WE
WE LOST
WE LOST YOU THERE FOR A SEC BUT WE WERE SO GRATEFUL TO TALK TO HER.
AND SPEAKING OF COOKIE SALES
DURING THE GIRL SCOUT COOKIES
SEASON I AVERAGE LET'S BE
HONEST ABOUT FOUR BOXES.
YEAH, YOU CAN SURE OPEN UP THE
BOX AND EAT THEM BUT WE WANTED
TO ELEVATE THAT EXPERIENCE SO
WE ASKED GIRL SCOUT ALLI
GUSTAVSEN FROM LYNNWOOD TO
SHARE A NEW WAY TO USE MY
FAVORITE COOKIE THIN MINTS.
FIRST OF ALL, TELL ME HOW LONG
YOU'VE BEEN A GIRL SCOUT FOR.
SO THIS IS CURRENTLY MY EIGHTH
YEAR.
I'VE BEEN IN GIRL SCOUTS SINCE
I WAS IN KINDERGARTEN SEVENTH
GRADE.
OH MY GOODNESS, THAT'S AMAZING.
WHAT'S THE EXPERIENCE BEEN
LIKE?
THAT'S SORT OF WHAT IT IS.
IT'S BEEN VERY EVENTFUL.
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DIFFERENT
ACTIVITIES THAT I WOULD HAVE
NEVER DONE OTHERWISE AND
THEY'RE MORE EXPERIENCED JUST
SO IT'S BEEN VERY EXCITING.
WELL, I'VE BEEN TOLD YOU ARE A
TOUGH COOKIE SELLER AND HAVE
BEEN FOR YEARS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK'S GOING ON
THIS YEAR REALLY THE ONLY THING
IS I WAS MUCH LESS MOTIVATED
BECAUSE OF IT HONESTLY.
HOW MANY BOXES DO YOU THINK YOU
SOLD OVER YOUR GIRL SCOUT
CAREER?
OVER SEVENTEEN THOUSAND.
SEVENTEEN THOUSAND BOXES
OF COOKIES, ALI.
YES, OVER EIGHT YEARS THOUGH.
WHAT ARE YOU MAKING FOR US
TODAY?
TODAY I'M MAKING A STATEMENT.
THIN MINTS ARE MY FAVE.
I LOVE THEM FROZEN.
I LOVE THEM ANYWAY AND
ESPECIALLY IN A PARFAIT.
HOW DO WE MAKE PARFAIT?
WE'RE GOING TO START MAKING THE
CRUST.
I START BY USING EIGHT OR NINE
INSTRUMENTS PREFERABLY FROZEN.
THEY CRUSH UP BUTTER.
YOU CAN USE A ROLLING PIN OR A
BLENDER.
I'M USING A FOOD PROCESSOR AND
THEN YOU PULL IT YOU COME UP
WITH ABOUT HALF A CUP IN HERE
AND THEN WHAT YOU WANT IS TWO
TABLESPOONS OF BUTTER MELTED.
YOU NEED IT MELTED SO THEN YOU
CAN ALL PUT THE MELTED BUTTER
INTO YOUR CRUSHED MINTS, MAKE
SURE YOU SET SOME ASIDE TO TOP
THE PARFAIT LATER YOU'RE GOING
TO MIX THAT TOGETHER.
DOES IT CREATE KIND OF LIKE A
SANDY TEXTURE, LIKE A WET SAND?
YES.
YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
AND THEN I USING THESE LITTLE
SNOWFLAKE SHAPED SPRINKLES JUST
GOING TO ADD A BIT OF THAT,
SAYS SPARKE.
PHYSICIANS GET A LITTLE IT AND
THEN YOU JUST MIX THE SPRINKLES
AND THE SPRINKLES ARE OPTIONAL
JUST KIND BIT MORE FUN TO IT
AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO WANT
TO HAVE YOUR CUPS.
IT'S FOR ABOUT FOUR OR POSSIBLY
YOU PUT A SPOONFUL TO HALF,
MAKE SURE IT'S ENOUGH TO
COAT THE BOTTOM IN A SUNNY
THICK LAYERS.
YOU CAN STILL GET THAT FLAVOR.
YOU JUST KIND OF WANT TO SQUISH
IT DOWN INTO THE GLASS, TRY NOT
TO SQUISH IT TOO MUCH OTHERWISE
IT WILL BE TOO COMPACTED.
THEN YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO
MAKE YOUR WHIPPED CREAM.
I MADE SOME FOR THE MAGIC OF TV
.
YES, REALLY.
AND THEN AFTER YOU MAKE YOUR
CREAM SO YOU NEED FOR EGGS WE
ARE GOING TO EGG WHITES FOR
YOLKS.
COPY THAT.
OK TWO EGG FOUR YOLKS AFTER
SEPARATING YOUR EGG WHITES
YOU'RE GOING TO ONE FOURTH CUP
OF COFFEE ESPRESSO SPECIFICALLY
SO YOU PUT WATER INTO A
SAUCEPAN AND PUT A GLASS ALL
OVER THAT SO THAT IT'S NOT
TOUCHING THE WATER.
THIS IS THE NEXT LEVEL STUFF
RIGHT HERE.
YEAH.
SO YOU'RE GOING TO PUT YOUR
COFFEE EGG YOLK AND THEN FOUR
TABLESPOONS OF SUGAR AND SOME
SALTS JUST A PINCH YOU NEED TO
MIX IT CONSTANTLY FOR ABOUT A
MINUTE BUT DON'T GET TOO MUCH
OTHERWISE SCRAMBLED TOO LITTLE
IT WON'T BE ANY ONE OF US THAT
HOLDS ABOUT DOUBLES IN VOLUME
AND THIS IS KIND OF LIKE MAKING
A MOUSSE TYPE OF YES.
I LITERALLY I'M NOT FAMILIAR
WITH THE COOKING AS MUCH AS I
SHOULD BE SO I'M GLAD THAT
YOU'RE TEACHING ME.
YEAH.
THIS IS ACTUALLY EASY TO ME.
WHEN I FIRST MADE IT I THOUGHT
IT WAS GOING TO BE A LOT MORE
DIFFICULT THAN IT WAS WHEN I
WAS A BEGINNER BUT IT TURNED
OUT REALLY WELL THE SCRAG SO IT
SHOULD BE PRETTY EASY BUT
THAT'S GREAT.
SO WHAT CAN I ASK IS YOUR
SECRET TO SELLING SO MANY
COOKIES ALL THE YEARS THAT I'VE
BEEN SELLING THESE EIGHT YEARS
NOW I HAVE GONE TO THE SAME
PEOPLE OVER OVER AND THAT
CREATES A CUSTOMER BASE BUT YOU
DON'T WANT TO STICK TO THE SAME
EVERY YEAR YOU WANT TO BRANCH
OUT BUT STILL GO TO THE SAME
PEOPLE YEAR AFTER YEAR.
THAT'S IMPRESSIVE.
I MEAN I JUST WANT TO I HOPE
THAT YOU HIRE ME ONE DAY WHEN
YOU TAKE OVER THE WORLD.
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FOR THAT
CHOCOLATE TO COOK?
YOU'RE NOT NECESSARILY COOKING
THAT YOU'RE JUST WANTING TO
MELT DOWN.
YOU TRY TO SHOOT OFF AT THIS
POINT NOW YOU HAVE TO KILL THE
MOOSE BEFORE YOU PUT IT IN THE
PARFAIT OR DOES IT JUST GO IN
HOT?
YES, YOU HAVE TO CHILL AT FIRST
FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS.
YOU HAVE ONE THOUGH THAT YOU'VE
MADE RIGHT THAT WHAT IT'S WHAT
YOU LOOK LIKE WHEN WE'RE DONE.
LET'S SEE IF THEY HAVE YOUR
BOOTS AND YOU'RE WHIPPED CREAM
AND YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO DO
A LAYER ON THE BOTTOM NICE AND
THICK BECAUSE THE MOST IS WHAT
PEOPLE ARE MOSTLY GOING TO BE
TASTING AND IN YOUR OTHER BIT
OF WHIPPED CREAM WHAT YOU COLOR
I RECOMMEND ADDING IT JUST TO
GET MORE MINTY FLAVOR.
YOU HAVE MINT WHIPPED CREAM
THERE?
YES, USING THE LOOKS OF IT.
OH, GOOD.
SO AFTER YOU'RE FINISHED
LAYERING YOU ADD SOME SPRINKLES
AND COOKIE AND IT SHOULD TURN
OUT SOME LIKE THIS.
HOW DELICIOUS ALLI SHARED HER
RECIPE WITH US.
IT IS ON OUR WEBSITE AND NEXT
WEEK WE'RE COOKING WITH ANOTHER
LOCAL GIRL SCOUT.
SHE'LL BE MAKING A SAVORY DISH
WITH A TAGALONGS AND LATER UP
IN THE SHOW I AM SHARING A FEW
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