Donald shares his recipe for cookies. And you can also download a booklet of his other recipes (including coups and pasta) at the bottom of the page.
Donald’s recipe for egg-free cookies
Ingredients:
Butter – 250 grams
Caster sugar – 250 grams
Vanilla essence – 2 teaspoons
Self-raising flour – 400 grams (plus a little bit extra for dusting)
Baking powder – 2 teaspoons
Optional: you can also add in milk chocolate chips (50 grams) or cocoa powder (2 tablespoons)
This recipe makes around 18-24 medium cookies or 30 small cookies.
Method:
Heat the oven to 180C / 160C fan / gas mark 4.
1. In a large bowl, mix together the butter and sugar using a wooden spoon or an electric whisk. Do this until the mixture is light and fluffy.
2. Stir in the vanilla essence, flour and baking powder. If you need to, add 1 tablespoon of water to bring the mixture together. If you are adding chocolate chips or cocoa powder, put them in now. Then bring the dough together into a ball with your hands.
3. Sprinkle some flour over your work surface and on the dough too. Roll out the dough until it is 3mm thick. Cut out the cookies using cookie cutters. Then lay them out on baking trays lined with baking paper. Make sure you space the cookies apart.
4. Bake for about 12 minutes or until golden brown. If you are using two baking trays in the oven, swap the trays over halfway through cooking. When the cookies are done, leave them on the baking sheets for 5 minutes then transfer them to a wire rack to cool.
The cookies will keep in an airtight tin for 3 to 4 days. Enjoy!
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