COOKIES GALORE : NO HOLDS BARRED.Byline: Natalie Haughton Daily News Food Editor To look at Judy Rosenberg - just a smidgen under 5 feet tall, petite and trim - you'd hardly guess that she ever indulges in cookies - let alone any other sinfully rich desserts. But as the owner of Rosie's Bakery, with three locations in the Boston area, and the author of the recently released ``Rosie's Bakery, Chocolate-Packed, Jam-Filled, Butter-Rich No Holds-Barred Cookie Book'' (Workman Publishing; $12.95), indulge she does - in rich desserts and cookies on occasion. That translates into ``two or three rich things a week,'' Rosenberg said recently during a stopover in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . However, in between, you'll find her eating a healthy diet and doing lots of exercise (running and weight training) to stay trim. She believes for the most part that people should eat a low-fat diet low-fat diet A diet low in fats, especially saturated fats, which has a positive effect on arthritis, CA, ASHD, DM, HTN, obesity, and strokes. See Diet, Low-fat snack; Cf Animal fat, High-fat diet. , exercise and stay fit, but when it's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a to indulge, ``you should indulge in something 100 percent gratifying grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. .'' No disgusting low-fat stuff for her (although her husband, Richard, is into low-fat cookies, desserts, etc.)! ``Desserts are totally worth the calories, but they should be eaten in moderation.'' And chocolate, she added, is definitely the favorite dessert flavor in America. ``I love cookies,'' writes Rosenberg, an obsessive baker and dessert maker. ``There are few things in this world more deeply satisfying than a really good cookie. And cookies aren't just for kids. Twenty years TWENTY YEARS. The lapse of twenty years raises a presumption of certain facts, and after such a time, the party against whom the presumption has been raised, will be required to prove a negative to establish his rights. 2. of chocolate chip Chocolate chips are small chunks of chocolate. They are often sold in a round, flat-bottomed teardrop shape (similar to a Hershey's Kiss). They are available in numerous sizes, from large to miniature, but are usually around 1 cm in diameter. cookies on Rosie's best-seller list have convinced me that the craving for cookies doesn't lessen with age.'' Although cookies are part of a shared American experience American Experience (sometimes abbreviated AmEx) is a television program airing on the PBS network in the United States. The program airs documentaries about important or interesting events and people in American history, many of which have won impressive , noted Rosenberg, they have been delighting people around the world for centuries. Baking cookies allows cooks to pass on taste memories - and tie together generations. And Rosenberg is passing on her cookie memories to her three children, Jake, 12, and 9-year-old twins Maya and Noah, who demand dessert (and it can't be low-fat) nightly. Her bakery, which is her work and pleasure, came into being by way of a batch of fancily decorated sugar cookies she made and sold to galleries and gourmet shops one Valentine's Day Valentine's Day: see Saint Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day Lovers' holiday celebrated on February 14, the feast day of St. Valentine, one of two 3rd-century Roman martyrs of the same name. St. in the '70s. After graduating from the University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. Commonly referred to as UC Berkeley, Berkeley and Cal , with a bachelor's degree in French, Rosenberg settled in Cambridge, Mass., with no idea of what she'd pursue. She started waitressing and, after pestering from her parents, earned her master's degree master's degree n. An academic degree conferred by a college or university upon those who complete at least one year of prescribed study beyond the bachelor's degree. Noun 1. and a teaching credential A United States teaching credential is a basic multiple or single subject credential obtained upon completion of a bachelor's degree and prescribed professional education requirements. from Tufts University Tufts University, main campus at Medford, Mass.; coeducational; chartered 1852 by Universalists as a college for men. It became a university in 1955. Jackson College, formerly a coordinate undergraduate college for women, merged with the College of Liberal Arts in . Then it was more waitressing and more school - this time classes at the Boston Museum School. It was the first time she had an opportunity to be creative - and she thrived on it. ``Just on a lark, I decorated and glazed some sugar cookies for Valentine's Day. They were very baroque and garish - and I presented them in boxes lined with lavender satin. I took them to galleries and boutiques - and they were a hit. One place called me the next day and asked me what else I could bake,'' she recalled. ``I knew I loved chocolate layer cake and congo bars, and I started searching for recipes.'' Using abundance as her basic principle, Rosenberg began baking and made her creations look luscious and voluptuous. Besides having eye appeal, the items had to taste good, she noted. So Rosenberg started trotting her creations to a bakery in Harvard Square Harvard Square is a large triangular area in the center of Cambridge, Massachusetts, at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue, Brattle Street, and John F. Kennedy Street. to sell. It quickly became apparent to her that this was her calling. And as they say, the rest is history. She opened her own place - Rosie's Bakery - in 1974. Her dessert philosophy is simple. ``First and foremost, desserts should taste luscious. They don't have to look perfect, even or exact, but they should have voluptuousness and sensuality that is just really appealing to the eye and the senses.'' Rosenberg finds baking therapeutic - and almost meditative med·i·ta·tive adj. Characterized by or prone to meditation. See Synonyms at pensive. med  i·ta , she said, adding that it is very relaxing and instills confidence. ``I still get a heightened physical reaction, a buzz, when I bite into a spectacular dessert, and lust is probably the only word that accurately describes my relationship to chocolate,'' wrote Rosenberg in her first cookbook, published in 1991, ``Rosie's Bakery All-Butter Fresh Cream Sugar-Packed No Holds-Barred Baking Book,'' (Workman; $13.95), which has sold 160,000 copies. But she said as she gets older, she is becoming more interested in nonchocolate items, such as fruit pies and other fruit desserts and lemon-flavored desserts. Her bakeries specialize in gourmet, upscale items including brownies, all kinds of cookies (rugelach rug·e·lach or rug·a·lach n. A cookie of cream-cheese dough spread with filling, such as jam or nuts, and then rolled up. Noun 1. , meringues and biscotti Biscotti (plural of Italian biscotto, roughly meaning "twice baked") are crisp Italian cookies often containing nuts or flavored with anise. Traditionally, biscotti are made by baking cookie dough in two long slabs, cutting these into slices, and reheating them to dry in addition to peanut butter, oatmeal, chocolate chip cookies, etc.), all kinds of bars, muffins, scones, sticky buns and all kinds of desserts such as fresh fruit tarts and pies, custard tarts, dark raspberry fudge cake A fudge cake is a small chocolate pastry that contains fudge. They are shaped as small round cakes, hence the name. "This recipe is also known as "Death By Chocolate, if topped with chocolate ice cream and lashings of whipped cream. and other layer cakes, cheesecakes, pecan pies and the like. ``All the desserts in the stores are pretty much in the two books,'' noted Rosenberg. But she's not worried that someone might steal her recipes and open a bakery. ``There is so much more involved in opening a bakery than just using recipes,'' emphasized Rosenberg, adding that ``even when people have recipes, they don't make them with the same expertise. There is something personal and special I bring to Rosie's and it makes Rosie's what it is - and it is not easily duplicated.'' Whatever your relationship with cookies, Rosenberg promises to enrich it with more than 150 rich, yummy cookie recipes to choose from that don't skimp skimp v. skimped, skimp·ing, skimps v.tr. 1. To deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material: concentrated on reelection, skimping other matters. 2. on good ingredients such as chocolate chips, chocolate chunks, nuts, jam, butter, cream cheese, peanut butter and more. There's something for everyone and every occasion in this cookie volume, which took about two years to write. Rosenberg did the initial recipe testing and then passed the recipes along to her dedicated recipe tester for further refinements. Calorie counts and nutritional analyses are not included because Rosenberg figures if you enjoy a cookie, it's better not to know how many calories or how much fat it contains. ``It's not going to change your life or body,'' she noted. Among Rosenberg's favorites - all of which sound tempting - in this new volume are Butter Doughnut Holes, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Cheesecake Brownies (these are to die for), Chocolate Raspberry Sandwiches, Coconut Dainties and Butterscotch but·ter·scotch n. 1. A syrup, sauce, candy, or flavoring made by melting butter and brown sugar together. 2. A golden or tawny brown. Chocolate Chip Brownies. From the first book, she recommends Soho Globs, Dagwoods, Chocolate Chip Cookies and Apple Caramel Casserole. Rosenberg noted that, as a child, she was overweight and always on a diet. ``I was chubby chub·by adj. chub·bi·er, chub·bi·est Rounded and plump. See Synonyms at fat. [Probably from chub (from the plumpness of the fish). until the end of high school. When my boyfriend when off to college (he was a year ahead of her in school), I dieted my entire senior year and became a thin person,'' she noted. ``I'm totally neurotic about my weight, and if I gain 2 pounds, I feel like a blimp blimp: see airship. . It's a curse, but it has kept me from getting heavy again - and it keeps me in control.'' Now dig out those bowls and cookie sheets and get baking. With these recipes from Rosenberg's newest cookie volume (as well as a few from her previous dessert cookbook), you'll be in heaven. FUDGIE WUDGIES Named by my son Jake, this extra-fudgy, almost flourless, bounding-in-nuts-and-chips cookie is a dark - as dark can be - sensation. It's a chocoholic's dream and not bad for the casual indulger, too. 10 ounces (1 3/4 cups) semisweet sem·i·sweet adj. Having a small amount of sweetening: semisweet chocolate. Adj. 1. semisweet - having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness bittersweet chocolate chips 10 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder Noun 1. cocoa powder - the powdery remains of chocolate liquor after cocoa butter is removed; used in baking and in low fat and low calorie recipes and as a flavoring for ice cream chocolate - a food made from roasted ground cacao beans 1/8 teaspoon salt 2 large eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla 3/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup chopped pecans OR walnuts Line several baking sheets with parchment paper or grease lightly with vegetable oil. Melt 6 ounces (1 cup) chocolate chips and butter in top of a double boiler double boiler n. A cooking utensil consisting of two nested pans, designed to allow slow, even cooking or heating of food in the upper pan by the action of water boiling in the lower. Noun 1. placed over simmering water. Remove pan from heat and cool slightly. Sift flour, baking powder, cocoa and salt together into a small bowl; set aside. Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat eggs and vanilla in a medium mixing bowl until blended, about 10 seconds. Add sugar to egg mixture and blend until mixture is thick, about 1 minute. Scrape bowl. Add melted chocolate and blend 1 minute more. Scrape bowl. Add flour mixture on low speed and mix until blended, 10 seconds, scraping bowl with rubber spatula spatula /spat·u·la/ (spach´u-lah) [L.] 1. a wide, flat, blunt, usually flexible instrument of little thickness, used for spreading material on a smooth surface. 2. a spatulate structure. . Mix in remaining 4 ounces (3/4 cup) chocolate chips and nuts. Drop dough by generously rounded tablespoons about 2 inches apart onto prepared baking sheets. Bake in preheated 325-degree oven 14 to 16 minutes or until cookies rise slightly and form a thin crust. Immediately transfer cookies from baking sheets to wire racks to cool. Makes 20 large cookies. NOTE: If you plan to snack on cookies the first day, place cookies on a plate. After that, place cookies in an air-tight container and refrigerate re·frig·er·ate tr.v. re·frig·er·at·ed, re·frig·er·at·ing, re·frig·er·ates 1. To cool or chill (a substance). 2. To preserve (food) by chilling. 1 or 2 days or store in freezer up to 2 weeks. Bring cookies to room temperature before eating. From ``Rosie's Bakery Chocolate-Packed Jam-Filled Butter-Rich No-Holds-Barred Cookie Book'' by Judy Rosenberg, Workman Publishing. ROSIE'S OATMEAL COOKIES This Rosie's staple - moist, chewy chew·y adj. chew·i·er, chew·i·est Needing much chewing: chewy candy. chew i·ness n. and replete with golden raisins - didn't make it into my first book. Many of my customers were disappointed, and pleaded with me to adapt the recipe for home use. Here it is: the perfect choice for easy baking, moist in the center and crunchy crunchy - floppy disk around the edges. Just guard against overbaking. 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 3/4 teaspoon baking soda baking soda: see sodium bicarbonate. 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon salt 8 1/2 tablespoons (1 stick plus 1 1/2 teaspoons) unsalted butter, at room temperature 1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar 7 tablespoons granulated sugar Noun 1. granulated sugar - sugar in the form of small grains powdered sugar - sugar granulated into a fine powder refined sugar, sugar - a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative granulated sugar 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon molasses molasses, sugar byproduct, the brownish liquid residue left after heat crystallization of sucrose (commercial sugar) in the process of refining. Molasses contains chiefly the uncrystallizable sugars as well as some remnant sucrose. 2 1/4 teaspoons water 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1 large egg 2 cups plus 1 tablespoon rolled oats oats, cereal plants of the genus Avena of the family Gramineae (grass family). Most species are annuals of moist temperate regions. The early history of oats is obscure, but domestication is considered to be recent compared to that of the other 1/2 cup shredded shred n. 1. A long irregular strip that is cut or torn off. 2. A small amount; a particle: not a shred of evidence. tr.v. sweetened sweet·en v. sweet·ened, sweet·en·ing, sweet·ens v.tr. 1. To make sweet or sweeter by adding sugar, honey, saccharin, or another sweet substance. 2. To make more pleasant or agreeable. coconut 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons golden raisins Line several baking sheets with parchment paper or lightly grease with vegetable oil. Sift flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt together into a small bowl and set aside. Using an electric mixer on medium speed, cream butter, both sugars, molasses, water and vanilla together in a medium bowl until light and fluffy, about 1 1/2 minutes. Stop mixer twice during process to scrape bowl with a rubber spatula. Add egg and mix on medium-low speed to incorporate, about 20 seconds. Add flour mixture and mix on medium-low speed, 10 seconds. Scrape bowl, then mix until well blended, about 5 seconds more. Scrape bowl. Add oats and mix several seconds on low speed to blend in Verb 1. blend in - blend or harmonize; "This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs" blend, go fit, go - be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired; "This piece won't fit into the puzzle" . Add coconut and raisins and mix until well blended. Drop dough by heaping tablespoons about 2 inches apart onto prepared baking sheets. Bake in preheated 375-degree oven 12 to 14 minutes or until cookies are golden around edges and lighter in center. Cool on baking sheets. Makes 20 cookies. NOTE: If you plan to snack on cookies the first day, place cookies on a plate or simply leave on baking sheet. After that, layer cookies in an air-tight container using plastic wrap or wax paper between layers and store in freezer up to 2 weeks. Bring cookies to room temperature before eating. From ``Rosie's Bakery Chocolate-Packed Jam-Filled Butter-Rich No-Holds-Barred Cookie Book'' by Judy Rosenberg, Workman Publishing. AUNT FLORENCE'S ANISE anise (ăn`ĭs), annual plant (Pimpinella anisum) of the family Umbelliferae (parsley family), native to the Mediterranean region but long cultivated elsewhere for its aromatic and medicinal qualities. BISCOTTI Aunt Florence is 90 years old. She is the eldest of three sisters, all of whom are stellar cooks. For the sake of efficiency, or maybe family feeling, each carved out her domain. Florence's is biscotti. For many years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time recipe existed only in her mind, so her niece, Mary Susan DeLaura, petitioned her aunt to teach her the secret of the biscotti, which she wrote down and brought back to us. I can't believe a crunchier, more delicious biscotti exists. 2 3/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 3 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 3 large eggs 3/4 cup plus 2 teaspoons sugar 1 teaspoon anise flavoring 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or grease lightly with vegetable oil. Sift flour, baking powder and salt together into a small bowl and set aside. Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat eggs in a medium bowl until foamy foam·y adj. foam·i·er, foam·i·est 1. Of, consisting of, or resembling foam. 2. Covered with foam. foam , 30 seconds. Add sugar gradually, continuing to beat on medium speed until mixed, 30 seconds. Add anise flavoring and melted butter and beat until blended, 10 seconds. With mixer on low speed, add flour mixture and mix only until blended, 20 seconds, stopping mixer once to scrape bowl with a rubber spatula. Turn dough out onto a work surface and divide in 1/2. Form a strip about 2 1/2 inches wide and 12 inches long with one of the portions and place on 1 prepared baking sheet. Form a second strip and place on second baking sheet. Bake in preheated 325-degree oven 30 minutes or until firm to touch. Remove baking sheets from oven and reduce oven temperature to 275 degrees F. Cool 10 minutes. Using a serrated serrated /ser·rat·ed/ (ser´at-ed) having a sawlike edge. serrated (ser´āted), adj having a jagged or notched edge; saw-toothed. knife, cut each strip into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Arrange slices, standing up, about 1/2-inch apart on baking sheets. Bake until thoroughly crisp and lightly golden, about 30 minutes. Let biscotti cool on baking sheets. Store in airtight air·tight adj. 1. Impermeable by air. 2. Having no weak points; sound: an airtight excuse. airtight Adjective 1. container at room temperature up to 2 weeks. Makes 48 biscotti. From ``Rosie's Bakery Chocolate-Packed Jam-Filled Butter-Rich No-Holds-Barred Cookie Book'' by Judy Rosenberg, Workman Publishing. NEW YORK CHEESECAKE BROWNIES What better combo for a gal from New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. who grew up on cheesecake and brownies? A layer of cheesecake and a layer of bittersweet bittersweet, name for two unrelated plants, belonging to different families, both fall-fruiting woody vines sometimes cultivated for their decorative scarlet berries. brownie, one creamy, one fudgy, and both utterly divine. Eat at room temperature like a brownie or chilled just like cheesecake. BROWNIE: 3 1/2 ounces unsweetened chocolate 10 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter 1 cup sugar 3 large eggs 1/2 cup all-purpose flour CHEESECAKE: 1 pound cream cheese, cold 1/2 cup sugar 1 large egg 1 large egg yolk yolk (yok) the stored nutrient of an oocyte or ovum. yolk n. The portion of the egg of an animal that consists of protein and fat from which the early embryo gets its main nourishment and of 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice Lightly grease a 9-inch square baking pan with butter or vegetable oil or line bottom with parchment paper. For Brownie, melt chocolate and butter together in top of a double boiler placed over simmering water. Cool mixture 5 minutes. Place sugar and eggs in a medium bowl and using an electric mixer, beat on medium-high speed until pale yellow, 2 minutes. Scrape bowl with a rubber spatula. Add flour on low speed and mix 5 seconds. Scrape bowl. Add cooled chocolate mixture on low speed and blend until mixed, 15 seconds, stopping mixer once to scrape bowl. Spread batter evenly in prepared pan, and place pan in freezer 10 minutes. Meanwhile, for Cheesecake, place all cheesecake ingredients in a food processor and process until smooth, 1 minute. Stop processor once during process to scrape bowl. Remove pan from freezer. Carefully spoon cheesecake mixture over brownie layer and, using a spatula, spread over brownie so as not to mix the two together. Bake on center rack in 300-degree oven until top is set and center is just about level with edges, 1 hour and 5 to 10 minutes. Cool brownies in pan 30 minutes. Using a sharp thin knife, cut into 2 1/4-inch squares, dipping knife in hot water and wiping off after each cut. When cut, refrigerate bars in pan, covered with plastic wrap, up to 2 days. After that, layer in an air-tight plastic container with plastic wrap, parchment or wax paper between layers and store another 2 days in refrigerator or in freezer up to 2 weeks. Serve cold or at room temperature. Makes 16 brownies. From ``Rosie's Bakery Chocolate-Packed Jam-Filled Butter-Rich No-Holds-Barred Cookie Book'' by Judy Rosenberg, Workman Publishing. SOHO GLOBS The first time I was introduced to a glob at the Soho Charcuterie (a popular nouvelle American restaurant in the '80s) in New York, I was outraged at the price. Two dollars indeed, I fumed fume n. 1. Vapor, gas, or smoke, especially if irritating, harmful, or strong. 2. A strong or acrid odor. 3. A state of resentment or vexation. v. until I bit into one and immediately went back for two more. Globs are the ideal combination of a bittersweet chocolate flavor and a chewy consistency, all studded with pecans and chocolate chips - kind of cookiedom's answer to the brownie. And then there's the name. No wonder I became a believer. 5 ounces semisweet chocolate 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature 1/3 cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 large eggs, at room temperature 2 teaspoons vanilla 1 tablespoon instant espresso powder 3/4 cup sugar 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips 1/3 cup chopped pecans 1/3 cup chopped walnuts Line several cookie sheets with parchment paper or grease lightly with butter or vegetable oil. Melt 5 ounces semisweet and 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate and butter in top of a double boiler placed over simmering water. Cool slightly. Sift flour, baking powder and salt together into a small bowl and set aside. Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat eggs, vanilla and espresso powder in a medium mixing bowl until mixed together, about 10 seconds. Add sugar to egg mixture and blend until thick, about 1 minute. Scrape bowl. Add melted chocolate and blend 1 minute more. Scrape bowl. Add flour mixture on low speed and mix until blended, 10 seconds. Fold in chocolate chips and nuts by hand. Drop dough by generously rounded tablespoons about 2 inches apart onto prepared cookie sheets. Bake in preheated 325-degree oven until cookies rise slightly and form a thin crust, about 13 minutes. Immediately remove cookies from cookie sheets and place on a rack to cool. Makes 20 cookies. From ``Rosie's Bakery All-Butter Fresh Cream Sugar-Packed No-Holds-Barred Baking Book'' by Judy Rosenberg, Workman Publishing. PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES Here is Rosie's version of the classic peanut butter cookie. On the first day, they're chewy in the center and crunchy around the edge, but if there are any left over for day two, you'll find that they'll get crisper crisp·er n. One that crisps, especially a compartment in a refrigerator used for storing vegetables and keeping them fresh. throughout. 1 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons creamy OR crunchy peanut butter 1/2 cup plus 1 teaspoon granulated sugar 1/2 cup plus 1 teaspoon packed light brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1 large egg, at room temperature 1 cup semisweet chocolate chunks Sift flour, baking soda and salt into a small bowl and set aside. Using an electric mixer on medium speed, cream butter, peanut butter, both sugars and vanilla together in a medium mixing bowl until light and fluffy, about 1 1/2 minutes. Stop mixer twice to scrape bowl with a rubber spatula. Add egg and beat on medium speed until blended, about 1 minute. Scrape bowl. Add dry ingredients to peanut butter mixture and mix on low speed until blended, about 15 seconds. Scrape bowl and mix several seconds more. Stir in chocolate chunks. Place dough in a small covered bowl and refrigerate several hours or overnight. To bake, line several cookie sheets with parchment paper or grease lightly with butter or vegetable oil. Measure out heaping tablespoonfuls of dough and roll into balls with your hands. Place balls 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets. Bake in preheated 350-degree oven until cookies are dark gold around edges and slightly puffy and light in center, about 15 minutes. Cool cookies on cookie sheets. Makes 18 large cookies. From ``Rosie's Bakery All-Butter Fresh Cream Sugar-Packed No-Holds-Barred Baking Book'' by Judy Rosenberg, Workman Publishing. CHOCOLATE ORANGE SHORTBREAD I'm convinced that feasts of the gods on Olympus included chocolate and oranges since it's such a divine pairing. It's embodied here in a crunchy orange-flavored wafer, festooned with chunks of bittersweet chocolate. 1 large egg 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 6 tablespoons powdered sugar 2 tablespoons granulated sugar 1 tablespoon grated grate 1 v. grat·ed, grat·ing, grates v.tr. 1. To reduce to fragments, shreds, or powder by rubbing against an abrasive surface. 2. orange peel 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cold, cut into 8 pieces 5 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped Mix egg and vanilla together in a cup and set aside. Combine flour, baking soda, salt, both sugars and orange peel in a food processor and process 10 seconds. Distribute butter over flour mixture, and process to form coarse crumbs CRUMBS is an improvisational theatre duo based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The duo consists of two actors, Stephen Sim, and Lee White. Other members include videographers, musicians, photographers, webmasters, illustrators, producers, agents, publicists, graphic , about 5 seconds. With machine running, pour egg mixture through feed tube and process until dough comes together, about 10 seconds. Stop processor once during blending to scrape sides of bowl with a rubber spatula. Remove dough from processor and place on a work surface. Knead knead tr.v. knead·ed, knead·ing, kneads 1. To mix and work into a uniform mass, as by folding, pressing, and stretching with the hands: kneading dough. 2. chocolate in by hand. Place a 20-inch length of wax paper or plastic wrap on a working surface. Shape dough into a rough log 16 inches long and place along one side of paper. Roll dough up in paper and twist ends like a hard-candy wrapper A data structure or software that contains ("wraps around") other data or software, so that the contained elements can exist in the newer system. The term is often used with component software, where a wrapper is placed around a legacy routine to make it behave like an object. . Refrigerate dough 2 hours. Remove log from refrigerator. Using your hands, roll wrapped dough gently back and forth on a work surface to smooth out log. Refrigerate again 4 to 6 hours or as long as overnight. To bake, line several baking sheets with parchment paper or leave ungreased. Remove dough from refrigerator, unwrap and cut log into slices a slight 1/2-inch thick. Place cookies 1-inch part on baking sheets. Bake in preheated 325-degree oven until cookies are firm and crisp, about 16 minutes. To test for doneness, remove a cookie from oven and cut in 1/2. There should be no doughy strip in center. Cool cookies on cookie sheets. Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature 1 to 2 days if you think you will be snacking on them. After that, store container in freezer up to 2 weeks. Bring cookies to room temperature before eating. Makes about 42 cookies. From ``Rosie's Bakery Chocolate-Packed Jam-Filled Butter-Rich No-Holds-Barred Cookie Book'' by Judy Rosenberg, Workman Publishing. PUCKER-YOUR-LIPS APRICOT LINZER BARS For me, few fruits can rival the beauty and succulent succulent (sŭk`yələnt), any fleshy plant that belongs to one of many diverse families, among them species of cactus, aloe, stonecrop, houseleek, agave, and yucca. tartness of apricots, so I created these bars to highlight those attributes. I placed a mixture of dried apricots and apricot preserves over a rich pastry crust, topped it with latticework, and came up with the perfect complement for afternoon tea. DOUGH: 2 cups plus 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 1/2 teaspoons grated lemon peel 15 tablespoons (2 sticks minus 1 tablespoon) unsalted butter, cold, cut into 15 pieces 2 large egg yolks 1 large egg white FILLING: 1 box (8 ounces) dried apricots, chopped fine Water 3/4 cup apricot preserves 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice Lightly grease a 9-inch-square baking pan with butter or vegetable oil or line bottom with parchment paper. For Dough, place flour, sugar and lemon peel in a food processor and process 20 seconds. (Or whisk together by hand in a large bowl.) Distribute butter evenly over flour and process until mixture resembles coarse meal, 15 to 20 seconds. (Or rub butter into flour with your fingertips "Fingertips" is a 1963 number-one hit single recorded live by "Little" Stevie Wonder for Motown's Tamla label. Wonder's first hit single, "Fingertips" was the first live, non-studio recording to reach number-one on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in the United States. or cut in with a pastry blender.) Whisk egg yolks together. With processor running, pour yolks in a steady stream through feed tube and process just until dough comes together, 20 to 30 seconds. (Or sprinkle yolks over flour mixture while tossing with a fork.) Divide dough into 2/3 and and 1/3 portions. Gently press larger portion evenly in bottom of prepared pan and a scant 1/2 inch up sides. Using a pastry brush A pastry brush or basting brush is a tool used to spread oil or glaze on food. Traditional basting brushes are made of plastic fiber similar to paint brushes, while modern pastry brushes are frequently made out of silicone. , glaze glaze, in pottery glaze, translucent layer that coats pottery to give the surface a finish or afford a ground for decorative painting. Glazes—transparent, white, or colored—are fired on the clay. dough all over with some of egg white. (Or pour egg white over dough and tip pan from side to side so white spreads completely over surface. Pour off and save excess.) Bake on center rack in preheated 375-degree oven until golden, 30 minutes. While base is baking, prepare lattice dough. Roll out remaining dough betwePaen 2 pieces of plastic wrap to form a 9 1/2-inch square. Place this, still sandwiched in plastic wrap, in freezer while preparing filling. For Filling, place apricots in a small saucepan and add water to cover. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil until soft, 2 to 3 minutes. Drain apricots and pat dry with paper towels. Place in a small bowl along with apricot preserves and lemon juice, and mix together. Remove pan from oven and increase oven temperature to 400 degrees F. Spread apricot filling over baked base. Remove remaining dough from freezer and peel off top piece of plastic wrap. Cut dough into 12 strips each about 3/4-inch wide. Carefully place 6 strips across filling, about 1-inch apart, with first and last strip touching sides of pan. Repeat procedure with remaining 6 strips, placing perpendicular to first 6, in a lattice pattern. Press ends of strips into dough border on edge of pan. Brush remaining egg white over lattice strips with a pastry brush. Bake on center oven rack 40 minutes, until lattice is golden. Remove pan from oven and place on a rack to cool at least 2 hours. Then cut into 2 1/4-inch squares, ``sawing'' lattice carefully with tip of a sharp thin knife. Leave bars in pan, at room temperature, covered with plastic wrap, up to 2 days or layer bars in an airtight container with plastic wrap, parchment or wax paper between layers and store in refrigerator 2 to 4 days or in freezer up to 2 weeks. Bring bars to room temperature before eating. Makes 16 bars. From ``Rosie's BakeryChocolate-Packed Jam-Filled Butter-Rich No-Holds-Barred Cookie Book'' by Judy Rosenberg, Workman Publishing. SPOTLIGHT ON Judy Rosenberg Age: 50. Profession: Entrepreneur and creative baker. Owner of Rosie's Bakery with three locations in the Boston area (Cambridge, South Station in Boston, Chestnut Hill Chestnut Hill may refer to: In geography:
Hometown: New York City - Midtown mid·town n. A central portion of a city, between uptown and downtown. midtown Noun US & Canad the centre of a town Manhattan. Rosenberg lived there until she went to college at the University of California, Berkeley, for fPaour years. Food background: Self-trained. While she was growing up, her mother shopped at the best New York bakeries, Rosenberg said. ``I had a real passion for eating good food and mainly desserts.'' Most popular dish she makes: Chocolate chip cookies; chocolate orgasms (they have become Rosie's most famous dessert). Three favorite foods: A great chocolate chip cookie, pork ribs Pork ribs are a type of food dish popular in North America and Asian cuisine. Pork and bones from a pig's ribcage are cooked by smoking (cooking), grilling, or baking together (usually with a sauce, primarily barbecue sauce), and then served. and egg salad Egg salad is part of an Anglo-American tradition of salads involving a high-protein or high-carbohydrate food mixed with seasonings in the form of spices, herbs, and other foods, and bound with an oil-based dressing. . Favorite kitchen gadget (1) Slang for any hardware device, typically small. Synonymous with "gizmo." (2) A mini application that resides on a computer desktop or personal home page, typically found in the Windows environment. : KitchenAid mixer and food processor. Pet peeve pet peeve n. Informal Something about which one frequently complains; a particular personal vexation. Noun 1. pet peeve - an opportunity for complaint that is seldom missed; "grammatical mistakes are his pet peeve" : Having to fill the car up with gas. Favorite cookbook: ``Believe it or not, I am not a cookbook user,'' said Rosenberg. Occasionally she refers to ``The Betty Crocker Betty Crocker, an invented persona and mascot, is a brand name and trademark of American food company General Mills. The name was first developed by the Washburn Crosby Company in 1921 as a way to give a personalized response to consumer product questions. Cookbook'' for a standard recipe. Favorite restaurant: East Coast Grill in Cambridge, Mass. Favorite junk food junk food n. Any of various prepackaged snack foods high in calories but low in nutritional value. junk food : Doughnuts. Foods she hates: Squid and liver. Secret food passion: Chocolate. Favorite thing to cook and eat: Desserts. Ideal vacation: A Caribbean island. What does she do when she's not baking?: ``I work, I exercise (running and personal weight training), and I spend time with my kids,'' she said. ``At night, I veg out in front of the television.'' If she couldn't be a bakery shop owner, what would she be?: ``A therapist with a practice in my home - I love having the freedom to be at home and create my own schedule,'' she noted. Dream job: Being a top executive and ideas person at a big company and orchestrating ideas with other people. ``I would love for it to be with Rosie's (where I could delegate everything),'' Rosenberg said. Worst kitchen disaster: When one of her kids turns the blender on without the top and everything goes all over the ceiling, the walls, the kitchen, etc. Also baking with all three of her children at one time. If she could dine with anyone (current or in history) who would it be?: Madonna. Most memorable meal: ``I've had few of them, but recently I had one at Salamander's in Cambridge,'' she recalled. The worst part of her business or of being a bakerPa is: The stress. ?13- Natalie Haughton Tips for great cookies Here are some cookie-baking tips shared by Judy Rosenberg, author of ``Rosie's Bakery Chocolate-Packed, Jam-Filled, Butter-Rich, No-Holds-Barred Cookie Book.'' Know your oven, as oven temperatures vary. Use baking times as guidelines, depending on your oven. Be sure to thoroughly preheat pre·heat tr.v. pre·heat·ed, pre·heat·ing, pre·heats To heat (an oven, for example) beforehand. pre·heat er n. the oven to the correct temperature (it'll take from 5 to 10 minutes) prior to baking for best cookie results. Rosenberg prefers baking one sheet of cookies at a time. Use very good quality baking pans (shiny heavy-gauge aluminum is good, as is a nonstick non·stick adj. Permitting easy removal of adherent food particles: a frying pan with a nonstick surface. nonstick Adjective surface such as Silverstone) - flat with slightly rolled edges. Look for pans at a commercial restaurant supply store. Don't use air-cushion pans, cautioned Rosenberg, as cookies don't get enough heat and don't crisp around the edges. Know your dough. If you want cookies that are chewy in the center and crispy crisp·y adj. crisp·i·er, crisp·i·est 1. Firm but easily broken or crumbled; crisp. 2. Having small curls, waves, or ripples. around the edges, bake the dough cold and high (do not flatten). Experiment and find out what happens when you bake the dough cold or at room temperature. That way you'll gain more control of your baked goods. If your brownies are coming out dry and crunchy around the edges, reduce the oven temperature, advised Rosenberg. Make sure you use the pan size specified in a recipe, otherwise you may end up with a different-textured product than expected. Use butter in your cookies, but eat fewer of them. There is no substitute for butter in baking, she said. Realize that the best way to learn and become confident is by doing, emphasized Rosenberg. ``With every mistake you make, you're educating yourself more about the chemistry of baking.'' Analyze what impact a mistake has on the dough. When it comes to freezing, Rosenberg recommends no longer than two to three weeks to avoid ending up with cookies that have freezer flavor and freezer burn freezer burn n. Discoloration that appears on improperly or inadequately packaged frozen food, caused by evaporation of moisture. . ?13- Natalie Haughton CAPTION(S): 3 Photos, 2 Boxes Photo: (1--Color) no caption (Judy Rosenberg, cookies) (2) Judy Rosenberg (3) no capPation (Cookies) David R. Crane/Daily News Box: (1) Spotlight on Judy Rosenberg (See Text) (2) Tips for great cookies (See Text) |
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