I Tried Making Homemade Milano Cookies | Claire Recreates

Summary by Krater

Claire Saffitz attempts to reverse-engineer Milano cookies, testing various baking temperatures, dough thicknesses, and piping techniques to match the size, texture, and flavor of Pepperidge Farm Milanos.

From the video

Answers: How do you make homemade Milano cookies?

• reverse-engineering Milano cookies
• langue de chat cookie technique
• baking temperature and thickness experiments
• mint and milk chocolate fillings

Ingredients

• enriched wheat flour
• semi-sweet chocolate
• cocoa butter
• milk fat
• soy lecithin
• vanilla extract
• sugar
• vegetable oils
• eggs
• corn starch
• salt
• baking soda
• natural flavor
• nonfat milk
• peppermint oil
• butter
• egg whites
• baking powder
• powdered sugar
• milk
• peppermint extract
• cake flour

What it concludes

• A lower baking temperature and dehydrated cookies help reduce browning and achieve the proper crisp texture.
• Switching to cake flour produces a more tender cookie.
• Piping dough with the pastry bag horizontal rather than upright prevents the batter from becoming too thick at one end.