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Chocolate Chip Cookies Keep Children Happy
By Patricia Gorginas
It has been proven through research over the years that one of
the best ways to trigger memories is with favorite smells that
evoke thoughts of favorite foods and good times from childhood.
Something as simple as smelling a batch of fresh-from-the-oven
chocolate chip cookies can be enough to bring any number of happy
memories of treasured times with family and friends flooding back
and momentarily conveying them back to their younger days.
Indeed, it is no mistake that one would associate wonderful memories
of youth and carefree times with the warm, inviting aromas that
are part of the experience of enjoying cookies made with chocolate
chips that are fresh out of the oven. This is an experience common
to so many children, of so many generations, and is an experience
that seems to embody many aspects of childhood for so many people.
The Enveloping Aroma Of Soft And Warm Cookies
Most of the time, it is more than just the enveloping aroma of
those soft and warm cookies, brimming with enough dark chocolate
chips that they simply begin melting into one another, while the
surrounding dough slowing turns to that glorious golden brown.
There is often a great deal more that comes along with memories
of homemade chocolate chip cookies, and just an ever so faint
whiff can bring those memories to the forefront of the mind.
Who doesn't remember the incredible feeling of excitement while
watching mom finish mixing the cookie dough batter, hoping that
she'll add some extra dark or even white chocolate chips, more
than the recipe calls for, and add some of those wonderful, chopped
nuts as well? Maybe the memory that rushes back is that of the
anticipation that strikes once the pan of cookies has been carefully
placed in the oven.
Childhood Memories Of Waiting For The Cookies
As a child, how many times did you push the little white button
on the oven that trigged the light, allowing you to see the progression
of those cookies as they swelled and spread across the pan, inching
toward each other? No doubt you could already feel that cookie
in your hand, still so warm that it wasn't firm enough to hold
its shape and just the perfect temperature to simply dissolve
the moment you took your first bite.
Often, people have wonderful memories of working alongside mom
in the kitchen to whip up a batch of special Christmas cookies
to be left as a treat for Santa, to say thank you and to give
him a boost of energy. Others have memories of coming home after
school and knowing the instant they opened the door and were greeted
by a promising perfume of warm cookies that a special treat would
be their reward for finishing their homework quickly.
Chocolate Chip Cookies Fresh From The Oven
While you can find a myriad of different kinds of chocolate treats
from around the globe to imbibe in, from gourmet truffles, to
Belgian chocolates, to scrumptious boxed chocolates, there are
countless people who hold the chocolate chip cookie to be the
most favored and precious of chocolate indulgences, especially
when they come right from the oven; soft and warm and delightful.
Not only are these wonderful cookies filled with special ingredients,
such as the chips, nuts and other flavorful additions, but they
are most often filled with the memories of wonderful times past
and the promise of many more good times to come in the future.
About the Author:
Patricia Gorginas has written a number of articles on food and
cooking including Bachelorette
Party Ideas, Italian
Cooking, Jalapeno
Stuffed Olives, Quick
and Easy Dinner Recipes, Dinner
Party Ideas, Cheese
Recipes, Boost
your metabolism, Spicy
Hot Peppers, Muffin
Baskets, Italian
Food, Food
And Wine, French
Food.
Keep a lookout for more of her articles on this website.
Did You Know?
How is milk chocolate made?
The process for developing milk chocolate
is very similar to that of any other type of bar or treat. The
cacao beans are harvested and allowed to ferment to bring out
their "chocolately" taste.
They are then spread out and allowed to
quickly dry. During the milling process the shells are removed
from the cacao bean and nibs are produced. These nibs are then
continuously ground down and heated to make them a smooth consistency.
In order to get the milk chocolate, cocoa butter and liquor is
added along side milk and sugar. The process must be continuously
heated and then cooled in order to temper the mixture.
Tempering reduces the large sugar crystals
and allows the finished product to be smooth and break evenly
rather than crumble. It is important to note that there are less
health advantages in milk chocolate compared with dark. With less
cocoa butter and liquor added, the antioxidant effects are diminished
somewhat.
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