Experiment 226: Olive Honey Cookies

[mishalak]

The experiment, to see if I could combine two flavors which I am lovink into a cookie: olive oil and honey. Initial results were soft and fluffy, but not sweet enough. So I increased the amount of honey slightly. The results are good, but not yet perfect.

¼ Cup Olive Oil
⅓ Cup Honey, scant. (halfway betwen the ⅓ and the ¼ mark)
½ Cup and 1 Tablespoon Unbleached White Flour plus
⅛ teaspoon baking soda.

Bake 20 minutes in a glass pan at 175°C (350°F). This produces a fairly flat cookie like a snikerdoodle. My next attempt will be using a tablespoon more flour to see if it firms the cookie up without making it too floury. If too floury I shall increase the amount of honey to a full ⅓ cup as it clearly has enough oil from the way the dough leaks. Experiment results so far have been tasty, though not perfect.

Comments

[nancylebov.livejournal.com]

For a brief exciting moment, I thought you were working on cookies with olives in them. I have no idea whether such a thing would work, but I've had sweet olive rolls that were very nice.

[mishalak.livejournal.com]

Hurmmmm... On to Experiment 227! Or else 228, depending upon when I get to it.

[alias-lilacgirl.livejournal.com]

Hmm...I might try these over the weekend. I'll let you know the results.

[mishalak.livejournal.com]

Cool. The amounts specified make a small number. Since this is an experiment I figured that would beink the right way to go.

two great tastes that taste, uh.... together?

[gomeza.livejournal.com]

A sweet olive flavor? I dunno, if you say the experiment turned out a success, I'll try one, but until then, I remain skeptical.

Re: two great tastes that taste, uh.... together?

[mishalak.livejournal.com]

I could make a batch for a party...