Comments on: bake sale week: m&m cookies http://www.sophistimom.com/mm-cookies/ ensuring my family is well-read, well-bred, and well-fed Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:38:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Hamannde http://www.sophistimom.com/mm-cookies/comment-page-1/#comment-9951 Hamannde Fri, 05 Aug 2011 18:03:02 +0000 http://www.sophistimom.com/?p=392#comment-9951 Thanks for the answer! As for the sugar issue, I live in Germany and just weighed out 1 3/4 cup and it does indeed come out to 388 grams. This calculator seems to be the most accurate: http://www.traditionaloven.com/conversions_of_measures/sugar_amounts.html Basically all Europeans think American baked goods are too sweet. I just always reduce the sugar by 1/4 and then they're happy. Something else Europeans have to watch out for is flour. In Germany, their standard flour is our pastry flour, so making cookies is a disaster (they come out totally flat and greasy) unless I use a special kind with more protein. Thanks for the answer! As for the sugar issue, I live in Germany and just weighed out 1 3/4 cup and it does indeed come out to 388 grams. This calculator seems to be the most accurate: http://www.traditionaloven.com/conversions_of_measures/sugar_amounts.html

Basically all Europeans think American baked goods are too sweet. I just always reduce the sugar by 1/4 and then they’re happy.

Something else Europeans have to watch out for is flour. In Germany, their standard flour is our pastry flour, so making cookies is a disaster (they come out totally flat and greasy) unless I use a special kind with more protein.

]]> By: Jaime {sophistimom} http://www.sophistimom.com/mm-cookies/comment-page-1/#comment-9946 Jaime {sophistimom} Fri, 05 Aug 2011 00:12:54 +0000 http://www.sophistimom.com/?p=392#comment-9946 Hamannde--These cookies came out somewhere in the middle. A little crunchy, and not too chewy. I remember wishing they were a little chewier at the time. Hamannde–These cookies came out somewhere in the middle. A little crunchy, and not too chewy. I remember wishing they were a little chewier at the time.

]]> By: Jaime {sophistimom} http://www.sophistimom.com/mm-cookies/comment-page-1/#comment-9945 Jaime {sophistimom} Fri, 05 Aug 2011 00:11:23 +0000 http://www.sophistimom.com/?p=392#comment-9945 kiwii--You're right. That does seem like a lot of sugar. I made this recipe before I owned a kitchen scale, so I used an online converter to give you the metric measurements. I'm moving right now, and my scale is packed, so I can't double check it right now, but I think it's supposed to be 280g. Thanks for catching that! kiwii–You’re right. That does seem like a lot of sugar. I made this recipe before I owned a kitchen scale, so I used an online converter to give you the metric measurements. I’m moving right now, and my scale is packed, so I can’t double check it right now, but I think it’s supposed to be 280g. Thanks for catching that!

]]> By: kiwii http://www.sophistimom.com/mm-cookies/comment-page-1/#comment-9942 kiwii Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:14:23 +0000 http://www.sophistimom.com/?p=392#comment-9942 hello there, I was wondering if 380g of sugar is the right amount, because i tried this recipe tonight and they turned out to be a little to sweet:(hope this doesn't upset you, I just wanted you to know you have fans in Romania(Europe), who are a little confused:D hello there, I was wondering if 380g of sugar is the right amount, because i tried this recipe tonight and they turned out to be a little to sweet:(hope this doesn’t upset you, I just wanted you to know you have fans in Romania(Europe), who are a little confused:D

]]> By: Hamannde http://www.sophistimom.com/mm-cookies/comment-page-1/#comment-9938 Hamannde Thu, 04 Aug 2011 05:45:44 +0000 http://www.sophistimom.com/?p=392#comment-9938 That's a beautiful picture! And the cookies look delicious. I was wondering, are they crunchy or chewy? Thanks! That’s a beautiful picture! And the cookies look delicious. I was wondering, are they crunchy or chewy? Thanks!

]]> By: Juliette http://www.sophistimom.com/mm-cookies/comment-page-1/#comment-4017 Juliette Wed, 26 May 2010 10:46:57 +0000 http://www.sophistimom.com/?p=392#comment-4017 These sounded so yummy that I immediately made them. I changed the M&Ms with Smarties,though, because there was no M&m's bag to be found ^^. I blogged about it if you want to see my result! Fantastic blog, by the way! Juliette These sounded so yummy that I immediately made them. I changed the M&Ms with Smarties,though, because there was no M&m’s bag to be found ^^. I blogged about it if you want to see my result! Fantastic blog, by the way!
Juliette

]]> By: Jamie http://www.sophistimom.com/mm-cookies/comment-page-1/#comment-463 Jamie Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:58:13 +0000 http://www.sophistimom.com/?p=392#comment-463 Oh my goodness! I just made these and my family loves them. :) Your food photograhpy is beautiful. Are you a professional? My pics did not turn out how I hoped, but I am still learning. Any advice you could share? Thanks so much! Jamie Oh my goodness! I just made these and my family loves them. :) Your food photograhpy is beautiful. Are you a professional? My pics did not turn out how I hoped, but I am still learning. Any advice you could share? Thanks so much!

Jamie

]]> By: Sonja http://www.sophistimom.com/mm-cookies/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Sonja Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:12:34 +0000 http://www.sophistimom.com/?p=392#comment-88 Love your recipes, they are yummy. Only suggestion I have is, since I´m in Europe, if you could put the measurements of the packages (how much is in a small package of M&M´s?) and the sticks of butter. Thank you, it would be alot easier for me! Love your recipes, they are yummy. Only suggestion I have is, since I´m in Europe, if you could put the measurements of the packages (how much is in a small package of M&M´s?) and the sticks of butter. Thank you, it would be alot easier for me!

]]> By: Lyricality http://www.sophistimom.com/mm-cookies/comment-page-1/#comment-86 Lyricality Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:23:43 +0000 http://www.sophistimom.com/?p=392#comment-86 I can already see that your blog will be a dangerous, dangerous thing for my waistline. YUM. ♥ -Lyric (Angel =3) I can already see that your blog will be a dangerous, dangerous thing for my waistline. YUM. ♥

-Lyric (Angel =3)

]]> By: Shannon http://www.sophistimom.com/mm-cookies/comment-page-1/#comment-79 Shannon Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:36:01 +0000 http://www.sophistimom.com/?p=392#comment-79 My neighbor brought me the magic s'mores bars today. She read your blog. They were fabulous. Remember those cookies you make with the rollos inside. It's been years, I think that is what you put inside. I have the recipe upstairs but am too lazy to make sure I am correct. That would be a good one to share. My neighbor brought me the magic s’mores bars today. She read your blog. They were fabulous. Remember those cookies you make with the rollos inside. It’s been years, I think that is what you put inside. I have the recipe upstairs but am too lazy to make sure I am correct. That would be a good one to share.

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