Almond London Cookies

Almond London Cookies

Chinese New Year is here again! And yes, as usual will be busy in the kitchen whipping up goodies for this festive. This year, can't miss out Kuih Bangkit, I made a slight variation in aesthetic-wise by adding green coloring to highlight the presence of pandan in the cookies. :)
And this year, a NEW recipe I tried as well, the Almond London Cookies! These cookies can be an all-time-favorite for all due to the mouth-watering chocolate coating and especially the nibble-size cupcake look. Yet, super duper easy to make! Here's how~!

Ingredients: (Recipe yearns approx 50-60)

• 125g unsalted butter
• 75g icing sugar (sifted)
• 1 egg yolk (you can use the whites for royal icing or macarons!)
• 225g plain flour (sifted)
• 150g ground almonds / *Variation: plus 200g chopped almonds
• 1 teaspoon almond essence
• 450g dark chocolate

Steps:

Preheat oven to 170°C.

1) Using an electric whisk, cream butter and sugar till light ad fluffy.

2) Beat egg yolk and almond essence into batter till light pale yellow.

3) Add in sifted plain flour, fold well into a dough. (if too wet, may add in a bit more flour)

*Variation: May add chopped almonds into batter for a crunchier texture.

4) Pinch marble-size dough and roll into balls. Line balls of dough onto baking sheet on baking tray.

5) Bake 170°C for 20mins-25mins. Place baked cookies on tray to cool.

 

6) While cooling the cookies, line paper cups & melt dark chocolate in microwave. Divide each sessions to 20secs so that you won't burn the chocolate. I did an approx 2-3 sessions to melt the dark chocolates.

TIPS: I also added little coating milk chocolate (ratio of 1:5) to yearn a smoother flowing chocolate for easy pouring.

7) Using a teaspoon, drizzle some chocolate into base of each paper cases. Next, place each paper cases with a cookie.

8) Cover the cookies with more chocolate and sprinkle ground almonds on top.

9) Let chocolate sit to harden or you may chill in refrigerator for 5mins.

TADA! SERVE!

HAPPY PROSPEROUS RABBIT YEAR 2011!!!

Halloween No-Bake Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

This is a very very very easy no-bake fudge-like cookies that is chewy and chocolaty, not forgetting, rich in peanut flavor. And you can make in various shapes to welcome the Halloween! Great for a last-minute-prep on some trick-or-treat with your family & friends or Halloween party!



Ingredients 

- 3 1/2 cups dry quick-cooking oats, divided

- 1/2 cup peanut butter

- 2 teaspoons vanilla

- 1 stick (8 tablespoons) butter, cut into pieces

- 2 cups sugar

- 1/2 cup milk

- 4 tablespoons cocoa
- Almond flakes (for decoration purpose)
 

1. Place the butter, sugar, milk and cocoa in a small saucepan. Give them a quick stir. Turn the heat on high, and leave the mixture alone.

2. Bring mixture to a full, rolling boil, and let it boil for exactly 1 minute. Remove immediately from the heat, and pour the chocolate mixture over the oats and peanut butter.
3. Use a large fork, quickly stir the ingredients together. (if mixture is wet, add in more oats)

5. Scoop & drop the mixture by tablespoons onto the wax paper or using the hands, roll into tomb-shapes or finger-shapes. (as shown in picture)

6. Let the cookies cool until set or chill in the fridge for 30mins before serving.


  

Famous Amos Cookies (recipe with dessicated coconut)

This is the second attempt in baking a so-called, replica of the famous Famous Amos Cookies (erm, do I see doubles? lol).

Well, it isn't the original recipe, which of course Famous Amos wouldn't allow any recipe leaks to happen. But result of this recipe is really very close to the real thing.

I mentioned the "second" is because in my first attempt, it was a different recipe but it didn't state the essence that I feel is it in the original, i.e. coconut. I always think that there is coconut in every bites on the Famous Amos cookies, as they get stuck in my teeth at times. (^o^) But it still tastes as good for my first attempt which you can find the recipe here.

Alright, that's for the first attempt and now the second as follows...

Ingredients:

- 125g butter

- 3/4 cup brown sugar

- 1 tsp vanilla extract

- 1 egg

- 1 cup plain flour

- 1/2 cup cornflour

- 1/4 cup dessicated coconut

- 2 tbsp cocoa powder

- 1 tsp baking powder

- 500g dark chocolate chips

- 250g milk chocolate chips

Tips: Chocolate bars chopped into chunks would yearn a better texture.

Recipe:

[ Preheat oven to 180°C ]

1) Cream butter and brown sugar till pale yellow & fluffy with an electric mixer.

2) Add vanilla and egg gradually, mix well.

3) Sift in flour, cornflour, baking powder, cocoa powder and dessicated coconut.

4) Mix together thoroughly.

5) Add in dark chocolate chips & milk chocolate chips. Stir well.

6) Roll into balls onto baking sheet on baking tray.

7) Place in oven to bake for 10mins - 12mins on 180°C. Allow cookies to cool on rack for 10mins and remove to serve!

Milo Cookies

One day, I was wondering what special dessert I could make out of our usual food or ingredients we can find from the very usual humble kitchen of ours. Then my sister exclaimed - "Milo!".

She is a milo addict  for sure, and hmm... that reminds me of a colleague too. (LOL)

Well, I finally managed to get a recipe on hand, with twist on the normal chocolate cookies as I replaced the cocoa powder with milo powder. But they tasted great!

I had made these cookies quite sometime back, had already finished savoring the rich and flavorful cookies. 

This is a very very very simple recipe. So here's your to have a chance to taste 'em!!!

Ingredients:

- 125g butter

- 1 cup caster sugar

- 1 1/2 cups self-rising flour (sifted)

- 1/2 cup milo powder (Not the 3-in-1)

- 1 egg (beaten)

- 1/2 cup Sultanas (optional)
Preheat oven on 180°C.

1) Cream butter & sugar together.

2) Add egg & milo. Mix well.

3) Add self-rising flour in slowly while blending to prevent clumps forming.

4) Bake 180°C for 15mins. Cookies will doubled in size whilst baking (No worries!). It will fall back after cooled.

5) Allow cookies to cool on rack for 10mins before removing & Serve!

Items for used for this baking can be purchase here: