Why was I baking all weekend? I wanted to send some cookies to three librarian friends (across the land - I'll explain that in a second).
Recently, I made the cookie dough for Dorie Greenspan's Chunky Peanut Butter and Oatmeal Chocolate Chipsters and Chocolate Ginger Cookies...and froze them in little balls. (Freeze them on a cookie sheet for a few hours first, then transfer to Ziplock bags)
Then, I simply baked them after they sat out a little bit (I had to roll the Chocolate Ginger ones in the sugar-ground ginger mixture). This is really a great technique. You should have emergency cookie dough available at all times! :)
I wanted to test out what baked goods traveled well so I enlisted several librarians to conduct some "research." Brian P is in the Bay Area, Sunshine is in Duluth and Diane B is in Maryland. I wanted a West Coast, Mid-West and East Coast "researcher." I filled a plastic container with food and bubble wrap and then placed this in a priority mail flat-rate box.
I mailed them on Monday and Brian P reported that he got his today (Wednesday). I'll let you know which item traveled the best and worst...
Citrus Pound Cake Mini-Loaf, Double Chocolate Brownies, Chocolate Chip/Oatmeal/Peanut Butter Chipsters...
Ginger Chocolate Cookies, and Soft & Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Everything you baked here looks so good...you've got me in the mood for a baking weekend now! :)
ReplyDeleteMine arrived on Wednesday too. I cannot wait to complete my "research." It is interesting that it took the same amount of time to get to the east coast as north Cal.
ReplyDeleteDiane B.
I am very interested to know the results of this test, I am looking for some good recipes to mail and this came at the perfect time!
ReplyDeleteFinally, mine arrived today (Thursday) in Duluth, MN. First off, everything was intact. I'm on a diet, so I picked out one ginger chocolate and one chewy chocolate chip. Both were excellent and tasted just fine. They weren't dry or stale. But Food Librarian is a champ in the packing department, so there was no way these puppies were getting bent out of shape. What for tomorrow?
ReplyDeleteSunshine shared the cookies today and they great!! Very well traveled.
ReplyDeleteJodi
The cookies sent to the midwest were shared with staff and what a wonderful treat on a Friday afternoon. The chipsters was still fresh and tasty. Much appreated that you are such a great baker and have such a generous friend. :)
ReplyDeleteuh, Mary? What gives? Did I just fall off the map of fresh baked goodies? Don't all those trips to Tartine count for something (BTW, a big group came over yesterday and we had lemon meringue cake - to die for)
ReplyDeleteSumi