Compost never tasted this good - a surprising Valentines Day cookie
ByNo, you are not actually eating compost, but rather this is an eco-friendly clean the pantry out delicious cookie. I’m referring to Momofuku Milk Bar’s famous Compost Cookies that were featured on Live with Regis and Kelly during their ‘Inside the Chef’s Kitchen Chocolate Challenge’ for Valentines Day. Kelly Ripa said “If this cookie was a person it would be George Clooney because it has it all;” as this cookie is the perfect combination of salty and sweet and is a great treat to make to show the people in your life how much you care.
It’s called the Compost Cookie because the chefs at Momofuku Milk Bar kept running out of ingredients, thus this is a cookie made out of all the odds and ends they had at the bakery. It is an eco-friendly, easy and delicious cookie to make at home, that never tastes that same twice. So here is an eco-friendly way to deal with the last few chips in the bag or pieces of chocolate you have lying around.
Christina Tosi’s Compost Cookies Recipe (pastry chef for Momofuku Milk Bar)
Ingredients:
- 1 cup Butter
- 1 cup Sugar
- 3/4 cup Light Brown Sugar
- 1 Tbsp Corn Syrup
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 2 Large Eggs
- 1 3/4 cups AP Flour
- 2 tsp Baking Powder
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 2 tsp Kosher Salt
- 1 1/2 cups Your favorite baking ingredients! (Kelly used mini chocolate chips, Raisinettes, Rollos & Cocoa Krispies)
- 1 1/2 cups Your favorite snack foods (chips, pretzels, etc. - Kelly used Goldfish, Ritz, & Fritos)
Servings: 15 6oz cookies
Directions:
In a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream butter, sugars and corn syrup on medium high for 2-3 minutes until fluffy and pale yellow in color. Scrape down the sides of the mixing bowl with a spatula.
On a lower speed, add eggs and vanilla to incorporate. Increase mixing speed to medium-high and start a timer for 10 minutes. During this time the sugar granules will fully dissolve, the mixture will become an almost pale white color and your creamed mixture will double in size.
When time is up, on a lower speed, add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix 45-60 sec just until your dough comes together and all remnants of dry ingredients have incorporated. Do not walk away from your mixer during this time or you will risk over mixing the dough. Scrape down the sides of the mixing bowl with a spatula.
Scoop cookies onto a baking sheet and refrigerate for 1 hour.
Bake at 400 degrees for 9-11 minutes.
You should know that this is not the normal healthy fare we share with you but it does keep in line with the eco “compost theme.” But for Valentine’s Day, and there is no better way to show how much you care than making something yourself.
You can always make this an eco-friendly recipe by using organic versions of all the ingredients listed above, and if you want to trade out the white flour for something healthier like either whole wheat or spelt, you can but it will change the taste of the cookie. Another reason why I love this cookie is that you always end up forgetting one ingredient in a recipe that is chock full of stuff, in this case you already have everything you need in your home, because all your favorite snack foods are there. For this and many other reasons you can probably understand why these are CNN’s Anderson Cooper’s favorite cookie in the world. So have fun baking and spread that love. Wishing you a happy and love filled Valentines Day!
