My attempted Irish Car Bomb cookie kinda blew up on me. Well, actually, maybe it's more accurate to say that they were duds. Or that these bombs bombed. In other words, these cookies were definitely not bring-in-able.
These guys didn't spread out when baking; had a dry, cakey texture; and--perhaps most surprising--were hollow.
Here's what I learned from the postmortem: I inadvertently used twice as many currants as I had planned. I forgot to use McCann's Irish oatmeal. The Guinness was so sudsy that I probably didn't need to include baking soda...or I could have used about half as much. D'oh!
Back to the drawing board. I guess practice really does make perfect.
I'm sure even Emeril has a bad day once in a while! OK, maybe they didn't look so great, but how did they TASTE?? Will you pass a breath-alizer test after you eat a couple of these boozie babies??
Posted by: Mumma | March 09, 2009 at 05:59 PM
Sorry. It happens to the best of us though. Challenges are the only way to get better at what you do.
Posted by: Laurel | March 10, 2009 at 03:54 AM
Hi, Mumma. Sorry...I didn't try them. :-\
Posted by: Oatmeal Cookie Guy | March 14, 2009 at 10:25 AM
Hi, Laurel. You are so right! :-)
Posted by: Oatmeal Cookie Guy | March 14, 2009 at 10:26 AM