Any Home Bakers Here?

[ronott1]

Hello,

@ronott1, thanks for that info! I did not know that!

@penny1960, glad you liked the cookies!

Jared

It is very confusing! I am not saying glucose is good for you but it is not fructose or hfcs. Light corn syrup changes the structure:

Corn syrup is a common ingredient in many hard candy recipes because it is an invert sugar. Invert sugar inhibits the formation of sugar crystals and provides a smooth texture to hard candy, caramel, and other cooked sweets. ... For candy making, light corn syrup should be used.

I learned this by watching Alton Brown

 

[pennyJo1960]

Sorry but no corn syrup here at all

 

[ronott1]

Sorry but no corn syrup here at all

That is fine, but it is the same as sugar. It is not better or worse.

With the diabetic BF you likely do not have much sugar anyway and good for you!

I use it for candy making only

Agave syrup on the other hand is high fructose and many think it is a health food

 

[pennyJo1960]

We use the Stevia powdered in his coffee I half any sugar I use your right

 

[wyoDreamer]

The monster cookies that we made when I was young were a very similar recipe to the one you posted. Only, we made them much larger than we made ordinary chocolate chip cookies ( about 4" in diameter), and we used a shot glass turned upside down to take a "bite" out of the cookie before baking.
They were my baby sister's favorite cookie.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Made tons of rice crispy treats for halloween as a child that was normal
back then

 

[ronott1]

Made tons of rice crispy treats for halloween as a child that was normal
back then

That is a very nice treat for Halloween!

 

[wyoDreamer]

We were laughing at the bar the other night because I have only made Rice Krispy Treats once, maybe twice in my life. I love them, but they are a total PITA to mix and clean-up from.
I let my sisters make the "easy" deserts.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Way back then Ma would have cleaned it up never made them myself

 

[wyoDreamer]

For Christmas, my mom would use the Rice Krispy recipe but use corn flakes instead and add green food coloring. She would shape them into wreaths and add cinnamon candies to decorate. I hate cinnamon candies, but I loved the wreath part.