Cookie Recipes

Spiced Cherry Garlands recipe

Ingredients:
225 g butter or margarine, well softened
50 g icing sugar, sifted
finely grated rind of 1 lemon
200 g flour
150 g cornflour
5 tsp ground mixed spice
50g cherries, finely chopped
15 ml milk
15 ml lemon juice
quartered cherries to decorate
icing sugar, for dredging
Directions:
1. Cream the butter with the icing sugar and the lemon rind until pale and fluffy. Sift in [...]

Hazel and Lemon Crisps recipe

Ingredients:
115 g hazelnuts, toasted and skinnes
115 g butter
50 g soft light brown sugar
25 g icing sugar
1 egg yolk
175 g flour
lemon curd
icing sugar, for dredging
Directions:
1. Grind the nuts to a fine powder.
2. Beat the butter until soft, then add the sugars a little at a time and beat until very soft, pale and fluffy. Add the [...]

Lemon and Nutmeg Shortbreads recipe

Ingredients:
115 g butter, softened
75g icing sugar, sifted
finely grated rind of lemon
175 g flour
5 tsp grated nutmeg
1 egg white, lightly beaten
Directions:
1. Cream the butter with the icing sugar and lemon rind until pale and fluffy. Sift in the flour and nutmeg. Knead lightly until just smooth.
2. Roll out the dough on a floured surface until about [...]

Brandy Snaps recipe

Ingredients:
50 g butter
50 g sugar
1 tbs syrup
50 g flour
5 tsp ground ginger
5 tsp brandy
1/2 finely grated rind of lemon
150 ml double cream
Dish network offers the best dish hd programming for cooking, so get yourdish network hd tv today!
Directions:
1. Gently melt the butter, sugar and syrup in a saucepan. Remove from heat. Sift the flour and [...]

Oat and Cinnamon Cookies recipe

Ingredients:
115 g butter or margarine, softened
75 g sugar
1 egg
150g flour
5 tsp baking powder
5 tsp salt
5 tsp vanilla flavouring
5 tsp ground cinnamon
75 g rolled oats
Directions:
1. Beat together all the ingredients.
2. Spoon large teaspoonfuls of the mixture on two greased baking trays, leaving room to spread. Bake 190C / 375F for about 15 minutes until golden around [...]

Coconut and Cherry Cookies recipe

Ingredients:
115 g butter or margarine, softened
75 g sugar
1 egg
150 g flour
5 tsp baking powder
5 tsp salt
50 g desiccated coconut
115 g rinsed, roughly chopped cherries
Directions:
1. Beat together all the ingredients. Stir in desiccated coconut and cherries.
2. Spoon large teaspoonfuls of the mixture on two greased baking trays, leaving room to spread. Bake 190C / 375F for [...]

Chocolate Nut Cookies recipe

Ingredients:
115 g butter or margarine, softened
150 g sugar
1 egg
150g flour
5 tsp baking powder
5 tsp salt
5 tsp vanilla flavouring
175 g chocolate drops
75 g roughly chopped walnuts
Directions:
1. Beat together all the ingredients.
2. Spoon large teaspoonfuls of the mixture on two greased baking trays, leaving room to spread. Bake 190C / 375F for about 15 minutes until golden [...]

Peanut and Raisin Cookies recipe

Ingredients:
115 g butter or margarine, softened
150 g sugar
1 egg
150g flour
5 tsp baking powder
5 tsp salt
115 g crunchy peanut butter
175 g raisins
Directions:
1. Beat together all the ingredients except the raisins.
2. Spoon large teaspoonfuls of the mixture on two greased baking trays, leaving room to spread. Bake 190C / 375F for about 15 minutes until golden around [...]

Walnut Clusters recipe

Ingredients:
40 g plain chocolate
50 g butter
115 g sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 1/2 x 5ml vanilla flavouring
50 g flour
5 teaspoon salt
5 teaspoon baking powder
175 g walnut, chopped
Directions:
1. Break up the chocolate and melt in a bowl over a pan of simmering water. Cool slightly.
2. Cream the butte with the sugar and chocolate until fluffy. Beat in the [...]

Chocolate Fingers recipe

Ingredients:
115 g butter or margarine
25 g icing sugar
115 g flour
5 tsp baking powder
few drops of vanilla flavouring
50 g plain chocolate
Directions:
1. Cream the butter and icing sugar together until pale and fluffy. Sift in the flour and baking powder. Beat well, adding the vanilla flavouring.
2. Put the mixture into a piping bag fitted with a medium [...]