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By Lux Sheplee, Staff Writer<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As winter sets in and temperatures remain low, people search for things to do indoors. While I enjoy binging shows, watching movies and reading books, this winter season I found myself searching for a new hobby. Baking caught my eye, as not only can it be a time consuming activity, but also because it produces an enjoyable product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I started with the basics of baking things such as sugar cookies and chocolate chip muffins. One morning my dad was reading The Washington Post and showed me a new recipe for Golden Milk Sugar Cookies. The photo immediately intrigued me, depicting a cookie with an elegant drizzle of icing topped with rose petals and silver leaf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After skimming the recipe, I encountered ingredients I had never used before. I had never used turmeric or cardamom in a cookie and I was shocked to see black pepper on the list. Additionally, the cost of baking the cookie increased greatly with the inclusion of saffron. After some research, I discovered that saffron is so pricey because the production of 1 ounce of saffron can require harvesting thousands of flowers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After purchasing the ingredients, I set to work on making the dough. To begin, in a medium saucepan melt 2 sticks of unsalted butter until 75% melted, along with one teaspoon cardamom, one teaspoon saffron, a quarter teaspoon cinnamon, half a teaspoon turmeric, and a pinch of black pepper. The recipe says that this will help bring out the flavor of the spices, and melting the butter only 75% creates the desired texture for the dough. Next, Add in one cup and two tablespoons granulated sugar, followed by one whole egg, one egg yolk, two teaspoons vanilla extract, half a teaspoon almond extract, half a teaspoon salt, half a teaspoon baking powder, and a quarter teaspoon baking soda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The batter should be very thin at this point, but the final ingredient is two and two thirds cup all purpose flour. After mixing until just combined, I formed two tablespoon balls of dough and placed them onto the cookie sheet. Bake them at 350 degrees for 12 minutes, and when you take them out, they have a yellowish color. As the cookies baked, I combined half a cup powdered sugar, two tablespoons heavy cream, a quarter teaspoon vanilla extract, a quarter teaspoon almond extract, and a pinch of salt for the glaze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a diagonal drizzle of glaze, I topped them with rose petals and silver leaf which was a tedious task. My family loved the cookies and their rich flavor, and I took some to school to get the opinion of my fellow classmates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senior Henry Zatkowski critiqued, \u201cI\u2019m giving this cookie five out of ten stars, it\u2019s pretty dense and I needed water to finish it.\u201d Olivia Bos, a senior, also rated the cookie five out of ten, commenting, \u201cnot going to lie, the flowers and tin foil (edible silver leaf) kind of threw me off.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Henry and Olivia were not fans, other students disagreed with this five out of ten rating. Sophomore Kofi Atta-Poku stated, \u201cthe presentation is very good. Honestly I like the little foil bit (edible silver leaf) and the icing with the lines that looks really cool. It\u2019s a good cookie, I can taste herbs, it’s not just a regular cookie so I rate it a ten.\u201d Senior Batu Koroglu also rated the cookie a ten, remarking, \u201cit\u2019s better than Crumbl Cookies.\u201d Junior Xavier Cazeau rates the cookie 8\/10 describing, \u201cit’s a good mix of sweetness and a little tart, it\u2019s just good overall.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re bored this winter and looking for something to do, give these Golden Milk Sugar Cookies a shot. They\u2019re fun to make and provide a new pallet of flavors that differ from typical holiday treats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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