Recipe: Cookie Recipe Hack

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We're concerned about giving you this one... it's the crown jewels of cookie recipes! Once you have this one, you may never need a cookie recipe again. It's based around a very simple ratio - 1:2:3. 1 part sugar : 2 parts fat : 3 parts flour (then by all means add in a few flavours that you like that don't affect those ingredients)

Ingredients

White Chocolate & Cherry Cookies

100 g caster sugar
200 g salted butter
300 g self-raising flour
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
100 g white chocolate chips
100 g glacé cherries

Coffee & Almond Cookies

50 g soft brown sugar
50 g dark brown sugar
100 g salted butter
100 ml vegetable oil
225 g self-raising flour
75 g ground almonds
1 tbsp coffee essence
1 drop of vanilla extract
1 pinch of salt

Oaty Honey Cookies

50 g vanilla caster sugar
50 g honey
200 g salted butter
1 egg
300 g plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
50 g porridge oats
50 g chopped walnuts
1 lemon
2 tbsp poppy seeds

Step 1

1:2:3 Ratio - Method

The ingredients are added in the same order as the ratio... Beat the sugar(s) and fat(s) until light and fluffy and the sugar has been well incorporated.

Step 2

Dry Stuff

Add in any additional wet ingredients such as vanilla or egg. Stir in the flour(s), followed by any dry flavour ingredients.

Step 3

Shape

Shape immediately onto lined baking trays or chill to roll the dough out... - the white choc cookies we did as 60-70g discs 1cm thick, - the coffee cookies as golf-ball sized blobs dropped and - the oat cookies as 60-70g discs 1 cm thick.