I have a problem.... If I don't make the flavor myself, I'm cheating. It's a noble endeavor, but it takes a lot of time, effort, and a LOT of ingredients and reject recipes. However, everyone likes getting my rejects.
I have taken quests to find the right peanut butter flavor, a graham flavored cookie, I make marshmallow sauce from scratch, vanilla custard, caramel and I even dry my own fruit for certain recipes. Each recipe takes time and trials. Once in a while, I get lucky and I get a recipe right the first try.
The sickening thing is that I enjoy trying to get the flavors right and making something from scratch. I actual get cravings to bake and decided that I should probably do it in some form for a living.
It's a lot of work, but the sense of accomplishment is beyond measure.
Feel free to post comments or suggestions.
"Cookie"
Strawberry Rhubarb Cookies
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Friday, July 30, 2010
How I started
I thought you might like a little more background behind the beginnings of Chloe's Cookie Corner.
It started out about 7 years ago...
I love peanut butter. And I love chocolate(what woman doesn't). But, my dilemma came in the package of crunchy cookies. I HATE crunchy cookies! Cookies are supposed to be soft! I never liked peanut butter cookies because they were always crunchy. I couldn't take it anymore and decided to take matters into my own hands. I found a recipe and tried it. It was crunchy, I changed some of the ingredients. Not right. I changed the baking process; better, but not right. I changed the ingredients again; Yes... they're soft, but the taste is all wrong. I kept tweaking and tinkering until 2 years later I had mastered my Peanut Butter Surprise Cookie.
This is now the signature cookie and my best seller. They melt in your mouth and taste wonderful. I can't resist snitching one when I'm baking them. My mother orders them 4 and 5 dozen at a time at least twice a month.
I started making my chocolate chip cookies and the peanut butter surprise cookies for Christmas for my co-workers at Advance Auto Parts. I had to stop because literal fights were breaking out. They were trying to steal each others cookies and there was an actual tackle incident and my co-worker was taken down. It was a matter of safety.
Last year (2009), I came up with an idea... A chocolate caramel flavored cookie! I tried it and my husband went wild. I sent a small package to all my customers (Advance Auto Parts Garages) and they begged for more. All of a sudden ideas came flooding in for unique flavors I wanted to try. I started baking them and sending out my recipes to my Advance Auto guinea pigs and kept getting phone calls about how good they were. I was getting information such as "I don't like sweet things, but I LOVE your cookies." I even was getting compliments from a grouchy customer who doesn't like me saying "I don't care for you much, but I have to tell you, your cookies are out of this world and your chocolate chip is the best I've ever had." I even started receiving complaints that I didn't bake cookies a certain week.
My husband would take them work and there would be fights over the plate of 60 cookies at 8:30 in the morning and the plate would be empty in less than 20 minutes. There are only about 14 employees in his office.
It was beginning to get expensive and people were missing the cookies. So I decided to make them available and let them choose which flavor they wanted. I expanded my kitchen, my tools and my resources and got my website put together so the general public could enjoy my cookies. I have fun baking and my daughter (Chloe) loves to help, and she tries to steal a cookie here and there.
That's all for now.
Until next time.
"Cookie"
It started out about 7 years ago...
I love peanut butter. And I love chocolate(what woman doesn't). But, my dilemma came in the package of crunchy cookies. I HATE crunchy cookies! Cookies are supposed to be soft! I never liked peanut butter cookies because they were always crunchy. I couldn't take it anymore and decided to take matters into my own hands. I found a recipe and tried it. It was crunchy, I changed some of the ingredients. Not right. I changed the baking process; better, but not right. I changed the ingredients again; Yes... they're soft, but the taste is all wrong. I kept tweaking and tinkering until 2 years later I had mastered my Peanut Butter Surprise Cookie.
This is now the signature cookie and my best seller. They melt in your mouth and taste wonderful. I can't resist snitching one when I'm baking them. My mother orders them 4 and 5 dozen at a time at least twice a month.
I started making my chocolate chip cookies and the peanut butter surprise cookies for Christmas for my co-workers at Advance Auto Parts. I had to stop because literal fights were breaking out. They were trying to steal each others cookies and there was an actual tackle incident and my co-worker was taken down. It was a matter of safety.
Last year (2009), I came up with an idea... A chocolate caramel flavored cookie! I tried it and my husband went wild. I sent a small package to all my customers (Advance Auto Parts Garages) and they begged for more. All of a sudden ideas came flooding in for unique flavors I wanted to try. I started baking them and sending out my recipes to my Advance Auto guinea pigs and kept getting phone calls about how good they were. I was getting information such as "I don't like sweet things, but I LOVE your cookies." I even was getting compliments from a grouchy customer who doesn't like me saying "I don't care for you much, but I have to tell you, your cookies are out of this world and your chocolate chip is the best I've ever had." I even started receiving complaints that I didn't bake cookies a certain week.
My husband would take them work and there would be fights over the plate of 60 cookies at 8:30 in the morning and the plate would be empty in less than 20 minutes. There are only about 14 employees in his office.
It was beginning to get expensive and people were missing the cookies. So I decided to make them available and let them choose which flavor they wanted. I expanded my kitchen, my tools and my resources and got my website put together so the general public could enjoy my cookies. I have fun baking and my daughter (Chloe) loves to help, and she tries to steal a cookie here and there.
That's all for now.
Until next time.
"Cookie"
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Welcome to Chloe's Cookie Corner!
Welcome to Chloe's Cookie Corner Blog.
I wanted to start blogging about my unique cookies and start a way for my customers to get to know me better and the ideas I have. It was a long journey to get the website up and running, but its here and I am excited as ever.
I will be posting my new ideas and the adventures I have in getting there. I may even post a question or an idea and run it past my readers for their input. Please don't hesitate to add a few comments and let me know what you think.
After posting my website on Monday night, I received my first order on Wednesday night. My cookies are already pretty popular in the area with people I know and come into contact with. It was just the next step to make them available for anyone. Why not share a good thing? Instead of waiting for me to get the baking kick again and make some cookies when I felt like it, anyone can order cookies from me when they want them.
Order away and don't be shy, there are over a dozen cookies available and more than 20 in the works. Feel free to browse and see if there is something you'd be interested in.
Chloescookiecorner.com
Thanks for visiting.
"Cookie"
I wanted to start blogging about my unique cookies and start a way for my customers to get to know me better and the ideas I have. It was a long journey to get the website up and running, but its here and I am excited as ever.
I will be posting my new ideas and the adventures I have in getting there. I may even post a question or an idea and run it past my readers for their input. Please don't hesitate to add a few comments and let me know what you think.
After posting my website on Monday night, I received my first order on Wednesday night. My cookies are already pretty popular in the area with people I know and come into contact with. It was just the next step to make them available for anyone. Why not share a good thing? Instead of waiting for me to get the baking kick again and make some cookies when I felt like it, anyone can order cookies from me when they want them.
Order away and don't be shy, there are over a dozen cookies available and more than 20 in the works. Feel free to browse and see if there is something you'd be interested in.
Chloescookiecorner.com
Thanks for visiting.
"Cookie"
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