Saturday, May 3, 2008

Mmm, cookies

I just made some biscuits from a recipe in the Edmonds Cookbook, a NZ staple. I love this book. The baking recipes are fantastic, and so are the jam, chutney, preserves etc. The book gives you basic techniques and simple old-fashioned recipes that always work and aren't too trendy. I really want to learn how to make jam properly and have another go at chutney and relish. My first and only attempt at jam was singularly unsuccessful. One of my projects for next summer, if not before.

I added 1 Tbsp cocoa so they are really Double Chocolate Chip Biscuits. Mmm.

Chocolate Chip Biscuits
(makes about 24)
125g butter
1/4 cup sugar
a few drops vanilla essence
3 Tbsp sweetened condensed milk (but I didn't have any, so used a bit of normal milk to bind the mixture)
1 1/2 cups plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup chocolate chips
(optional: 1 Tbsp cocoa)

Preheat oven to 180 C, grease two oven trays.
Cream butter, sugar, condensed milk and vanilla until light and fluffy.
Sift in the flour, baking powder, cocoa if using, and mix together with the chocolate chips and a little milk if the mixture is too crumbly.
Roll into walnut-sized balls, place on oven trays and flatten slightly with a fork.
Bake in pre-heated oven for 20-25 minutes, then cool on wire racks.
Put the kettle on, make a cup of tea, and then the cookies can be eaten while slightly warm and fudgy in the middle.
Store in an airtight container but seriously, they won't last long.

3 comments:

Rachel said...

Yum!
Can I have some please : )
Hope you are all well. My laptop has died,so I am sneaking onto mum's : )
Rach xxx

Maria said...

Hi there Rach, so glad you found my blog... you must make these biscuits, they're so easy and delicious. Hope all is well with you. I've had sick kiddies and the small one isn't right yet so we might be off to the doc on Monday. :(

Dani said...

Oh yum. These sound delicious. Particularly in double choc chip. I think my butt is actually scared of making these. Which is not to say I won't