Basic Cookies

Decided to start with my basic cookie recipe, the picture shows the basic recipe topped with jelly beans before baking.

Ingredients for 16 cookies
150 grams self raising flour
75 grams caster sugar
100g butter or full fat butter spread
1 teaspoon vanilla essence

Set the oven to
gas mark 4
electric 180°
fan probably 160° but check your oven handbook


Melt the butter and allow to cool

Sieve flour and sugar into your mixing bowl and give it a little stir

Add cooled butter and vanilla to the mixing bowl and stir with a round bladed knife

When the mixture starts to come together use your hands to finish gathering it into a dough, don't knead it, just bring it all together

Divide the dough into 16 equal sized balls rolling it gently to shape them

Place the balls evenly spaced onto to baking trays, lined with baking parchment or reusable baking sheets

Press the balls down just a little to flatten them, not too much or they will be too thin, as they spread as they bake

Place the two trays towards the centre of the oven and bake for 18-20 minutes swapping shelves and rotating the trays half way through baking

Cookies should be golden brown when baked

Cool on the trays for five minutes then transfer to a wife tray to cool

As all ovens vary you may need to alter the cooking times and temperature to get the result you want.

This recipe should produce a crisp cookie, if you prefer a chewy centre then reduce the cooking time for a couple of minutes.

Enjoy
Karen Lizzie
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