(raw cookie dough always gives me a stomach ache for some reason).įor the Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip recipe, I used the recipe for the Dark Chocolate Coconut cookie, with the following changes. I bake mine a bit longer, as I don’t like them practically raw inside (just gooey and chewy), and would always nuke Levain’s cookies for 5 seconds to remedy this. Everywhere I’ve brought bags of these, people think it IS the Levain cookie upon looking and tasting, then some declare it’s lighter, and actually prefer it. As an avid Levain addict myself, I truly feel they look and taste similar to the ‘overpriced’ Levain cookies. I honestly think this is very CLOSE for both of them, and many friends, coworkers, and Levain fanatics have agreed. Now, using these formulas, plus the DVR recording of ‘Throwdown’, I’m pretty sure I was able to come up with the recipe for my favorite, the Chocolate Chip Walnut cookie that’s featured in the episode and their famous Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter chip cookie, or something extremely close to it. However, they could be of some help, especially in conjunction with the Throwdown episode. One was for a Dark Chocolate Coconut cookie, the other a Ginger Valrhona cookie, which were ‘specially’ created for Art Culinaire, so they’re not a cookie they sell at their bakery. While perusing through several baking and dessert sites PLUS blogs (using ‘Levain Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookie Recipe’ as my search term) desperately seeking any amount of extra info on these cookies I could find, I came across this entry at a dessert blog called Su Good Sweets, and the owner of this blog, Jessica, posted two cookie recipes by the Levain baking ladies that she found in Art Culinaire a few years back. I recorded it on my DVR, just so I could keep referencing back to it. I’ve developed a knack for sort of being able to estimate amounts just by looking at the them. Since I’ve been baking for almost 20 yrs. Excellent! If I could just SEE the ingredients, and the method(s) they use, it could definitely help me on my way to cracking this seemingly ‘uncrackable’ cookie recipe. One night a few months ago, I noticed they were on Bobby Flay’s ‘Throwdown’. They’ve done a great job of keeping it completely vaulted from the masses. You cannot find it anywhere.not even copycat attempts. That said, my main reason for buying them (being a pastry fool and baker), was to try and figure out this very elusive recipe. One cookie is more than enough to satisfy your sweet tooth. I’ve been buying cookies from the Levain Bakery (sporadically) for several years now, and my god, they’re probably some of the best cookies I’ve ever had, whether it be the Chocolate Chip Walnut, the Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip, Oatmeal Raisin etc. Tags: baking, Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies, Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip cookies, Dessert, Levain Bakery, Levain cookie recipe, Levain copycat recipe My much discussed Levain Bakery copycat cookie recipes at 3:04 pm | Posted in Cookies, Dessert | 317 Comments
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