https://kitchen3n.com/tags/flour/Recent content in Flour on Kitchen3NHugoen-usFri, 22 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000https://kitchen3n.com/posts/2013-02-22-kitchen-sink-cookies/Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000https://kitchen3n.com/posts/2013-02-22-kitchen-sink-cookies/<p><a href="https://kitchen3n.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_0734.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-366" alt="Kitchen Sink Cookies" src="https://kitchen3n.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_0734.jpg" /></a> Not the most appetizing name for a cookie, I know. But take one bite, and who? wha? What&rsquo;s in a name? These are actually based off the kitchen sink cookies from a certain famous/infamous bakery that has taken Queens by storm (<a href="http://www.marthascountrybakery.com/">Martha&rsquo;s</a>, if you must). Why the duality? You either love it or you hate it. Their chocolate mousse and rainbow cookies: perfection. Their cheesecakes and gelato: leave something to be desired. Pretty much everything else is lukewarm, considering it opened shop in a city that is overrun with foodies, michelin award winning pastry chefs and french macarons that are flown in from Paris <a href="http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2011/10/best-macarons-in-nyc-french-cookies-bakeries-laduree-patisserie-slideshow.html"><em>daily</em></a>. Enough about their kitchen sink cookies. Mine have a tad fewer ingredients (nix the white chocolate and toffee bits) and satisfy a craving for chocolate chip cookies that have just a little extra something. The addition of coconut made them appealing even for all the South Asian mouths I have to feed around here. And obviously the oats make them a healthy and nutritious snack so when your toddler stuffs her face with them you&rsquo;re not thinking &ldquo;I&rsquo;m a terrible parent&rdquo; rather &ldquo;just look at all that fiber she&rsquo;s getting&rdquo;. Lastly, after baking chocolate chip cookies for the past 15 years, I will leave you with some things I&rsquo;ve realized:</p>