While I was ill I really needed some freshly baked cookies. Not shop-bought biscuits, definitely homemade ones. So I scrounged around in the cupboard for ingredients and found butter, flour and a few chocolate chips. But no eggs. Most cookie recipes have at least one. So I decided to wing it with no eggs and use a splash of milk instead.
Now I know that making cookies by winging it instead of following a recipe is maybe kind of scary, and its not something I’d do if I was making cookies that had to turn out right. But if you’re an experienced baker then its really easy to do!
I started with about half a pack of soft butter, and added the same amount (what looked like the same amount!) of caster sugar – I mixed them up with some vanilla bean extract. Yum.
Next I added a generous splash of milk, a tsp each of bicarb and baking powder and plain flour. Enough until it started to look like cookie dough.
And then a bit more, for safety.
I decided to make two types of cookies, chocolate chip and oatmeal raisin so I divided my batter up at this stage.
and added oats, raisins and a dash of cinnamon to one.
and chocolate chips to the other. I splodged onto a baking tray and cooked for about 15 minutes at around 160 degrees and voila – amazing smelling, comforting home-baked cookies.
I wasn’t able to get a picture of the oatmeal and raisin ones because I ate them so quickly – they were amazing!!! I made them on a whim as its not normally the kind of cookie that would appeal to me but the homemade version was fantastic. Chewy, thick, oaty and delicious. The chocolate chip cookies spread more, probably because the oats in the other cookies helped to keep them together – but they still tasted great, especially the next day.
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“Cooking my way through life, one meal at a time.” What a great outlook on food and cooking.
“And then a bit more for safety…” You made me laugh. The cookies look GREAT! Sending you a ping back when I post in the morning!
Thanks Jennifer! You just made me smile on a stressful morning! 🙂
Well, good. 🙂
And what are you drinking in your little profile picture? It looks tempting…!
Looking forward to more of your posts!
Thanks Jen! I believe it was a cosmo!
I’m going to have to try a cosmo then! You look so content! 🙂
Have a good weekend Miss Kerry!
Thanks! You too!
YUMMY! Cookies are the BEST! 😀
Loveee cookies on a whim.
I like how you made big cookies. That’s the way to go 🙂
Thanks Liz! Even when I’ve tried to make little cookies in the past they’ve turned out big! Guess its just my skills!
Ahhh these look amazing<3
btw, I replied to your comment about buns on my last post.
Nothing beats homemade cookies when you’re feeling poorly! You could also try this recipe next time you’re ‘eggless’ http://www.food.com/recipe/eggless-chocolate-chip-cookies-58919 That website has some great recipes and the reviews are particularly good as people tend to write when they’ve made subs etc so well worth a read 🙂
I love that site too! You know when a recipe has 300 5 star reviews that its got to be a good one!