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HIC's SPICY COOKIE LAB (step-by-step, custom gingersnaps, molasses crinkles, lebkuchen, more)

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Follow the steps to create a customized spicy cookie recipe. Dozens of cookies are possible: Granny's Sugar-Sprinkled Gingersnaps, Oma's Nutty Lebkuchen, Mom's Citrus Molasses Crinkles, Granny's Boozy Spice Drops, and many others. Delicious fun!

FA=FlavourArt TFA=The Flavor Apprentice NF=Nature's Flavors

STEP 1: Start with 2% FA Cookie.
You'll add flavorings to that as you go along.

STEP 2: Choose one baker and add their flavorings.
GRANNY (old-fashioned, mild molasses background): 2% TFA Molasses*
MOM (like packaged cookies): 1% TFA Molasses*, 1% TFA Brown Sugar Extra
OMA (Bavarian honey-lebkuchen style): 0.75% TFA Molasses*, 0.5% TFA Brown Sugar Extra, 0.15%-0.25% FA Honey (very strong flavoring, measure carefully)
GRAMPS (hint of sweet maple): 1.5% TFA Brown Sugar Extra, 0.5% FA Maple Syrup (Thanks to Bryong70 from ecf, who suggested using maple to avoid 'trace custard notes'!)

* NOTE: TFA Molasses includes 'trace custard notes'

STEP 3: Choose 1-2 accents and add the flavorings
SUGAR (sprinkled or glazed effect): 0.5% FA Meringue
SLIGHTLY-BOOZY: 0.5% FA Rum
CITRUS (candied citrus peel): 0.5% FA Lemon Sicily and 0.25% FA Orange
NUTTY: 0.5% total, any combination of FA Hazelnut, FA Nut Mix, FA Walnut, FA Marzipan (better in cookies than plain almond), or others you have

(STEP 4: Gather whichever spice flavorings you'll need for step 5.)
GINGER: NF Organic Ginger is ideal, but you can use any ginger flavoring you have.
CLOVE: TFA Pumpkin Spice or FA Clove work well; you can use any you have.
NUTMEG: TFA Holiday Spice is ideal, but if you have a different nutmeg, that's fine.
CINNAMON: use any that you have in any combination. TFA Horchata Base, TFA Cinnamon Spice, and FA Cinnamon Ceylon have all worked well for me.
ANISE/FENNEL: FA Anise is ideal; TFA Absinthe will also work okay.
CARDAMOM: You can use FA Cardamom in place of part of the cinnamon and/or ginger for a chai-like flavor. If Cardamom is called for, but you don't have it, you can substitute cinnamon, ginger, or a combination.

STEP 5: Choose a spice blend and add the flavorings.
GINGERSNAPS: 0.5% Ginger and 0.5% Cinnamon
MOLASSES CRINKLES (use Granny as your baker): 0.5% Cinnamon, 0.25% Ginger, 0.25% Clove
SPICE DROPS: 0.25% Ginger, 0.25% Cinnamon, 0.25% Nutmeg, 0.25% Cloves, optional 0.25% Anise or Cardamom
BASIC LEBKUCHEN (use Granny or Oma as your baker): 0.5% Cinnamon, 0.25% Clove, 0.25% Nutmeg
FANCY BAVARIAN LEBKUCHEN (use Oma as your baker; use Slightly-Boozy AND/OR Nutty accents) 0.5% Cinnamon, 0.25% Clove, 0.25% Nutmeg, and either 1% FA Cocoa OR the following: 0.25% Ginger, 0.25% FA Lemon Sicily, 0.25% Anise, 0.15-0.25% Orange

DONE! Your recipe should have 5.5-7% total flavoring. You can taste right away, but do not make any changes until your finished mix has aged at least 24 hours. The spice balance and strength will change during that time.
 
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I looked on the NF website ans saw several gingers. I have never used them before. Which Ginger are you recommending in your recipes?
 

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I looked on the NF website ans saw several gingers. I have never used them before. Which Ginger are you recommending in your recipes?

We use the NF Organic Ginger - I didn't even know there was more than one!
 

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Granny, would be the old fashioned molasses cookie. Oma, would be if you want the Bavarian honey lebkuchen cookies.

So, you start with 2% cookie, choose from the "baker" list which type cookie you want, choose from the accent flavor you prefer in that cookie, then choose your spice blend, so on, so forth.

I think I understood it that way.
 

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what is meant by "use granny or oma as your baker" ?

Choosing the "baker" is step 2 of the recipe. This part:

STEP 2: Choose one baker and add their flavorings.
GRANNY (old-fashioned, mild molasses background): 2% TFA Molasses*
MOM (like packaged cookies): 1% TFA Molasses*, 1% TFA Brown Sugar Extra
OMA (Bavarian honey-lebkuchen style): 0.75% TFA Molasses*, 0.5% TFA Brown Sugar Extra, 0.15%-0.25% FA Honey (very strong flavoring, measure carefully)
GRAMPS (hint of sweet maple): 1.5% TFA Brown Sugar Extra, 0.5% FA Maple Syrup (Thanks to Bryong70 from ecf, who suggested using maple to avoid 'trace custard notes'!)
 

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I just need to get this one. This is the first time I'm seeing this page after doing some HIC link hopping. It blows my mind just thinking how much work went into making and testing all these recipes. A huge thank you from me too. :):cool:
 

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I just need to get this one. This is the first time I'm seeing this page after doing some HIC link hopping. It blows my mind just thinking how much work went into making and testing all these recipes. A huge thank you from me too. :):cool:

More play than work when it's cookies. :D
 

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Hi HIC!

If I wanted to make a traditional granny cookies (without the holiday spice) is it ok to skip the clove and ginger? (Granny, sugary cookies).

I'm aiming for a real intense cookie vape, that tastes just like homemade cookies (non-christmasy).

I was thinking this:

FA Cookie 2%
TFA Molasses 2%
FA Meringue 0.5%
FA Cinnamon 0.5%
FA Butterscotch 0.5-1%
Need to find a FA flavor that tastes like Graham cracker. I feel like something is missing from this recipe :/
 
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Hi HIC!

If I wanted to make a traditional granny cookies (without the holiday spice) is it ok to skip the clove and ginger? (Granny, sugary cookies).

I'm aiming for a real intense cookie vape, that tastes just like homemade cookies (non-christmasy).

I was thinking this:

FA Cookie 2%
TFA Molasses 2%
FA Meringue 0.5%
FA Cinnamon 0.5%
FA Butterscotch 0.5-1%
Need to find a FA flavor that tastes like Graham cracker. I feel like something is missing from this recipe :/

I think that would be a molasses cookie. Maybe you'd like orange in place of the missing spices?
 

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I think that would be a molasses cookie. Maybe you'd like orange in place of the missing spices?

I was thinking of a traditional American home made cookie. Chocolate chip cookie but without the chocolate.
 

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I was thinking of a traditional American home made cookie. Chocolate chip cookie but without the chocolate.

I wouldn't start with Spicy Cookie Lab for that. I'd start with a more caramel-y cookie, no molasses either.
 

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I wouldn't start with Spicy Cookie Lab for that. I'd start with a more caramel-y cookie, no molasses either.

So like Cookie, butterscotch/caramel, still need some "pie crusty/graham cracker" type of flavor. What would you recommend?
 

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So like Cookie, butterscotch/caramel, still need some "pie crusty/graham cracker" type of flavor. What would you recommend?

You might want to just try FA Cookie with nothing else at all. Since you want no spice, no chocolate, just a plain cookie...that's pretty much what it is!
 

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You might want to just try FA Cookie with nothing else at all. Since you want no spice, no chocolate, just a plain cookie...that's pretty much what it is!
Ill give it a try! :D Also ordering Butterscotch/Caramel just to be safe, if it needs something else. Also meringue for sweetness. And yea, 50 other flavors as well, lets be safe :p
 

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Resurecting this one. I'm getting ready to get a big order in, and I didn't order any molasses (damn it!!!). Would FA black touch licorice be a good sub? Thanks!


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Resurecting this one. I'm getting ready to get a big order in, and I didn't order any molasses (damn it!!!). Would FA black touch licorice be a good sub? Thanks!

FA Licorice is pretty darned strong & distinctive compared to TFA Molasses. 1%+ of Licorice would probably take over the recipe, but if it's a flavor you like, it could be fun to play with. If you do that & use plenty of ginger you could get a really dark gingerbread flavor.

TFA now has a DX Brown Sugar that subs well for their Molasses. That'd be my first choice for a sub.
 

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Sounds good man. I'm gonna be doing mom's gingersnaps for a cheesecake recipe, I'm thinking .5 FA licorice and 1 - 1.5 % tfa bsx. Unfortunately my order's coming in tomorrow, so ordering the DX brown sugar is out. Many thanks!


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FA Licorice is pretty darned strong & distinctive compared to TFA Molasses. 1%+ of Licorice would probably take over the recipe, but if it's a flavor you like, it could be fun to play with. If you do that & use plenty of ginger you could get a really dark gingerbread flavor.

TFA now has a DX Brown Sugar that subs well for their Molasses. That'd be my first choice for a sub.

Thx for that! I try to avoid the diketones as much as possible... but I LERRRRRRVE ginger snaps!!! :)

Andria
 

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Just an update, I went with .5% black touch and 1.5% bsx. The licorice is a bit strong still, but it's amazing! Tastes like mom made the gingersnaps rather than Keebler :D


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Me, too! And Molasses is one of TFA's most accurate flavorings; it's great with FA Cookie.
yeah I find that my tastes are in somewhat of the oppisite direction of most e-juice.I tend to make recepies that center around spices. I don't vape any fruity or baked goods kinds of things.
 

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Follow the steps to create a customized spicy cookie recipe. Dozens of cookies are possible: Granny's Sugar-Sprinkled Gingersnaps, Oma's Nutty Lebkuchen, Mom's Citrus Molasses Crinkles, Granny's Boozy Spice Drops, and many others. Delicious fun!

FA=FlavourArt TFA=The Flavor Apprentice NF=Nature's Flavors

STEP 1: Start with 2% FA Cookie.
You'll add flavorings to that as you go along.

STEP 2: Choose one baker and add their flavorings.
GRANNY (old-fashioned, mild molasses background): 2% TFA Molasses*
MOM (like packaged cookies): 1% TFA Molasses*, 1% TFA Brown Sugar Extra
OMA (Bavarian honey-lebkuchen style): 0.75% TFA Molasses*, 0.5% TFA Brown Sugar Extra, 0.15%-0.25% FA Honey (very strong flavoring, measure carefully)
GRAMPS (hint of sweet maple): 1.5% TFA Brown Sugar Extra, 0.5% FA Maple Syrup (Thanks to Bryong70 from ecf, who suggested using maple to avoid 'trace custard notes'!)

* NOTE: TFA Molasses includes 'trace custard notes'

STEP 3: Choose 1-2 accents and add the flavorings
SUGAR (sprinkled or glazed effect): 0.5% FA Meringue
SLIGHTLY-BOOZY: 0.5% FA Rum
CITRUS (candied citrus peel): 0.5% FA Lemon Sicily and 0.25% FA Orange
NUTTY: 0.5% total, any combination of FA Hazelnut, FA Nut Mix, FA Walnut, FA Marzipan (better in cookies than plain almond), or others you have

(STEP 4: Gather whichever spice flavorings you'll need for step 5.)
GINGER: NF Organic Ginger is ideal, but you can use any ginger flavoring you have.
CLOVE: TFA Pumpkin Spice or FA Clove work well; you can use any you have.
NUTMEG: TFA Holiday Spice is ideal, but if you have a different nutmeg, that's fine.
CINNAMON: use any that you have in any combination. TFA Horchata Base, TFA Cinnamon Spice, and FA Cinnamon Ceylon have all worked well for me.
ANISE/FENNEL: FA Anise is ideal; TFA Absinthe will also work okay.
CARDAMOM: You can use FA Cardamom in place of part of the cinnamon and/or ginger for a chai-like flavor. If Cardamom is called for, but you don't have it, you can substitute cinnamon, ginger, or a combination.

STEP 5: Choose a spice blend and add the flavorings.
GINGERSNAPS: 0.5% Ginger and 0.5% Cinnamon
MOLASSES CRINKLES (use Granny as your baker): 0.5% Cinnamon, 0.25% Ginger, 0.25% Clove
SPICE DROPS: 0.25% Ginger, 0.25% Cinnamon, 0.25% Nutmeg, 0.25% Cloves, optional 0.25% Anise or Cardamom
BASIC LEBKUCHEN (use Granny or Oma as your baker): 0.5% Cinnamon, 0.25% Clove, 0.25% Nutmeg
FANCY BAVARIAN LEBKUCHEN (use Oma as your baker; use Slightly-Boozy AND/OR Nutty accents) 0.5% Cinnamon, 0.25% Clove, 0.25% Nutmeg, and either 1% FA Cocoa OR the following: 0.25% Ginger, 0.25% FA Lemon Sicily, 0.25% Anise, 0.15-0.25% Orange

DONE! Your recipe should have 5.5-7% total flavoring. You can taste right away, but do not make any changes until your finished mix has aged at least 24 hours. The spice balance and strength will change during that time.
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Please do not repost this outside of vapingunderground.com.

Follow the steps to create a customized spicy cookie recipe. Dozens of cookies are possible: Granny's Sugar-Sprinkled Gingersnaps, Oma's Nutty Lebkuchen, Mom's Citrus Molasses Crinkles, Granny's Boozy Spice Drops, and many others. Delicious fun!

FA=FlavourArt TFA=The Flavor Apprentice NF=Nature's Flavors

STEP 1: Start with 2% FA Cookie.
You'll add flavorings to that as you go along.

STEP 2: Choose one baker and add their flavorings.
GRANNY (old-fashioned, mild molasses background): 2% TFA Molasses*
MOM (like packaged cookies): 1% TFA Molasses*, 1% TFA Brown Sugar Extra
OMA (Bavarian honey-lebkuchen style): 0.75% TFA Molasses*, 0.5% TFA Brown Sugar Extra, 0.15%-0.25% FA Honey (very strong flavoring, measure carefully)
GRAMPS (hint of sweet maple): 1.5% TFA Brown Sugar Extra, 0.5% FA Maple Syrup (Thanks to Bryong70 from ecf, who suggested using maple to avoid 'trace custard notes'!)

* NOTE: TFA Molasses includes 'trace custard notes'

STEP 3: Choose 1-2 accents and add the flavorings
SUGAR (sprinkled or glazed effect): 0.5% FA Meringue
SLIGHTLY-BOOZY: 0.5% FA Rum
CITRUS (candied citrus peel): 0.5% FA Lemon Sicily and 0.25% FA Orange
NUTTY: 0.5% total, any combination of FA Hazelnut, FA Nut Mix, FA Walnut, FA Marzipan (better in cookies than plain almond), or others you have

(STEP 4: Gather whichever spice flavorings you'll need for step 5.)
GINGER: NF Organic Ginger is ideal, but you can use any ginger flavoring you have.
CLOVE: TFA Pumpkin Spice or FA Clove work well; you can use any you have.
NUTMEG: TFA Holiday Spice is ideal, but if you have a different nutmeg, that's fine.
CINNAMON: use any that you have in any combination. TFA Horchata Base, TFA Cinnamon Spice, and FA Cinnamon Ceylon have all worked well for me.
ANISE/FENNEL: FA Anise is ideal; TFA Absinthe will also work okay.
CARDAMOM: You can use FA Cardamom in place of part of the cinnamon and/or ginger for a chai-like flavor. If Cardamom is called for, but you don't have it, you can substitute cinnamon, ginger, or a combination.

STEP 5: Choose a spice blend and add the flavorings.
GINGERSNAPS: 0.5% Ginger and 0.5% Cinnamon
MOLASSES CRINKLES (use Granny as your baker): 0.5% Cinnamon, 0.25% Ginger, 0.25% Clove
SPICE DROPS: 0.25% Ginger, 0.25% Cinnamon, 0.25% Nutmeg, 0.25% Cloves, optional 0.25% Anise or Cardamom
BASIC LEBKUCHEN (use Granny or Oma as your baker): 0.5% Cinnamon, 0.25% Clove, 0.25% Nutmeg
FANCY BAVARIAN LEBKUCHEN (use Oma as your baker; use Slightly-Boozy AND/OR Nutty accents) 0.5% Cinnamon, 0.25% Clove, 0.25% Nutmeg, and either 1% FA Cocoa OR the following: 0.25% Ginger, 0.25% FA Lemon Sicily, 0.25% Anise, 0.15-0.25% Orange

DONE! Your recipe should have 5.5-7% total flavoring. You can taste right away, but do not make any changes until your finished mix has aged at least 24 hours. The spice balance and strength will change during that time.
Just mixed this up, can't wait to try after 24 hours. I could try it now but i'm feeling too lazy to wick afresh.
 

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