When beijingkids gets to the Freundlich family home, Dini Freundlich and her husband Rabbi Shimon Freundlich are unpacking a vast array of kosher goodies he has brought back from the US. Waffle cones, wafers, and sprinkles are all to be paired with ice cream for the festival of Shavuot. Their immaculately-ordered kitchen storage is an accurate reflection of their busy lives, and a thoughtful gift from the other family members to Dini. Every culinary tool and all the produce is categorized and labeled in its own see-thru bin. The Freundlichs established Chabad’s office in Beijing in 2001, and have since added a second Chabad House, a Jewish day school, a community center, and a kosher restaurant. Competence and efficiency are clearly family values, which daughter Chavas epitomizes as she deftly demonstrates the family recipe for no-cook cookie-dough balls.
No-Cook Cookie Dough Balls
Ingredients 成分
Serves 4-6 as a snack 4-6 人份的点心
¼ cup unsalted butter ¼ 杯无盐黄油
¼ cup white sugar ¼ 杯白糖
½ cup light brown sugar ½杯黄糖
1¼ cups flour 1¼ 杯面粉
½ cup mini chocolate chips ½ 杯巧克力碎屑
2 tbsp milk 2 汤匙牛奶
½ tsp vanilla extract ½ 茶匙香草精
½ tsp salt ½ 茶匙盐
1½ cup semi-sweet chocolate or butterscotch chips (for dipping) 1½ 杯低糖巧克力或奶油片（蘸酱用）
Sprinkles or chopped nuts 糖霜或坚果碎
STEPS
Mix the butter and sugar until fluffy. 混合黄油和糖，打至蓬松。
Slowly add the milk and vanilla extract. 慢慢加入牛奶和香草精。
Then, add the flour and salt. 之后，加入面粉和盐。
Mix the dough, kneading it with your hands. 混合成面团，继续用 手揉。
When the dough comes together, add the chocolate chips and make little cookie balls with your hands. Freeze them for 15 minutes. 面团揉匀后，加入巧克力碎屑，用手捏成一个个小球，放入冰箱 冷冻15分钟。
Melt the semi-sweet chocolate or butterscotch chips and swirl the balls in the mixture. Finish by dipping into chopped nuts or sprinkles. 融化低糖巧克力或奶油片至液体状，将冷冻好小球均匀裹上蘸酱，最后撒上糖霜或坚果碎。
This article originally appeared on page 26-27 of the August 2014 issue of beijingkids. To find out where to get your free copy, email distribution@truerun.com or view it on Issuu.
Photos: Ken
