Introduction
You only need a glass, milk, and about 4–6 cookies to make this. After a couple of minutes of soaking, the cookies soften and thicken the milk slightly, which makes it work as a quick snack, simple dessert, or easy late-night bite.
Recipe Details
- Prep Time: 4 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 4 minutes
- Servings: 1
Ingredients
- Cookies (preferably chocolate chip, but others can be used)
- Milk
Instructions
- Drop the cookies into the glass, filling it up to roughly ¾ of the glass. You can fill it more if you desire, but usually about 4-6 cookies is good.
- Fill the cookie-filled glass with milk until the milk covers the top cookie.
- Wait a couple of minutes for the cookies to absorb the milk and become soft. You can decide how soft you want them
- Drink milk and cookies from glass.
Variations
- Change Cookies (preferably chocolate chip, but others can be used) to sandwich cookies if you want a sweeter, softer result with thicker milk.
- Change Cookies (preferably chocolate chip, but others can be used) to shortbread or butter cookies if you want the cookies to break down faster and create a richer texture.
- Change Milk to oat milk or almond milk for a dairy-free version; the final glass will taste slightly lighter and less creamy.
- Change Step 3 by shortening the soak to about 1 minute if you want the cookies to keep more structure, or extend it to 3 minutes if you want a softer, almost spoonable texture.
Tips for Success
- Use a glass wide enough to fit the cookies without crushing them, or they can collapse too quickly once the milk goes in.
- In Step 1, stopping at about ¾ of the glass gives the cookies room to absorb milk without overflowing.
- In Step 2, make sure the top cookie is fully covered or the top layer will stay dry while the lower cookies soften.
- In Step 3, watch the texture rather than the clock; when the cookies look swollen and the edges lose their crispness, they are ready.
- Drink it soon after soaking, because the cookies continue to break down even after they seem done.
Storage and Reheating
Store it only if necessary, in a covered glass or small airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 hours. After that, the cookies usually break down too much and the texture turns pasty.
Reheating is not recommended. This is meant to be served cold or cool, straight from the glass.
FAQ
Can you use a different type of cookie?
Yes. Firmer cookies stay intact longer, while softer cookies break down faster and make the milk thicker.
How long should the cookies soak?
About 2 minutes gives you soft cookies with some structure left. If you want them very soft, let them sit closer to 3 minutes.
Can you make it with non-dairy milk?
Yes. Oat milk keeps the texture fairly creamy, while almond milk makes the drink a bit lighter.
Why did the cookies turn completely mushy?
They likely soaked too long or were packed too tightly in the glass. Use fewer cookies or shorten the soaking time if you want more definition.
Attribution: Recipe text from “Cookbook:Cookies and Milk” on Wikibooks (© Wikibooks contributors).
Source: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Cookies_and_Milk
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