**The Joy of Baking: A Cookie Making Experience**

I'm so excited to share with you my latest baking adventure! Today, I decided to whip up a batch of cookies that would surely bring a smile to anyone's face. The cookies were a delightful combination of flavors and textures that left me wondering how I ever lived without them. As I began to mix and measure the ingredients, I couldn't help but feel a sense of excitement and anticipation. Little did I know that my audio issues would make this experience even more entertaining!

As I scooped out tablespoon-sized balls of cookie dough into the cinnamon sugar mixture, I was reminded of the classic snickerdoodle. The process was meditative, with each scoop feeling like a mini ceremony. Pressing them down to about 1/4 of an inch thick made me feel like I was creating something truly special. And when I finally baked them in my oven and took out the trays, oh! Beautiful cookies they were.

I decided to make not one, but two batches of cookies: double chocolate chip with pecans and Taylor Swift's chai cookie. The first batch was a classic chocolate chip cookie recipe, but with an added twist - white chocolate chips and pecans made it a unique variation that I just couldn't resist. And then there were the Taylor Swift's chai cookies, which were a completely different ball game altogether. Inspired by the flavors of chai, these cookies had a texture similar to sugar cookies and a buttery flavor that was spot on.

Before starting the filming process, I made sure to test my audio equipment, or rather, try not to. My Panasonic Eneloop batteries didn't fare too well, dying on me within an hour of use. Clearly, I needed some new ones! Thankfully, Helix Sleep sponsored this video, so I was able to get a good replacement. Sometimes you just have to release that and let it go, right? And speaking of releases, there's nothing quite like the aroma of freshly baked cookies wafting through your kitchen.

As I sampled each cookie, I couldn't help but feel a sense of joy and satisfaction. The double chocolate chip cookies were buttery and chewy, with just the right amount of brown sugar to give them a soft texture. And let's not forget the pecans, which added a delightful crunch to each bite. But it was the Taylor Swift's chai cookie that truly stole the show - its intensely flavored goodness was like a symphony of spices on my tongue. The icing on top added an extra layer of sweetness and a lovely crackly texture.

So, what did I learn from this baking experience? That cookies can be both art and science, requiring just the right balance of ingredients to create something truly special. And that sometimes, even when things don't go as planned (like my audio issues!), they can still turn out to be some of the best moments ever.

**A Special Thank You**

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How are you?It's great to see you, and welcome back.Today's video is sponsored by Helix Sleep.Helix Sleep are the makersof premium mattressesthat are customized to fityour needs and preferencesand conveniently deliveredright to your doorstep.You can take the HelixSleep quiz like I didand it will match youwith the perfect mattressto fit your needs and preferences.For example, I happento be a side sleeper,I prefer a firmer style mattress,and I share my bed with my husband,and the sleep quiz will take my responsesalong with my husband'sand come up with the perfect compromise.We matched with the Helix Sleep Dusk Luxe,and we've been sleepingon our mattress nowfor almost two yearsand we are getting terrific sleep.Our backs feel supportedand we wake up feeling well rested.And our Helix Sleep mattressis such an improvementto our old mattress, which served us well,but we inherited,and it was really time to be replaced.Besides getting great sleep,what I really love aboutmy Helix Sleep mattressis that it arrives packagedin a cardboard box,which is great for us to moveup a narrow flight of stairs,and I was able to installthe mattress myself.And at this point,my entire family hasa Helix Sleep mattressand we're all getting great sleep.Helix Sleep mattresses are fiberglass-freeand they come with a 10-year warrantyand a 100-night sleep trialto make sure you love it.There are also flexible paymentplans and financing options.Helix Sleep has a new high-endline called Helix Elite,which includes six new luxurious models.Helix Sleep will deliver your mattressright to your doorstep,and if you live in theUS, shipping is free.So, if you'd like tostart getting great sleep,you can click the link down belowor head over to helixsleep.com/emmymadeto receive 20% off yourHelix Sleep mattressand two free pillows.Big thanks to Helix Sleepfor sponsoring this videoand allowing me to makebetter videos for all of you.Alrighty, my lovelies.Today, we're going tobe baking some cookies,perfect for the holidays.I don't know about you,but for me, that meansbaking cookies in particular.I love filling my home withthe smell of baking cookies,that sweet, lovely, cozy feeling and scentjust makes me so happy.And I love that the cookiemaking can be a traditionthat cements memories.Isn't that wonderfulhow food can connect us to our memoriesor kind of cements them into place,and then when we revisit the food,we're instantly ableto travel back in time?I think it's just magical.Today, I'm gonna be makingtwo types of cookies.I think they'll beperfect for the holidays.One of them is TaylorSwift's chai cookies,and these sound fantastic.They're based on Joy the Baker's cookies.I'll put a link down to theoriginal recipe down below.But we're also going to be makingMama Kelce's chocolate chip cookie.Now, if you're not aware,Taylor Swift is currentlydating Travis Kelce,but I'm pretty sure youprobably know that already.Travis Kelce is a tightend on the Chiefs --American football team.Donna Kelce, or Mama Kelce,also has another son named Jason Kelce,who is also a legendary football player.He plays for the Philadelphia Eagles.At any rate, Mama Kelce makesthese cookies and gifts them.And famously, in the last Super Bowl,which was the Chiefs versus the Eagles,she brought them cookies.I love that!So today, we're gonna bemaking Mama Kelce's cookiesalong with Taylor Swift's cookies.It's not necessarily a battle,it's more a comparison.And because it's the time of year,I mean, more cookies is better, right?Alrighty, let's go ahead and get started.So, let's begin with Mama Kelce's recipebecause that requires 24 hours of chillingand refrigeration.So this is a big recipe,it makes lots of cookies.We're gonna begin withthree sticks of butter.So I melted my butterusing the defrost functionin my microwave so that thebutter wouldn't get too hot.The recipe recommends thatyou allow the butter to coolfor about 15 minutesbefore continuing withthe rest of the recipe.Rather than doing that,I just gently melted my butterso that it wasn't screaming bubbly hot,you know what I mean?Add your brown sugar and your white sugar.Beat this for about four minutes.Then we're gonna addone egg yolk and one eggand beat that in well.Next, one tablespoon of vanilla.That's a big bloop. (laughs)Next, we're gonna add our baking soda,which we've dissolved in hot water.In a separate bowl,we're gonna combine allour dry ingredients.We're gonna combine our all-purpose flourand our pastry flour.Pastry flour has lower glutencontent or lower proteinso it doesn't have asmuch of a chewy texture,so it's really greatfor cakes and pastries.Along with our baking powder,our cinnamon, and salt.Just stir that all together.Combine our dry ingredientsto our wet in two batches.We're gonna add some milk chocolate chips,white chocolate chips,and some chopped pecans.Then we just mix that all togetheruntil it forms a luscious dough,and then put this in the refrigeratorand let it rest for afew hours or overnight.Alrighty, so here is ourchilled and rested dough.I find it very interestingthat it contains both whiteand milk chocolate chipsand cinnamon.So one of my favoritechocolate chip cookie recipes,it's the DoubleTree Inn cookie recipe,put a link to that, incase you're curious,contains a little pinch of cinnamon.And I thought, no, it's not gonna work.But it works.But a full teaspoon seems like a lot.But I don't know, we'regonna see how it goes.It says in the recipeto allow the cookie batterto warm up before you bake.So for smaller cookies, whichI would consider this smaller,it recommends baking thesefor eight to 10 minutesat 350 degrees.(soft music)In our stand mixer,we're going to add some roomtemperature butter, bloop,and we're gonna beatthis for about one minuteuntil it's nice and creamy.And whenever you're using astand mixer, it's always great,or even a hand mixer for that matter,to scrape down the sides of the bowl.Now we're gonna add another fat,we're gonna add some vegetable oil.This happens to be safflower oil.Now we're gonna add two types of sugar,both powdered sugar and granulated sugar,which I find interesting too.This recipe is chai inspired,which simply means tea,but we're specifically talkingabout Indian-style tea,which is often infused with all kindsof warm-scented spices:ginger, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg,freshly ground cardamom, clove,and some freshly cracked black pepper.Seven beautiful things,all in our creaminess.(timer beeping)Oh, that means my cookies are ready.Okay, coming!Now we're gonna combine the spicesinto the fat and sugar.I've got my all-purpose flour here.I'm gonna add my bakingsoda and my salt to that,and add it to my wet ingredients.So, I've got a bowl ofcinnamon sugar here.There's about 1/4 cup of sugarwith 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon in there.We're gonna scoop a ball of cookie dough,again, about one tablespoon,into the cinnamon sugar.So it's kind of like a snickerdoodle.And then press it down toabout 1/4 of an inch thick.Cute! Beautiful cookies.I'm gonna bake these in my oven,and we'll come back and glaze themand then give everything a taste.Oh, lovelies, I have, thesethings give me trust issues.Okay, audio died again. (laughs)Before I started filming,I changed my batteries,my rechargeable batteries,my Panasonic enloop, eneloop, trash!My other ones were dying,which I had for years,but those were the dark gray onesand those were the eneloop pros,and they lasted forever.These? These don't evenlast me one filming session.Before I started filming, charged these,just took 'em outta the charger.Didn't even last me an hour. Crap.So, buy the pro ones, okay?Don't get the white ones. All right.Sometimes you just have torelease that and let it goand... and taste some cookies.So, I baked both batches of cookies.I also made the glaze forthe Taylor Swift cookies.Super simple.You just take some powdered sugar,add a little bit of grated nutmeg to it,and you can add milk, cream, or eggnog,which I think is genius.Spreadable, but not drippy,you know what I mean?My kitchen smells amazing.So let's finally give our cookies a taste.So, let's start with the chocolate chip.This is like the double chocolate chip.It's white chocolate,milk chocolate, and pecan.There's the bottom.A thin, lacy cookie.Look at that.Lots of brown sugar,so I'm thinking it's gonnabe a little bit chewy.Itadakimasu.Hmm!First of all, a freshly baked cookieis the best!Freshly baked cookies are my favorite,and I really have a soft spotfor chocolate chip cookies.And these are delicious.Buttery, chewy from all that brown sugar,yet a little bit crispon the edges, but soft.I like the chew.The cinnamon is not overpowering at all,goes really well with the chocolate chips,white chocolate chips,I have to say I was alittle bit skeptical.I really love the inclusion of the pecans.There's something about the pecans,and I'm guessing the cinnamon,that make these almosttaste butterscotchy.Oh, the white chocolate, mm-hmm.It's a very nice variationof a chocolate chip cookie.Alrighty, let's try TaylorSwift's chai cookie.Here we go. Itadakimasu.Ooh!Wow! Very different.This is like comparingapples and oranges here.It's not two differentchocolate chip cookie recipes,so it's really difficult to compare them.This has the texture of a sugar cookieand a bit of that buttery flavor,but this is intensely flavoredwith all those spices we added in thereand very much inspired by chai.All those flavors, I feel, are spot on.It's intensely flavored.The cookie texture is lovely.It's tender, yet rich,and I really love the icing on top.Adds an extra amount of sweetnessand kind of like a crackly top.Crackly, yet melt away,with a nice sweet intensitythat matches really wellwith the flavor intensity of a cookie.This is a very flavorful cookie,and I think it would goincredible with a cup of tea,a cup of coffee, a little dip, and uh-huh.Hmm. Really cozy cookie.Both of these are excellent cookiesand I think would make great additionsto your holiday Christmas cookie boxif you are making some for gifts.Delicious.I think your loved ones, friends,will appreciate either one very much.Which is better than the other?I can't really saybecause they're so very,very, very different.But they're excellent versionsof the style of cookie that they are.Alrighty, my lovelies.Thanks so much for watchingand big thanks to Helix Sleepfor sponsoring this video.If you'd like to get yourselfa Helix Sleep mattress,please click the link down belowor head over to helixsleep.com/emmymadeto receive 20% off yourHelix Sleep mattressalong with two free pillows.Thanks again for watching.I hope you enjoyed that one.I hope you learned something.Please share this video with your friends,follow me on social media,like this video, subscribe,and I shall see you in the next one.Toodaloo, take care, bye! (laughs)(lighthearted music)(gentle music)It's time to play Cookie Fairy.It's time to play Cookie Fairy!\n"