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The Busken Iced Tea Challenge: Cincinnati’s Finest! 🍋🍪

This week on Cookie Lab, we’re heading to the Queen City to tackle a regional legend: the Busken Bakery Iced Tea Cookie! Known for its unique citrusy snap and iconic icing, this cookie is a Cincinnati staple, and we’re determined to crack the code.

The stakes are high this week as Chris brings an actual original Busken cookie all the way to the lab! We hold a high-pressure "Cookie Off" as Jill performs a side-by-side taste test, comparing the bakery's original to Chris’s meticulously crafted copycat recipe. Will the student surpass the master, or is there a secret ingredient we haven't found yet?

We also dive into:

• A Sweet History: We trace the origins of the Busken Bakery, a family-owned institution that has been keeping Cincinnati sweet since 1928.
• The Science of the Shine: Ever wonder how that icing stays so perfectly glossy and soft without getting brittle? We break down the science of corn syrup! Learn how it acts as an interfering agent to prevent sugar crystallization, ensuring that signature smooth finish every single time.

Tune in to see if Chris’s copycat can stand up to the real deal, and learn how to bring a taste of Ohio into your own kitchen!

Recipe Link: https://tinyurl.com/buskencopycat

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