Can Anything Save These Cookies?

[akrebecca]

Friday night, while DH & I were at the store, he mentioned a craving for chocolate chip cookies & asked if I could make some this weekend. Sure, just pick up some brown sugar & chocolate chips because I have everything else. Saturday (yesterday) I had a girl scout meeting at 10:30 (went a little long) & a show at 2. The show was with a friend so after the PC part was over, we finished off the sangria, fed the horses, & talked. I didn't get home until about 9. When I walked thru the door with my hands full of stuff, I could hear the mixer going in the kitchen. DH said he couldn't wait any more & had DD18 make the cookies. Ok. Fine. I was tired anyway and was looking forward to going to bed early-well before midnight anyway.

Fast forward about 45 min. DD18 comes upstairs with some cookies & asks me to taste one. I could tell something was wrong because she did not have a "I am proud of my accomplishment" look on her face. It was more of a "I think I screwed up & need to have you help me" look. She explained that she followed the recipe but may have added too much salt. I asked "How much?" thinking maybe she put in 3/4TBS instead of 3/4tsp. That shouldn't be too bad.

"I think I put in 3/4 of a cup" she responded.

"How much?" I asked slightly stunned & confused.

"3/4 of a cup"

"You used a measuring cup & not a spoon."

"Yes, I used a cup."

"Ermmm. Well, I don't think we can do anything. Let me taste one." Yup. Too much salt.

This morning I had a taste of the cookie dough. Normally I have no problem tasting cookie dough. This time I could not let it past my tastebuds. Way too much salt.

So, before I toss out the cookies and dough (good thing she did not make a double batch!) does anyone know how I can save these cookies? I thought about putting iceing on but I don't think that would help much. I know for soup or stew with too much salt you toss in some potatoes. I am stumped and the Scots part of me hates the idea of throwing away food.

 

[lt1jane]

You'll be baking for a while... All I can think of is make several batches without salt and mix them together.

One of the girls O work with loves to make what she calls PMS Chocolate Chip Cookies where she doubles the salt. I won't touch them. They are too salty.

Short of that, pitch them.

 

[akrebecca]

You'll be baking for a while... All I can think of is make several batches without salt and mix them together.

One of the girls O work with loves to make what she calls PMS Chocolate Chip Cookies where she doubles the salt. I won't touch them. They are too salty.

Short of that, pitch them.

I was thinking of making more without salt and combining the batches but there is two challenges with that. Even if I were to put 1 1/2 tsp of salt, that would be 24 batches...i think. And, there was not much left of the dough.

Yeah, I think I am dumping the cookies.

 

[BlueMoon]

poor DD18. I remember making a cake as a kid that I somehow got cornmeal instead of flour into. But anytime I "Can't Wait" for something, disaster seems to follow.Thank goodness it's only one batch of cookies. She'll make many great ones!

 

[akrebecca]

I have had this in the back of my mind all day, just kinda thinking about it. At 12 I was baking & cooking all the time.She just isn't. The biggest difference? I had home ec almost three years straight in school. Home Ec is something that got cut in our local school district over ten years ago.

Soooo.....I am thinking I am going to look at doing classes at home. Cooking with teens, or My First Kitchen, or Cooking with a microwave & a hot plate. Or something like that.

 

[Teresa Lynn]

we all make mistakes, Encourage her to make another batch, She'll have stellar results.

 

[Cathy pclady]

Get her to keep practice. She has the tools ...just needs to read the recipe better.

akrebecca - good idea 4-5 girls at a time would be easy to control.

This made me laugh as it brought back memories of when I was a teenager. My sister made a cake (lots of butter and brown sugar as a topping) It was so BAD we dug a hole in the back yard and buried it before my parents came home. The grass didn't grow there fore years and Mom kept saying that she must be having a 'senior moment' because she was sure she should have more butter/sugar then what was in the cupboard... I will have to email my sister and remind her of this...LOL