This recipe is perfect for celebrating just about anything at home. It is easy to make and will become a hit!
What Cast Iron Skillet to Buy
I have had the best luck with our Lodge Skillet. When taken care of properly, it will absolutely stand the test of time. I suspect that it will be around far longer than I will be.
Cleaning Cast Iron Skillets
Caring for a cast iron skillet is important. They come preseasoned and don’t need to be scrubbed in the way that you are used to scrubbing other skillets. All you need is to use a small amount of soup, and a cleaning brush. Then dry the skillet, and wipe it with a small amount of oil. See more detailed instructions here. To measure flour properly follow these steps: The method I’m encouraging you to use, is to add the flour mixture all at once. Then with your mixer on low, you incorporate it into the wet ingredients. You do this only for so long as it takes that the flour won’t fly out of the bowl when you turn it up. As soon as you’ve incorporated the flour just enough, you turn the mixer up all the way. You only need it on high for a few seconds to finish incorporating the flour. This results in less mixing, given the gluten very little opportunity to develop which is ideal for baked goods like cookies and cakes.
Use room temperature butter. This means that you should be able to gently press a finger into the butter. If your finger goes all the way through it is too soft. Room temperature butter will be cold to the touch. To achieve it quickly, cut it up into 1-inch pieces and leave it on your countertop for 30 minutes.Measure the flour correctly. See more detailed instructions above.Ensure that your baking soda and baking powder are fresh. In this recipe we are using both, but in other recipes pay attention to which is called for as they are not interchangeable. To determine if they are fresh drop baking soda in a little vinegar and baking powder in a little water. They should start bubbling immediately.Trust your intuition over baking times. Ovens vary in temperature and have hot spots. You can conquer these issues by using an oven thermometer and rotating your cookie trays. But you should also count on your nose and intuition. If you can smell that batch of cookies well, they are probably almost done. Take a peek at them, if they are golden brown around the edges, they are likely done.
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If you make this Pizookie recipe or any of my other recipes, leave me a comment and let me know what you think!
