I don't know about you but there is something very relaxing (and probably very British!) about sitting down with a cup of tea and a biscuit to catch up on some reading, blogging or crafting. Now with two growing teenagers in the house biscuits do not last long once made so I made sure that I made quite a lot of the different types of cookies and then split the batches between the biscuit tin and the freezer.
I am not the best at getting my cookies to look like they do in the professional photos but they always taste fab so I figure looks aren't everything,right?!
First up was Ginger Cookies
Ingredients
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Method
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6oz SR Flour
2oz butter
4oz brown sugar
1 tsp golden syrup
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 med egg
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Mix all of the ingredients (not including the egg) in a bowl
Beat the egg separately and then add to the mixture Take small spoonfuls of the mixture and plop on a greased or lined baking sheet Bake in the middle of a pre-heated oven at 180°C for about 20-30 mins until golden. |
The recipe said to take a handful of the mixture and roll into a ball and put on the baking sheet but it was so sticky (even after I had added extra flour) that rolling it wasn't really very practical. Strangely the recipe I was following ommitted to give details of the oven temperature and cooking time but I did it on the temperature above and for that time and they turned out fine.
Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies were next:
Ingredients
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Method
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150g SR Flour
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
125g butter
125g light soft brown sugar
2tbsp golden syrup
1 tbsp vanilla extract
150g chocolate chips
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Cream the butter and sugar together in a bowl.
Sift the flour and the bicarb of soda together in a separate bowl. Cream the butter and sugar in a bowl together and then beat in the golden syrup and vanilla and stir in the flour and bicarb of soda. Finally add the chocolate chips. Take a teaspoon of the mixture and put on a greased or lined baking sheet (flattening it down slightly with the back of the spoon). Bake for about 10 mins at 180°C/Gas 4 |
Finally, Almond Squares
This is a bit like bakewell tart but a whole lot easier!
Ingredients
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Method
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8oz flour
2oz ground almonds
2oz sugar
6oz butter
2 egg yolks
Topping
4oz ground almonds
6oz sugar
1 egg
2 egg whites
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Rub together the flour, almonds, sugar and butter to make fine breadcrumbs
Add the 2 egg yolks to the breadcrumb mixture and mix together Roll out the pastry like mixture and put on a baking tray (similar to a swiss roll tin). Cover in a jam of your choice (we used homemade strawberry jam - yum) Whisk together the egg whites and single egg, together with the ground almonds and the sugar for the topping. Spread over the top of the jam. If you want at this stage you can sprinkle over some flaked almonds. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 180°C/Gas 4 for 30 mins or until golden brown. Leave in the tray to cool and then cut into squares and enjoy! |
I really hope you enjoy having a go at these recipes and sitting down with a nice cup of tea with your feet up.
What are your favourite recipes I would love to hear your suggestions so that I can try them at home.
Enjoy!
Sharon x
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