Classic Toll House Cookies

Ingredients

• 250g softened butter
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 3/4 cup brown sugar (firmly packed)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 2 1/4 cups plain flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp of salt
• 375g pack of dark chocolate buds

Method

• Preheat oven to 190 celsius.
• In a large bowl, combine the butter, white sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract.
• Add eggs one at a time and stir them in.
• Sift the flour, baking soda and salt into the mixture and stir through.
• Add in dark chocolate buds and fold it all in.
• Scoop out about 1 tablespoon in size and place on a tray lined with baking paper. Press ball down to flatten (optional).
• Cook for 9 minutes then remove and allow to cool slightly before moving them to a cooling rack.
• Stored in an airtight container, these cookies can last several days.

Bon Appetit xoxo

Christmas Cookies

Cookie Ingredients

• 140g Icing Sugar
• 1tsp Vanilla Extract
• 250g Butter
• 1 Egg Yolk
• 375g Flour

Icing Ingredients

• 235g Icing Sugar
• 1 Egg White
• 3 Tsp Cold Water

Method

• Mix together the butter, icing sugar, vanilla and the egg yolk, setting the egg white aside for the icing.
• Cream together the mixture and add in the flour a little bit at a time until it forms a dough.
• Wrap the dough in cling film and put it in the fridge for 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 190oC.
• Spread flour on the worktop and roll out the dough with a rolling pin.
• Using your christmas cookie cutters, cut out shapes and put them on a lined baking tray.
• Bake for about 10-12 minutes until they are lightly golden brown.
• Carefully slide them off the tray and onto a cooling rack.
•  While your cookies are cooling down, mix the icing sugar with the egg white, and add a teaspoon at a time of cold water.
• Spoon the mixture into a piping bag with a thin nozzle, and pipe onto the cooled cookies.

Anzac Biscuits

 

Ingredients

• 1 cup plain flour
• 1 cup desiccated coconut
• 1 cup rolled oats
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 125g unsalted butter
• 2 tbs honey
• 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda

Method

• Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius. Line 2 baking trays with baking paper.
• Combine the flour, coconut, rolled oats and sugar into the mixer for 1 minute.
• Place the butter and honey in a microwave safe bowl and heat for 1 minute.
• Combine 3 tbsp of warm water and 1/2 tsp of bicarbonate of soda in a small bowl.
• Add to the oat mixture along with the butter. Stir until well combined.
• Roll tablespoonfuls of the mixture into balls and place on the lined trays, allowing space for spreading.
• Gently press each ball to flatten slightly.
• Bake for 15 minutes for crisp biscuits.
• Set aside on the trays to cool completely.