-- On a lower speed, add eggs one at a
time and vanilla until well incorporated — Increase mixing speed to high and
let it go for 10 minutes — the
mixture will become really pale and will almost double in size — In a medium sized bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt — When 10 minutes are up, add flour
mixture slowly until just combined, about 45 - 60 seconds — Chop up and mix together all of your baking and snack ingredients in a small bowl, and fold into batter with a spatula until just incorporated — Using a medium - sized ice cream scoop, portion cookie dough on parchment paper - lined cookie sheet and wrap the entire thing tightly with plastic wrap — Refrigerate for a minimum of 1 hour and up to 1 week — Heat oven to 400F and arrange cookies on cookie sheets at least 4 ″ apart — Bake 9 - 11 minutes, until they are golden in color and slightly brown along the edges —
Cool the cookies completely on the sheet pan (or just eat them immediately...)
I then transferred the
mixture to cheese cloth and placed the
mixture in a sealed sauerkraut crock (the kind with the lip of water around the edge — just the
mixture inside the cheese cloth and nothing else), and I
let it sit for about 48 hours (a little longer than the recommended 36 hours — I live in a basement apartment in a
cool climate, so the temperature was around 60 degrees most of the
time).