deb says, the recipe IS perfect! I made these this afternoon for my mother-in-laws birthday and theyre just soperfect. Do you think this cookies will stay well outside the fridge or what type of chocolate would you recommend for this? Yum! Good luck with your new book. Deb, it was lovely to be in the same room as you last night. It is awesome. When I got to page 5 granola biscotti I almost skipped making dinner for the fam to make them immediately. I thinned mine (boring old Nestle Tollhouse chips) with vegetable oil, which worked great. Thanks so much for all your hard work, Deb. If you want cookies, Beckers is the best. I made these over the weekend and they were really good. I also subbed the flour for a GF homemade mix and I think they expanded a tiny but more, but still held their shape and pipping. There are so many people struggling with this one. Im looking Opinion | This Is How Red States Silence Blue Cities. Step 1: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Cant wait! I used some of the better right away and some after about an hour and a half of chilling. I am so excited for you, your family(s), all your readers! I made these last week for a bake sale at my daughters school and they were great! Its fabulous, and youre the best. They were so tasty to eat but texture-wise differed a lot from the sturdier, sandier cookie Im used to finding on a bakery tray youd bring for a holiday. becker's bakery butter cookies recipe. Larger cookies may need a few extra minutes to bake. The dough was dry and didnt go through the tip at all, i even heated the butter before using, finally I heated the dough a little to make it softer and the tip suggested doesnt make wide enough cookies either, aside from it falling apart when squeezing out. There was just something about those cookies that made them different! I settled for surreptitiously paging through during dinner. I just got my copy in the mail and I have been fawning over it ever since as a batch of your roasted tomato soup gurgles on the stove. In the bowl of your stand mixed fixed with paddle attachment, cream shortening, butter and sugar. Dear Deb cup (160 grams) jam of your choice - or multiple jams! 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