Advanced Cookie Baking

If you have beginner cookie-baking techniques down, then this class is for you. The cookies in this online cooking class aren't your typical drop cookies like chocolate chip or oatmeal raisin. In this class, you will learn how to bake cookies that are impressive and delicious. Millionaire's Shortbread is Britain's triple-decker combo of buttery cookie, sweet caramel, and dark chocolate—almost like a Twix bar. Each component requires some time, but the end result is worth it. We ensure the buttery shortbread layer doesn't crumble by compressing it with a spatula right after baking. The key to the caramel layer is an instant-read thermometer, since the caramel needs to be cooked to between 236 and 239 degrees. We temper the chocolate layer by melting large chunks of chocolate and mixing in smaller shards, which makes the chocolate set up snappy and shiny. Italian Florentine Lace Cookies have a reputation for being unpredictable, since the recipe requires cooking sugar and making caramel. We bake them a little bit darker than most cookies so that they get crispy, then drizzle them with bittersweet chocolate. These cookies look like they came from a professional pastry shop! In this class, you will also learn how to package and ship your cookies so you can mail them to friends and loved ones for the holidays and any special occasion.
- Introduction
- Class Overview
- How to Ship Cookies
- How-To Videos
- How to Brown Butter
- How to Melt Chocolate
- How to Decorate Sugar Cookies
- Recipe Lesson: Millionaire's Shortbread
- Introduction
- What You'll Need
- Printable Recipe
- What Can Go Wrong
- Cooking Tutorial
- Recipe Lesson: Florentine Lace Cookies
- Introduction
- What You'll Need
- Printable Recipe
- What Can Go Wrong
- Cooking Tutorial
- Recipe Lesson: Raspberry Almond Cookies
- Introduction
- What You'll Need
- Printable Recipe
- What Can Go Wrong
- Cooking Tutorial