Blue Ribbon Winner Chocolate Chip Cookies

Today ends the Minnesota Stae Fair. It broke records for attendance in its 2024 season.

The popular venue offers so much to see, do, and eat. Blue Ribbons are awarded for various events and contests.

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The Minnesota State Fair continues to break attendance records in its 2024 season. Despite a week that began with severe heat and storms, fair-goers showed up in record numbers on Friday. The Great Minnesota Get-Together set a new record with 225,521 guests, topping the previous record of 209,789 set in 2019. Final numbers have not been tallied. 

Cook's Notes: 

As we know, Sweet Martha's Cookies empire has reigned as a popular attraction among fairgoers in Minnesota since 1979, producing 3 million cookies a day. But move over Martha, as 26-year-old Madeline Poultridge took first place in the chocolate chip cookie entries, beating out 200 others for the prize. 

Up until now, I have been satisfied with the chocolate chip cookie recipe on the Nestle wrapper. Today, my cookie baking moved significantly up a notch with Madeline's recipe. Her two adaptations, using some oat flour and browning the butter, made all the difference. My, oh my. 

Jason DeRusha, a popular food critic WCCO (DeRusha Eats) and former anchor for WCCO interviewed Madeline. The interview link is below. 

 https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/foodnews/derushas-best-the-26-year-old-senior-citizen-that-took-home-best-chocolate-chip-cookie-at-the-minnesota-state-fair/ar-AA1pEibb

The following is her published recipe, which makes about 28-30 coookies.

Recipe: Andrew + Madeline's CCC's

Ingredients:

• 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup oat flour (not rolled oats!!)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• A healthy pinch of salt
• 1 cup salted butter, browned and cooled
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• Vanilla (measure with your heart) I used 1 tablespoon
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 2 cups chocolate chips (I like a mix of sizes as well as milk + dark)
• Optional 3/4 cup chopped walnuts

Directions: 

• AHEAD OF TIME: brown butter and set aside to cool to room temp. How to link for browning butter at https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/how-to-brown-butter/
• DRY INGREDIENTS: combine and mix thoroughly with a fork or whisk
• WET INGREDIENTS: Cream sugar and butter. Add eggs and vanilla one at a time, mixing thoroughly between each. Scrape your bowl!
• COMBINE: Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix until combined. If using, add chocolate chips and nuts. 
• SCOOP: Scoop the dough into balls with a 1.5 tablespoon scoop or however big you like. A 1.5-tablespoon scoop makes 36 cookies. Chill or freeze the dough balls before baking for best results, but bake immediately if it's a cookie emergency.
• BAKE: 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
  
  
  
  
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