Double chocolate chip cookies
This soft, melt-in-your-mouth double chocolate chip cookie was one of the first things I learnt to make. I guess I was about nine and what I really like is the directions I wrote to myself as I made...
View ArticlePassionfruit melting moments
Through extensive research over the past 25 years it is apparent that everyone loves melting moments. The buttery goodness, with or without icing, is always a favourite. Here’s the proof: Case 1: as a...
View ArticleCookie haiku – dedicated to chewy oatmeal sultana cookies
Haikus are tricky Butter and sugar taste good And haikus don’t rhyme Have cookies with milk I like mine with a cuppa Or with a haiku Stuck for ideas I used my BigOven App To find these cookies It’s my...
View ArticleAfghan biscuits
An Afghan biscuit is a traditional New Zealand biscuit made from cocoa powder, butter, flour and cornflakes, topped with chocolate icing and a nut. Like any decent thing that comes from New Zealand, we...
View ArticleLemon cookies
Fresh lemon is one of the universal ingredients I think most kitchens need. Some fresh zest or juice really adds a POW to almost anything. In sweet baked goods I adore the tartness lemon can add. And...
View ArticleCornflake and sultana cookies
So, let’s start with the important things, what do you think of my new coffee cups? Nice huh? I think they highlight the lovely butteriness / cornflake crunchiness / sultana chewiness / general...
View ArticleMint chocolate cookies
I baked these cookies last week for my cast – lots of chocolate (for energy) and mints (for obvious reasons when you’re about to talk loudly in close quarters with someone) are always consumed back...
View ArticleJam thumbprint cookies
These seem to be the cookies of people’s childhoods. Whether out of the packet or made my mum, people remember these. They also seem to go by a few names, like Jam drops or Jam cookies. That’s OK. Call...
View ArticleMocha double chocolate cookies
I need to talk to you about putting coffee in double chocolate, chocolate-chip cookies. And, well, this is important. Did you know that adding coffee to chocolate baked goods actually intensifies the...
View ArticleCherry, chocolate, cornflake and coconut cookies (the everything cookie)
These are unmistakably homemade cookies. They’ve got that chunkiness to them, and randomness of ingredients like cornflakes and cherries, that no mass producing cookie company would ever market. The...
View ArticleSweetened condensed milk chocolate chip cookies
I am a liar. I have a recipe on this blog called ‘best chocolate chip cookies in the world’. They’re not. These are. The old cookies are good, don’t get me wrong. But they’re a bit like reflecting on...
View ArticleChristmas cookie round up (super honest style)
Ah, so it’s (let me count…) five days before Christmas and you’re now thinking “you know what, I SHOULD make some Christmas cookies for a gift / that party / to put in my face.” You’re right. You...
View ArticleToasted oatmeal pecan and chocolate cookies
Today I am blogging and baking these oatmeal pecan and chocolate cookies. The pecans are being toasted in the oven, the chocolate chips are open to snack on with a cup of tea, and the kitchenaid is at...
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