This course starts with an elaborate overview of the equipment and ingredients most commonly used in cookie making. Different mixing methods of dough are discussed before the participants learn the proper ways to bake, cool and store cookies. The course concludes with a section on decorating cookies, including how to prepare frostings, glazes and royal icings.
Structure of the workshop and topics covered:
Equipment and tools commonly used in making cookies
Ingredients and their properties in making cookies
How to melt and temper chocolate
Different mixing methods of cookie doughs and batters
How to bake cookies
How to cool cookies
How to store cookies
How to prepare food coloring, frostings and glazes to decorate cookies
Different cookie classifications and their make-up methods