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BY DAY, MELISSA IS A GRAPHIC
DESIGNER, BY NIGHT CHAN ELSE HER
BLOG.
WELCOME TO THE SHOW.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
TELL ME ABOUT YOUR BLOG.
I BAKE AND A COOK, BUT
EVERYTHING IS MADE FROM SCRATCH.I TRY TO MAKE IT TANGIBLE.
ITIMIDATING.
EXACTLY.
PUT AWAY THE BOXES AND WE CAN
MAKE IT FROM SCRATCH AND IT
TASTES BETTER.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING
YEAH.
SO WE'LL START HERE.
OK.
WE'RE GOING TO MIX OUR DRY
INGREDIENTS.
WE'VE GOT FLOUR, BAKING POWDER.
WE WILL GET MESSY.
WHERE DID THE NAME.
CHRISTMAS IN A COOKIE.
IT CAME FROM CHRISTMAS IN A
PEPPERMINT TRIFLE.
I MADE IT AT WORK ONE YEAR AND
SOMEBODY SAID THIS TASTES LIKE
CHRISTMAS IN A BOWL.
I DECIDED THAT I NEED TO EXTEND
THE CHRISTMAS IN US, NOW WE HAVE
CHRISTMAS IN A COOKIE WITH THE
SAME ESSENCE.
I LOVE THAT.
WE HAVE OUR DRY INGREDIENTS.
YES, DRY INGREDIENTS.
WE ADD UNSWEETENED COCOA POWDER.
YOU CAN GET IT AT TRADER JOE'S.
YOU WANT HIGH QUALITY, BUT
BASICALLY BUY WHAT YOU ARE
AFFORD.
WE'RE GOING TO SKIP SIFTING.
PULL OUT YOUR WHISK.
THERE'S NO SALT IN THIS MIX.
WE'RE GOING TO ADD THE SALT ON
TOP FOR EXTRA SALTY FLAVOR.
COMBO, RIGHT?
I THINK THE SALT MAKES THE
SWEET SWEETER.
COMPLIMENTS IT NICELY.
WE'RE GOING TO CAM TOGETHER
OUR BUTTER AND SUGAR.
WE'RE GOING TO ADD THIS IN.
COOKIE.
DOE.
HOW MUCH BUTTER DO YOU HAVE
INTHERE?
BUTTER, WE HAVE ONE AND A
CUP
WE'RE GOING TO BLEND THIS
TOGETHER.
YOU CAN KIND OF SEE IT'S NOT A
WET MIXTURE, WHICH IS KIND OF
NICE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY GET IT LIGHT
AND FLUFFY, BUT WE DON'T NEED TO
DO THAT TODAY.
VERY GOOD.
ONCE THIS COMES TOGETHER?
WE ARE GOING TO ADD IN OUR
EGG.
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO HELP?
YES, PLEASE.
YEAH.
YOU'LL SEE I USE A BROWN EGG.
IT DOESN'T MATTER.
THERE'S NOT MUCH DIFFERENCE.
YOU WANT ONE LARGE EGG, ROUND OR
DIFFERENCE.
GOT IT.
ONCE THIS COMES TOGETHER, WE
DON'T WANT TO SEE BUTTER CLUMPS.
INCORPORATED.
WE ARE GOING TO GO BACK TO OUR
DRY CREED AGAINST THE AND ADD
THAT IN.
IF YOU WANT TO GRAB THAT, WE'RE
TIME.
RIGHT NOW?
YEAH, I'LL SLOW IT DOWN SO I
DON'T BLOW FLOUR EVERYWHERE.
THE OVEN PREHEATED TO 375.
YOU CAN LINE YOUR BRAKING SHEET
WITH PARCHMENT PAPER OR
STICKING.
OH, I'M STARTING TO SMELL
THIS.
IT SMELLS GREAT.
UH-HUH.
THAT.
ALL RIGHT.
I KNOW BY DAY, YOU'RE A GRAPHIC
DESIGNER AND HAVE PRETTY GREAT
PICTURES ON YOUR BLOG.
WHY DON'T WE PUT THEM UP.
PRETTY, WHAT IS THAT?
THAT'S MY MOM'S MACARONI AND
CHEESE PASSED DOWN FROM HER MOM
AND PROBABLY HER MOM.
WHOO, WHAT'S THAT?
THAT IS A BLUE APPLE PIE.
IT ACTUALLY HAS BLUEBERRIES IN
IT, BAKE IN A RAMEKIN RATHER
THAN A NORMAL PIE DISH.
THAT WAS ME DROPPING THE BOWL
IF ANYONE IS WONDERING AT HOME
WHAT IS THIS?
TH IS AN UPSIDE DOWN APPEAR
CAKE, WHICH IS KIND OF NICE.
IT CARAMELIZES WHEN IT BAKES.
I INCORPORATENOT IN THIS RECIPE
BAKING.
THAT RECIPE HAS IT AND YOU'D
NEVER KNOW.
AT CHRISTMAS TIME, WE ALWAYS DO
THAT.
NOW WE'LL ATE IT ON THE BAKE I
GO SHEET.
I USE A SCOOPER.
IT BREAKS SOMETIMES, SOYOU CAN
USE YOUR HANDS.
WE LOOK PROFESSIONAL SOMETIMES
EVEN WHEN WE'RE NOT, HENCE THE
WORD FAUX.
YOU PUT IT ON THE PAN.
I USE PARCHMENT PAPER.
WE'RE GOING TO PLATE 12 UP ON A
BAKING SHEET.
THEN WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO
AFTER THAT, I' JUST SHOW YOU
GUYS THIS.
THESE ARE MORE CRUMBLY THAN
USUAL.
WE'RE GOING TO USE THE BOTTOM,
YOU JUST NEED A FLAT SURFACE,
THE BOTTOM OF A CUP, I USUALLY
PUT A LITTLE FLOUR, BECAUSE IT'S
GOING TO STICK AND WE'RE JUST
GOING TO FLATTEN THESE GUYS.
OFF.
WE'RE GOING TO ADD A LITTLE MORE
FLOUR, KEEP FLATTENING THEM.
WE HAVE A MINUTE LEFT.
YOU WOULD DO THAT WITH ALL 12.
EXACTLY.
WE'RE GOING TO SALT THEM.
I SAID SALT AFTERWARDS.
IT COMPLIMENTS THE SWEETNESS OF
THE COOKIE FOR SO MUCH MORE.
ULL IT OUT AND REMOVE IT FROM
ALL RIGHT.
HOW DO WE GET THE MDLE, THE
FUN PART HERE?
THIS IS THE FUN PART.
GANACHE.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE WHITE
CHOCOLATE, PEPPERMINT AND BUTTER
IN A BOWL.
YOU CAN CRUSH YOUR PEPPERMINT,
USE SMALL CANDY CANES, THAT
WORKS EASIER.
PINK.
THAT'S GREAT.
THEN WE ARE JUST GOING TO POP
IT.
SO, JUST.
SPREAD IT AROUND AND WE'RE
MAKING A COOKIE SANDWICH?
YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO SPREAD
IT, ADD PEPPER MINUTES AND ADD
IT TOGETHER.
THAT'S IT?
LIKE THAT, JUSTADD A LITTLE
BIT OF THAT.
THAT?
PEPPERMINT.
SMASH AND YOU'RE GOOD.
WE'RE DONE.
I'S PRETTY EASY.
WE'RE GOING TO TRY IT COMING UP
AT THE END OF THE SHOW.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
THE NAME OF YOUR BLOG AGAIN?
THE FULL MARTHA.