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Made these cookies again - it’s been many years since I last made them and I forgot 1. How much of an ordeal these are; 2. How absolutely worth it they are. They are the best, tastiest cookie I have ever made (and I have made many cookies!!). A few notes if you haven’t made these before but are considering it -

1. Prepare to dirty your entire kitchen - you’ll need multiple sheet pans, a food processor, your stand mixer, 2 saucepans, and a cutting board. I suggest recruiting someone interested in cleaning in exchange for cookies to help!
2. I would incline toward under toasting the pecans rather than over toasting them. You do not want them to burn, as the pecan brittle is both folded into the batter as chunks and also ground up to become part of the dry mix (so any burn flavor will really permeate the entire cookie if the pecans are toasted too much)
3. This is a great recipe if you are interested in learning new baking techniques - you’ll brown butter, make a caramel which then becomes the pecan brittle, etc. It’s a really great project that teaches you a lot about different baking techniques, while resulting in a fantastic final product.

First time making Claire’s English muffins. Used them to make bacon, egg and cheese sandwiches for Father’s Day. I pressed the slab too thin but otherwise these turned out great!

I know these are some CLASSIC cookbooks but they haven’t made their way into my collection until now. What do you love to make from these?

I wanted to post about this book as it’s one of my most used and I never see anyone talk about it on here! My mom, brother, sister and I each own our own copy and cook from it regularly. There are so many recipes I repeat often - I’m currently making the Coconut Curry Chicken & Rice Noodle Soup and it’s a hit every time. I’m sharing a few of my favorite recipes - really recommend checking this one out!