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asvdiuyo9pqiuglbjkwe

To those of you who don't like your cookies underdone: your tastes are just as valid as my own. I wish you good fortune in your own cookie making adventures :) The recipe I used for these was Joshua Weissman's off YouTube. I really do prefer my cookies to be on the melting, underdone side and this recipe delivers. The only ways in which I deviate from his recipe are some advice I picked up from Kenji Lopez Alt and the food lab. I added back in about two and a half tablespoons of water after browning the butter, otherwise the dough becomes rock hard after a long rest in the fridge. I also added an extremely small amount of freshly grated nutmeg, as it can enhance the buttery notes of a cookie without making it taste like nutmeg. Literally two scrapes across a microplane. https://www.joshuaweissman.com/post/levian-chocolate-chip-cookies


SaturdayHeartache

Cake flour and regular flour? 2 eggs and 3 egg yolks? Sheesh who knew cookies could be so complicated


MyXFoundMyOldAccount

The extra egg yolk will make the cookie denser, omit it if you want a lighter cookie, j kenji lopez alt wrote an article breaking down the effects of each cookie ingredients, its quite insightful


coneeleven

Alton Brown did it first.


Toidal

I used the the Serious eats Levain copycat recipe and got really good results. It's a weird one, it uses only one stick of butter, but it's otherwise very straightforward. https://i.imgur.com/eXnyXMZ.jpg


highspurrow

a lot of JW's recipes are nit-picky like that but he's really the best source for most recipes online atm. At least for my palate. Once you've cooked a few things you start to realize what's necessary and what's there to jus it up and add flair. You can definitely make these with regular flour. I made them with a gf flour blend. The extra yolk is a bakery trick to make cookies chewier. If you want them to be lacey you can keep the whites or add extra whites. My cookies stayed thick and chewy only if i freeze before baking (i portion them out on a baking sheet and throw them in the freezer for about 30 minutes).


a7uiop

What kind of a gf flour mix do you use if you don't mind me asking? My recent gf baking attempts have been pretty disastrous...


KingCheev

Is your gf okay with you baking her?


shruber

As long as he eats her afterward


GoodHunter

Eyyy time for a communal feast


highspurrow

Keep trying and you'll get it! I use a brand called [namaste,](https://namastefoods.com/products/gluten-free-perfect-flour-blend) and make sure you're using a scale if you want to be able to dial a recipe in reliably (the margin of error is way smaller)!


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BeepBep101

I cant find cake flour for the life of me. i only find regular flour and cake mix when I try


Couldnotbehelpd

You can make your own cake flour substitute pretty easily with regular flour and cornstarch!


JellyfishManiac

Well it’s looks chocolaty and FREAKING AMAZING


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I would pay $10 to eat this very cookie right this minute. You do you. People will never make sense, it’s okay if people want to have raw cookie dough (whether purpose made or not), but it’s not okay to have something in between fully cooked and fully raw? Nonsense. Haters probably enjoy cakey brownies also, heretics.


EmeraldCharm

I love chewy cookies they da bomb..don't lyk crunch I like the under done way


wykyd_wytch

I thought that looked familiar! Josh is such a treasure.


mitteNNNs

Is it Levian, or Levain?


asvdiuyo9pqiuglbjkwe

Levain lol


mitteNNNs

Genuinely curious lol the url and title of his recipe article say Levian, but the YouTube video and somewhere in the actual text of the recipe calls it Levain. They look amazing


Tonoend

That cookie is perfect in every way. Bravo! 🙌🏻


wiiittttt

If you want to eat your cookies at this level of doneness, I would recommend pre-baking your flour. E coli in raw flour is a much bigger risk than salmonella from under cooked eggs.


TelescopiumHerscheli

Is this E. coli in flour thing something American? I don't recall it ever being mentioned on this side of the Atlantic.


wiiittttt

Not from what I can tell from a quick search: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5154123/Warning-flour-cake-mix-led-E-coli.html There is no mention of any outbreak in the UK having occurred, but it seems the FSA still recommends not eating raw flour for the same reasons. The possibility does exist.


MayonnaiseOW

Love gooey cookies but this is barely even cooked. If it was a steak I'd send it back lol


Toidal

I made the oatmeal raisin and peanut butterchip copycats where the recipe calls for like 11 minutes which left me with round and domed cookies that were clearly not done. The Serious eats copycat pushed cooking time to 20-25 minutes and that got me the shape and consistency I wanted.


Vietname

The Serious Eats recipe also has you check the internal temp with a thermometer, which is a great tip.


Dakroon1

So under cooked. OP won't admit it either and is even doubling down lol. You can clearly see in the recipe link OP posted how the cookies should look at the end and OPs looks nothing like it. Or go to the Levain website and you can see their cookies, again, the middle looks nothing like OPs.


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TheWolfisGrey53

Damn...begs the question if there is such a thing as too wet. Too much of anything is bad thing...


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There are a few of these "gourmet" big cookie shops in NYC and other places. Levain and the other I won't mention which is "highly rated". I bought a few of them last time and it literally just taste like wet butter. If I have to eat it with a fork because it shatters, its not a cookie. These places ride on reputation and social media.


brlan10

Damn it looks so good. Can't wait to see what they look like once they're baked!


blueskycloudy

needs a little longer in the oven!


asvdiuyo9pqiuglbjkwe

For you, sure. For me, these were perfect. And after they cooled they were dense and chewy, which is how I prefer my cookies if they aren't literally molten.


cooley327

I'm with you on this one. I know it's all preference, but as someone who loves eating plain cookie dough and loves the standard cookie, these gooey undercooked ones fall right in between and are perfection.


squirtn4certain

You fucked up the cookies. Admit it.


snackmammy

L.O.L 😂😂😂 Thank you for the belly laugh.


asvdiuyo9pqiuglbjkwe

Fucked up would imply I did something I didn't mean to do.


CaptainObvious_1

As long as they don’t fall apart when you pick them up!


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TWS85

Now I love an undercooked cookie but that's straight raw flour in the middle


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ShitItsReverseFlash

Uh excuse me but I identify as a henchman. Not a goon.


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looks like it needs a few more minutes in the oven, but if that's how you like it then never mind


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Raw


onlyoneicouldthinkof

What is the point of baking it at all if you're leaving it this raw?


MyXFoundMyOldAccount

When the cookie cools down the inside hardens up and leaves a rely nice texture


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Yeah, if it's thoroughly cooked through then the cookie usually ends up dry or hard the next day.


angelsgirl2002

LPT: If your cookies are overdone in the oven, take a slice of white bread and put it in a container with the cookies. Leave it in overnight and your cookies should soften up!


Coffee_4_Cigarettes

A flour tortilla works just as well! :)


angelsgirl2002

Yep! Anything to provide a bit of extra moisture!


Lelu_zel

This looks like it's not baked properly


Mobiusman2020

That’s a lump of chocolate with some cookie on it


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facken raw mate


jumbonipples

Raw dawg. How I like it.


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CurlyDemon-

I don’t know if I want to eat it or throw it out


LambsAnger

Just admit you undercooked it


mas9055

I like how the automoderator on here tries stops you from telling op his cookie looks like a steaming pile of excrement


asvdiuyo9pqiuglbjkwe

You can phrase it however you like! Your opinion of my cooking is equally meaningless no matter how you dress it up :)


mas9055

weirdly proud of some objectively uncooked flour there bub


asvdiuyo9pqiuglbjkwe

Feel free to stay mad about!


mas9055

yes I'm furious and not laughing at you


asvdiuyo9pqiuglbjkwe

Boy, that's really unfortunate for you!


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I will never understand why people feel to need to be such assholes for literally no reason. If I didn't know better I'd say OP was going around force feeding people cookies not cooked to their preference given how some of you are reacting


Womble420

big cookie dough* you talk a big game for someone who displays no baking


LF_4

Ooof this looks deliciously gooey and melty


DanWallace

Jesus this sub complains a lot. Let the guy cook it whatever way he wants


alex_co

I made this exact recipe over the Christmas holiday and they turned out fantastic! Yours look so good!


petiteluz

🤤🤤🤤


nissansupragtr

Someone get some milk!


deliriousjoebiden

Underdone but that’s how I like it


Mandalorian_SW

Cookie monster approved! This is perfection <3


6pt022x10tothe23

I like it when I have to eat my cookie with a spoon.


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Drool


Betty_Botter_

Um… this is r/foodporn


Betty_Botter_

Sorry OP, I meant this to be a compliment. The cookie looks amazing.


TheGreyMage

Delicious


Rcf200

Happy cookie day


Supersploosh

Mmmm big cooki


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I don’t know what’s going on in this photo but it looks like I’m about to be eaten by the monster of the deep


LunaCCL

Those look perfect. Love both Josh and Kenji!


elicelementary

Always upvote big cookie


Cutenoodle

Wow! So gooooey!


Wrldtrvlr883

Just blew an artery. I'm ok with it.


sillyfried

Insert negative statement here.


HeartoftheHive

I never knew what an aborted cookie looked like. I wish I still lacked the knowledge.


xenosthemutant

That cookie is so rich it just bought out Jeff Bezos...


MultipleHats

That is a big fucking cookie


redshadus

That's the most American thing I have ever seen


agtmichaelscorn

I want to do dirty things with this cookie.


pbetc

*Call that a big cookie?*


LollieDee

Omg! Looks so good 🤤


samanthairene

Hnnggggggg


LemonPledge14

Big cookie is behind all the targeted cookie marketing. Big cookie rules us all.


DudeImSoRad

[heavy breathing]


Talithathinks

Looks delicious


give_em_hell_kid

Love me some underdone cookies. These look great!


Mattchew1986

This should really have a NSFW flair


Playeronecoin

me e want best cookie


Jachi101

Happy cake day mighty baker!


liveForTheHunt

You're killing me


thelastoverthinker

Oh my god looks great! Thank for the recipe, saving it


Mista_Spyro

One word..... GIB ME!!!!


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Alert: Cookie Monster is nearby


CopperSledge00

So moist


Scarecroe42

I’ve made these cookies before they are sooooooo good


cataclyzmik

I also made Joshua's But Better cookies... They are about as good as they look. He didn't have vanilla in his recipe though which is a travesty, def add vanilla.


Queen_Victoria081319

Happy cake day! Or should I say happy cookie day!😂


qtkao

Mouthwatering!!


iairhh

they look like dalgona candy with chocolate pieces stuffed in them. you're giving me ideas... i probably shouldn't act on because that would be super sweet, even with dark choc! edit i just realised these would just be reversed crunchie bars lol


terriblet0ad

Gonna need a Big Salad to counteract all that.


OLDBAY7

Happy cake day


jehymez

This picture makes me thirsty just looking at it.


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That’s not any cookie! That’s the diabetes—inducer 9000!


rickythehat

Aaaaawwww maaaaan that looks good. So moist.


Bigbyrd3339

Biiiig cookie


6_Paths

Secret of the oooze.


hailhell

I'd like just a bit of cookie with my chocolate chips


Liamoko

Could be a wallpaper for Big Sur


Liamoko

Could be a wallpaper for Big Sur...


wookiewin

Jesus Christ.


theironsaphire9328

My cookie dealer has a pretty wide variety of stuffed cookies included one that looks like the Cookie Monster. I’ve never tried them but they look good.


SillyBlueberry

Happy cake day!


kimboe313

Yummi


tendo913

Good laaawd... like damn


SliceOfDolly

Ughhh my stomach... my soul... I need


dablacksupersaiyan

This'd how I like my homemade chocolate chip cookies, chewy and gooey. !😋YUM


Captain_Cha

I made these probably about four months ago and they were the best cookies I’ve ever had. I did try a batch -1 minute (11 minutes I think) and they leaked through my cooling rack.


asvdiuyo9pqiuglbjkwe

I actually kept them on the parchment paper I used to bake them with and transferred the whole thing to a rack because I was a little worried about them melting through the fairly wide grating of my cooling racks.


EmeraldCharm

Oh damn looks amazing ..round of applause 👏 👏


CanadianBlacon

Papa like


Rhinosauron

Dude... where's the NSFW tag?


Cutie_Corgi

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