I'm glad to say that the cookies I'm baking now are made from scratch. And damn! do they taste good! I realized that the main problem I was having was that I didn't add enough butter (for health reasons of course) but the perfect amount of butter is essential.
So here I have my eclectic cookie recipe. I don't have a measuring cup - so I've described everything in terms of handfuls (very rudimentary I know)
Ingredients
1 stick of butter
1 egg
3 handfuls of normal unbleached flour
1 handful of walnut pieces
1/2 handful of dried fruits (I used mixed berries - cranberries, cherries and blueberries)
1 handful of baking chocolate chips (I used dark chocolate)
a generous dash of brown sugar
a tiny sprinkle of baking powder
melt butter and mix with egg, add everything else and mix together thoroughly, separate into 12 portions on a baking tray and flatten them out (otherwise you will end up with ugly looking golf ball cookies), stick them into a preheated oven at 350oF and bake for 12-15min.
very simple and delicious! mmm
i'm starving now... just finished the two cookies from qantas... i want to try your cookies (can you believe it!) haha - might use your recipe when i finally get my own apartment
ReplyDeleteI can very much believe that you would want to try my cookies because without sounding to promote them or shall I say my recipe too much - they are heavenly :D But knowing myself, I'll get bored of them pretty soon so I will have to think of other combinations...so my blog may end up being all about cookies and baking - damn I'm turning into an old granny...so sad :(
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