Jerrelle Guy, author of "Black Girl Baking," shares expert tips on baking cookies. To elevate cookie flavors, she recommends increasing the vanilla extract beyond standard amounts to enhance aroma and taste. Vanilla acts as a flavor enhancer, complementing other ingredients like chocolate. Guy emphasizes using pure vanilla extract to avoid artificial flavors and cautions against overuse, which can lead to bitterness. This advice provides practical insights for baking enthusiasts looking to achieve bakery-quality cookies at home.
"Vanilla subtly enhances and rounds out the flavor of cookies. While it may not be the dominant note of the cookie's profile, it just makes everything taste better, and you can always taste when it's been left out."
"Usually if you double the amount of vanilla it will make the vanilla note more pronounced and aromatic and even give the cookies a more artisan bakery taste."
"I recommend only doing this when you have pure vanilla extract rather than imitation. This will help avoid giving the cookies an artificial taste."
"Overusing vanilla can make the dough a bit bitter, so don't try to add even more vanilla than my initial recommendation."
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