Tag: cookies

Asian American, I Am

You know those little fortune cookies that take-out Chinese restaurants give out? The ones that come wrapped in plastic with a string of “lucky” numbers and a fortune that, for me — a 15-year-old — always seems to have something to do with romance. (Not gonna happen — t...

Why Do Freshly Baked Cookies Smell So Good?

You open the door to your house after getting dropped off by the bus. As soon as you step inside, that lovely aroma of chocolate chip cookies embraces you. Sweet, warm, buttery — simply irresistible. You drop your backpack on the ground and rush over to the kitchen, where the scent grows even ...

The Story of Sugar Cookies

There were sugar and flour and butter and eggs which gave us biscuits and other sweet treats, but there were no sugar cookies. What was missing? True sugar cookies require a leavening agent — a baking substance that, when mixed with liquids and bolstered by the heat of the oven, creates ...