Crazy for Cookies

New location of Crumbl Cookies opens in Mitchell Plaza

my gas,” Girard said.

Crumbl Cookies opened its first shop five years ago and since then has become a nationwide franchise with over 600 stores.

On October 21, Crumbl Cookies- Trinity made its official opening in Mitchell Ranch Plaza, which is considerably closer than the other location in Lutz. With frequent new and limited-time flavors, many find this cookie shop as a unique way to satisfy their sweet tooth, along with a new place to work.

After hearing the “hype” surrounding Crumbl Cookies, Kayleigh Girard (‘24) tried it for the first time at the Lutz location. Up until the Trinity location opened, Girard could only try the new flavors when she was in the Lutz area for her brother’s hockey games and practices.

“When I heard there was a Crumbl opening near us, I was very excited that I wouldn’t have to drive 40 minutes to get to the one near Wesley Chapel. Now if a flavor looks really good, I can go and try it without using up all

Trying Crumbl Cookies a few times before the location in Trinity opened, Deslynn Jacobsen (‘23) applied to work there as a way to receive more hours and earn more money, on top of her other job at Publix.

Crumbl Cookies produces their products at the location they are sold at, allowing customers to see how their cookies are prepared and baked, as well as the ingredients going into them.

“I really do enjoy working there.

It’s always fast paced and there is always something that needs to get done which makes time go by faster. Certain cookies bring more people in than others, but we always kind of have a steady flow of customers coming in,” Jacobsen said.

Never hearing about Crumbl Cookies before, Brendan Wells (‘23) got his first taste of their cookies when his friend, Jacobsen, started working there.

Before then, he had only tried Crave Cookies, which is another cookie shop nearby in Odessa.

“I didn’t really know what Crumbl was until it opened, I never really

Norwegian butter & vanilla cookies

Ingredients:

4 cups of flour, ½ cup baking powder, 1 cup and 6 tablespoons salted butter, 1 and 1/3 cups granulated sugar, 2 eggs, lightly beaten, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 egg white, almond shavings or pearl sugar.

Prep: 10 Cook: 30

Step one- Mix the butter, baking powder and butter together in a bowl until an almost ash like texture is achieved. Mix in the sugar, beaten eggs, and vanilla extract. Roll the dough you’ve know made into a ball.

Step two -Put the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate it over night. In the morning leave the dough out to warm up.

Step three- Rip off pieces of the dough and make smaller balls. Place balls of dough on baking sheet. Press your thumb into the middle of the dough to make impression.

Step four- Glaze the cookies with an egg white and add chopped almonds or pearl sugar.

Step five- Bake cookies at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 16 minutes.

Step six- Enjoy!

English sausage wrapped in pastry bread

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon vegetable oil, 1 medium chopped onion, 2 pounds sausage meat, 3 eggs, black pepper + salt, 2 tablespoons of flour, 25 ounces of pastry bread or shortcut pastry.

Sliced pieces of roast duck

Ingredients:

¼ teaspoon ground white pepper, teaspoon ground cloves, 3 tablespoons soy sauce,1 tablespoon honey, 5 -green onions, ½ cup plum jam, ¼ cup finely chopped chutney, 1 ½ teaspoons sugar, 1 ½ teaspoons distilled white vinegar, 1 sliced orange, 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley just around the corner students are able to try their new weekly flavors. heard of it but when I found out my friend was working there I was really excited. I like the cookies there because they’re really well made compared to a lot of the cookie places around here, like Crave,” Wells said. With the Trinity area expanding, many new restaurants, stores, and neighborhoods are constantly flowing in. Crumbl Cookies is the one of many shops opening that this area has never seen before. Be on the lookout for more “Coming Soon” signs.

Fried dough with sugar

Ingredients: all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, warm water, oil for frying, granulated sugar, ground cinnamon.

6-10 serving

Makes: Time:

Directions:

Prep: 25 Cook: 27

Step one- Place vegetable oil in pan on medium heat and add in the chopped onion. Leave the onion to cook until it is a golden brown. Step two- Mix together the meat, onions, and two eggs. Step three- Roll out the pastry into eight by ten inch rectangles. Cut rectangles into two strips and place them in the fridge for 10 minutes.

Step four- Take pastry out of the fridge and place it in a greased baking pan. Place the sausage you mixed earlier in the middle of each pastry strip. Beat the third egg then brush the edges of the pastry with it.

Step five- Fold the pastry over the sausage to make two long rolls. Brush the top of the pastry with egg.

Step six- Cut the rolls to 1 inch lengths or the desired length of your choice. Step seven- Preheat oven to 400 degrees then cook for 20 minutes.

Step eight- Pull baking pan out of oven, let the rolls cool then enjoy!

4 Servings

Makes: Time:

Directions:

Prep:15 Cook: 30

Step one- Rinse duck inside and out; pat dry. Cut off tail and discard. Step two- Mix together cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, white pepper, and cloves in a small bowl. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon spice mixture into cavity of duck. Stir 1 tablespoon soy sauce into remaining spice mixture and rub evenly over entire outside of duck. Cut 1 green onion in half and tuck it inside cavity. Cover and refrigerate duck for at least 2 hours or up to overnight. Step three- Place duck breast-side up on a rack set in a wok or pot. Steam for 1 hour, adding more water as it evaporates. Lift duck with two large spoons to drain juices and green onion. Place duck breast-side up in a roasting pan and prick skin all over with a fork. Step four- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Step five- Roast duck in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Step six- Mix together remaining 2 tablespoons soy sauce and honey in a small bowl. Brush honey mixture onto duck.Step seven- Mix together plum jam, chutney, sugar, and vinegar in a small serving bowl. Chop remaining green onions and place them into a separate bowl. Step eight- Place whole duck onto a serving platter and garnish with orange slices and fresh parsley. Serve with plum sauce and chopped green onions.

Makes: Time:

12 50 minutes

Directions:

Step one- Make the dough by adding all-purpose flour, baking powder and salt into a large bowl. Mix together until combined. Add warm water and 4 tablespoons oil. Mix together with a fork until the dough comes together.

Step two- Transfer the dough onto a clean working surface and knead the dough for 8 to 10 minutes, until the dough is smooth and elastic.

Roll the dough into a ball, place it in a bowl, cover with a kitchen towel and let it rest for 30 minutes.

Step three- Roll out the dough by dividing it into 8 separate pieces and rolling each piece into a ball. On a lightly floured surface, use a floured rolling pin to roll out each ball into an 8 to 10-inch circle. Step four- Fry the dough by heating frying oil to 350°F. Fry each dough circle for about 60 seconds, turning once with metal tongs, until golden brown on both sides. Transfer to prepared plate to drain any excess oil.

Step five- Garnish the Banuelos with cinnamon sugar and eat!