Smoky, Bitter & Sweet: Secret Ingredient Cookies with Benjamina Ebuehi

NOTE: iphone and ipad users, CLICK HERE to register for class.

What’s on the Menu:

• Preserved Lemon & Olive Oil Cookies
• Halvah & Smoked Salt Cookies
• White Chocolate Rye & Pretzel Cookies
  
  Move over, chocolate chip. Step aside, snickerdoodle. Sorry, cocoa crinkle: there are new cookies in town this summer. Join guest chef Benjamina Ebuehi of Great British Bake Off fame and author of “I’ll Bring Dessert” (use code MILK2024 for 10% off your order) for a livestream class where you’ll learn three spins on classic cookies that just might dethrone your standards. First, Benjamina will show you how to use preserved lemon peel and olive oil to give simple sugar cookies a bit of grown-up attitude. Plus, the strategic use of olive oil means you don’t have to cream butter and sugar, which has to be the least fun part of the cookie equation. More of a chocolate person? We have two options for you. You can complement dark chocolate’s richness with sesame halva and spike a double chocolate cookie with smoked salt. Or you can become the most popular person at the party when you roll in with a skillet-sized cookie—don’t worry, you’ll learn how to bake it perfectly—studded with white chocolate and pretzels in a dough that features two unexpected ingredients. As we bake, Benjamina will cover baking essentials, including how to chill and freeze cookie dough for the future and which cookies are her favorites for ice cream sandwiches. Quick-cooking, easily adaptable and immensely crowd-pleasing, these cookies are our new favorite summer desserts.
  
  About Benjamina: Benjamina Ebuehi writes recipes, styles and creates content for media, such as BBC Good Food, Waitrose Weekend and Guardian Feast as well as brands such as Sainsbury's, McVities, Lindt, Lyles Golden Syrup, Anthropologie, Baileys, and Schwartz spices. Benji is an ambassador for the incredible social enterprise Luminary Bakery, and co-founded The Sister Table with her sister Bonita, hosting pop-up brunches and supper clubs for women across London. Her food blog, Carrot and Crumb, was a finalist in the 2019 Saveur Blog Awards. "I'll Bring Dessert" (use code MILK2024 for 10% off your order) publishes in April 2024.
  
  Want to give this class as a gift? You can purchase gift cards here.

If you have any questions about this class, please don't hesitate to get in touch via cookingschool@177milkstreet.com.

This event has limited spots and you must register in advance via Eventbrite in order to attend. One sign-up covers one device. Payments for Milk Street livestream events are non-refundable. If you find yourself unable to attend, you may transfer the ticket to someone else, but we are unable to refund fees and all payments are final.

Closed Captioning is available for all Milk Street virtual events.

Immediately after registering, you will get a confirmation email that contains the Zoom meeting log-in information. One week prior to the class (or within 48 hours, if you register less than one week in advance), you will receive instructions on how to prepare ingredients and equipment in order to cook along, if you choose.

After class, you will receive a recording of the event, as links to any additional recipes and resources that may come up. NOTE:The recording link is only available online for one month following each event. If you’d like to have access to the recording for longer than that, you'll need to save the recording locally by clicking on “download” on the top right corner of the recording page.

Proceeds from livestream cooking classes and workshops support Milk Street's non-profit work with The Big Sisters Association of Great Boston, The Boys & Girls Club of Dorchester, FoodCorps and other partners.

Bonus: All attendees of this class will receive a one-time 20% off coupon to the Milk Street Store after class.