On Sun, 12 Oct 2014 21:18:24 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

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>"dsi1" > wrote in message
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>> On 10/12/2014 12:49 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
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>>> "Kalmia" > wrote in message
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>>>> Have you ever run into a cookie recipe calling for cornstarch?
>>>> Someone in another forum asked what she could substitute, as she had
>>>> no cornstarch on hand. What would one substitute? What purpose
>>>> would the cornstarch serve in a cookie dough?
>>>>
>>>> I can't imagine not having cornstarch on hand, but then again, I'm the
>>>> only idiot here who stocks tomato paste.
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>>> http://www.recipe.com/melting-moments/
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>> I have made these before. They have quite a delicate texture. Very nice!
>
>I used to love them and they are super easy to make! They do break easily
>though so not good for shipping. So I was totally taken aback when they
>re-did them on Cook's Country, America's Test Kitchen because of the mouth
>feel. I didn't mind that at all!

I always have plenty of corn starch. I cook a lot of Chinese dishes,
I buy corn starch five pounds at a shot.