Cookies for Santa
The beauty of this recipe is you can vary it. I like to add mixed spice and dried fruit as an alternative to chocolate chips.
Recipe - Ballaghaderreen - Duffy's
Cookies for Santa
Prep Time10 Minutes
Servings12
Cook Time15 Minutes
Ingredients
1 tbsp Baking Powder (rounded)
3 - Fresh Egg
175 g Light Brown Sugar
110 g Mixed Chocolate Chips
350 g Plain Flour
175 g SuperValu Butter softened
110 g SuperValu Goodness Mixed Nuts
1 pinch SuperValu Salt
0.5 tsp Vanilla Essence
Directions
- Cream the butter and sugar with the vanilla extract for 4-5 minutes in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy.
- Add in the eggs and beat for a few minutes.
- Sieve the flour with the baking powder and the salt.
- In a separate bowl, add the mixed nuts and the chocolate chips.
- Add the sifted flour mixture to the butter and egg mixture and beat slowly until the mixture comes together.
- Add in the chocolate chips and mixed nuts and beat until combined.
- Divide the dough, roll into balls and place, well spaced, on a lined baking tray.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes in a preheated oven (180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4).
- Allow to cool down and serve.
10 minutes
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
12
Servings
Shop Ingredients
Makes 12 servings
Dr. Oetker Baking Powder (170 g)
€2.05€12.06/kg
SuperValu Free Range Large Eggs (6 Piece)
€2.25€0.38 each
SuperValu Light Golden Brown Sugar (500 g)
€1.05€2.10/kg
SuperValu Dark Chocolate Chips (100 g)
€1.30€13.00/kg
SuperValu Plain Flour (2 kg)
€2.55€1.28/kg
SuperValu Irish Creamery Butter (454 g)
€3.59€7.91/kg
SuperValu Mixed Nuts (200 g)
€2.49€12.45/kg
SuperValu Table Salt (750 g)
€0.50€0.67/kg
Goodall's Vanilla Essence (25 ml)
€2.35€0.09/ml
Directions
- Cream the butter and sugar with the vanilla extract for 4-5 minutes in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy.
- Add in the eggs and beat for a few minutes.
- Sieve the flour with the baking powder and the salt.
- In a separate bowl, add the mixed nuts and the chocolate chips.
- Add the sifted flour mixture to the butter and egg mixture and beat slowly until the mixture comes together.
- Add in the chocolate chips and mixed nuts and beat until combined.
- Divide the dough, roll into balls and place, well spaced, on a lined baking tray.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes in a preheated oven (180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4).
- Allow to cool down and serve.