Gingerbread Cookies | Recipe

If you are looking for a last minute Christmas present or just want to eat something yummy, here is a simple gingerbread cookies recipe that is perfect for Christmas time. 

Makes about 40 cookies

You will need:

125g soft butter

100g brown sugar

2 tbsp golden syrup

1 egg yolk

300g flour

1 tbsp ground ginger

1 tsp mixed spice

1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

icing sugar for dusting

STEP 1

Beat the butter and sugar in a bowl with an electric mixer until light and creamy.

Mix in the golden syrup and egg yolk.

Sift in the dry ingredients and mix until fully combined.

STEP 2

Knead the dough on a four surface until smooth.

Cover the dough in cling-film and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

STEP 3

Roll out the dough on a floury surface until 1-2cm thick.

Cut shapes from the dough using any cookie cutters desired. 

Place the cookies 3cm apart on a greased baking tray.

Bake at 180c for 10 minutes or until firm (depends on the size of the shapes).

STEP 4

Transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool.

Dust the cookies with icing sugar.

Enjoy!

Sarah x

Best Pancakes Ever | Recipe

Pancakes are one of my favourite things to make (when I have the time). The recipe I use is actually meant for waffles, but it makes just as amazing pancakes. The original recipe is from Sorted Food can can be found here. I normally only make about half of the recipe though and it makes about 6 medium sized pancakes.

You will need:

110g flour

1/2 tsp salt

35g caster sugar

1 tsp baking powder

2 eggs

170ml milk

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

a knob of butter

and any toppings you like

1. Mix together the flour, salt, sugar and baking powder in a bowl.
2. Separate the eggs and set aside the white in a clean bowl.
3. Combine the egg yolks, milk and vanilla extract.
4. Whisk the wet ingredients into the dry.
5. Whisk the egg white to medium peaks and gently fold through the batter. (An electric whisk will make this a lot easier)
6. Heat a pan to a medium high temperature and pop in the butter.
7. Spoon in the batter to the desired size. Fry until the pancake just begins to cook around the edges and bubbles start the form. This usually takes about 2 minutes.
8. Flip the pancakes over and cook for another 2-3 minutes, until both sides are golden. 
9. Serve up with any desires toppings (I love using Nutella or Golden Syrup).

Enjoy your pancakes.

Triple Chocolate Marshamllow Cookies | Recipe

Today has been a very lazy day and I felt like actually doing something other than lying horizontal in my bed on tumblr. So I popped into the shops to get some ingredients and decided to bake some cookies. I was inspired by Tanya Burr's original recipe of this, but I added a cheeky extra ingredient. These are literally the best cookies in the world. Enjoy!

You will need: 

200g butter 

300g caster sugar 

1 large egg 

275g self-raising flour 

75g cocoa powder 

1tbsp milk

1 bar of dark chocolate

1 bar of milk chocolate

1/2 bar of white chocolate

A large hand full of white marshmallows

1. Preheat your over to 200c.
2. Using an electric mixer, mix together your butter and sugar until creamy.
3. Crack in your egg.
4. Add all of your dry ingredients. If too dry, add your tbsp of milk. 
5. Chop up all the chocolate.
6. Cut the marshmallows into quarters.
7. Add your chocolate and marshmallows into the mixture. 
8. Once everything is mixed in, line 2 baking trays with foil.
9. Grab hand full of the mixture and place them on the trays with about an inch between them. Try to place the cookies so the marshmallows are on the top, otherwise the marshmallows will melt and burn.
10. Pop the cookies in the oven for 11 minutes. When taken out, they will not looked cooked, but don't put them back in because they will burn and become really hard and bitter.
11. Leave them on a wire rack to cool for 30 minutes. 

*If the cookies are a bit to rich for your liking, just remove one of the types of chocolates*

Hope you enjoyed your delicious triple chocolate marshmallow cookies, I know I did. I especially like them when they are still warm and the chocolate and marshmallows are still a bit melty. 

Find the original recipe here.

Sarah x