Who doesn’t love getting their hands on the cookie jar? When it’s time to refill, we suggest you take our advice and bake your own batch of cookies. We’ve got two mouth-watering cookie recipes that make for great tea-time snacks, desserts and more. Check out our recipes for chocolate chip cookies and espresso shortbread cookies!
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
325 gms butter
250 gms sugar
250 gms brown sugar
¼ tsp salt
3 eggs
225 gms pastry flour
4 gms baking soda
500 gms chocolate chips
100 gms nuts (optional)
Method
1) Cream sugars and butter together.
2) Add salt.
3) Add eggs.
4) Add flour and baking soda; mix until incorporated.
5) Fold in chips and optional nuts.
6) Bake at 170 degree c for 8-10 minutes until light brown on edges.
7) Cool and serve with tea/ coffee.
Espresso Shortbread Cookies
Ingredients
225 gms butter, chilled
½ cup sugar, granulated
1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour
¼ cup ground espresso
A pinch of salt
Method
1) Mix butter and sugar with a hand mixer or in kitchen air with a paddle attachment.
2) But do not cream. Add flour and espresso and mix for 3-5 minutes, until just combined.
3) Chill. Bake at 150 degree c until firm. Do not brown.
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