Easy to make, good to eat and great for sharing here are two tried and tested family favourites.
Couple of hints and things to remember ……
- a) leave a space between “splodges” when spooning mix onto your baking tray as they’ll spread during baking
- b) biscuits are crisp, cookies are softer, so there’s a longer oven time for biscuits. But keep an eye on them as they can burn easily!
Ginger Biscuits
Heat oven to 160-170F, gas mark 3. Have two large baking trays or three medium – butter greased and baking paper lined ready.
- First mix together:
- 8oz self-raising flour
- Two teaspoons of ground ginger
- 4oz golden caster sugar
- A good pinch of sea-salt
2. Then melt:
- 3oz butter
- Two tablespoons of Golden Syrup
And mix together with the dry ingredients.
3. Spoon the dough mix (heaped teaspoon or so) onto the baking trays.
4. Bake for around 15 minutes, by which time the mix should have spread and be golden brown.
If you have any glace ginger press small pieces into the mix whilst still warm. This will crisp up as they cool (leave on tray).
5. Finally, remove to a wire rack.
Peanut Butter Cookies
You’ll need:
- 5oz of butter
- 5oz peanut butter
- chopped peanuts
- 4oz caster sugar
- 4oz brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla essence
- 4oz self-raising flour
- 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soaf
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- 4oz porridge oats
- Soften the butter (not melted) and mix with the peanut butter (crunchy or smooth, your choice). Add the chopped peanuts also.
- Mix the golden caster sugar together with the soft brown sugar
- Beat the egg and stir through half a teaspoon of vanilla essence.
- Now mix the self-raising flour, bicarbonate of soda, salt with and porridge oats.
- Now bring all these mixes together a little at a time, mixing with a palette knife.
- Form the “dough” into small balls, walnut sized and place onto the prepared baking trays well apart
- Flatten slightly with a fork and sprinkle with chopped peanuts
- Bake in a hot oven 170-180F, Gas Mark 4-5.
If you want cookies 12-15 minutes, biscuits turn down and cook for longer until crisp.
I’d love to see if you trial this recipe. Send me your pictures – I’m @gran.e.bakes on Instagram.
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