Long overdue post : CNY Cornflakes cookies

This is actually a long overdue post. But hey, its still Chinese New Year! This is really a very easy recipe, which is great if you are making a few different cookies for Chinese New Year. I always go for those quick and easy recipes. My beloved Fiance loves it alot and he told me that it taste really nice and crunchy.

Ingredients:

• 250g butter
• 165g caster sugar
• 1 egg
• 65g crushed cornflakes
• 3/4 tsp vanilla essence
• 310g plain flour
• 1tbsp baking powder
• A pinch of salt
• 180-200g lightly crushed cornflakes for coating

Method:
1.    Cream the butter and sugar till light and fluffy

2.    Add in the eggs, vanilla, mix well.
3.    Fold in sifted flour, baking powder and salt and then add in crushed cornflakes.
4.    Scoop the batter into small baking cups
5.    Bake in a preheated oven at 180*C  for about 20-22 mins., or till light golden brown.
6.    Let them cool on the  baking tray for about 30 mins  before storing in air-tight container.
7.    Makes 80-90 cookies.

Very easy right? But do note on the baking time as underbaked dough will result in chewy cornflakes instead of crunchy.

Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

I have looking around for a good recipe for chewy chocolate chips cookies and I think I have found the one! I have always preferred my cookies to have the soft and chewy texture as compared to those cakey ones and I have tried a few recipes and it just turns out too cakey. The previous recipe I tried before all calls for light brown sugar. But this recipe is using dark brown sugar, which makes the cookies moist. Can you see the moisture in the cookies? And the melted chocolate chips oozing out. Heavenly.

 

Ingredients

2 3/4 cup flour

1 tsp salt

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

2 1/2 stick butter

1 3/4 cup Dark brown sugar

1/4 cup granulated sugar

2 Eggs

2 tsp vanilla extract

2 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

 

1. Mix the flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder. Set aside.

 

2. Cream butter and sugars on medium speed until fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time then add vanilla. Reduce the mixer speed to low and mix in the flour mixture until combined. Stir in the chocolate chips by hand.

 

3. Cover with plastic wrap and set in the fridge for at least an hour, but overnight is best.

 

 

4. Preheat oven to 375 deg F (190 Deg C) and line cookie sheets with a baking mat. I used a ice cream scoop to measure out the batter and left them as balls.

 

They indeed looked like ice creams!

 

 

5. Bake for 10 - 14 minutes depending on your oven until the edges are golden and the middles are still soft. 

 

6. Let cookies cool on the cookie sheet for 8 minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack.

Enjoy!