I'm here writing to you and eating one of these cookies at the same time (multitasking), before I go and watch The Great Gatsby with the other half. I know I can easily say that I like cookies. And I know you’ve probably heard me say that before, but can I just tell you about these ones, please? Before I tell you about anything else – as nothing else is more important right now – these cookies are were so delicious! I don’t even want to say 'delicious' as that word is so over-used here. I need a new word for delicious to describe these cookies. When I first embarked on baking these, I did think: “these cookies are going to taste funny, as they have lime in them”. And cookies are meant to have sweet ingredients in them, right. We all know this. But was I wrong. I don’t know how, but together, the lime and white chocolate really work.
And
the best thing about cookies in general – they're finished baking in 10 minutes! Normally
with cookies I personally have a tendency to over-bake them, and then they end
up like crunchy biscuits, but I did exactly as it said ‘on the tin’ this time
and they came out perfect.
P.S:
the secret to a good tasting white choc chip cookie, I believe, is to use a
good quality chocolate chip! I have used Dr. Oetkers chocolate chunks.
Taken from here, makes about 12 cookies
110 g / ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
85
g / ⅓ cup caster sugar
85
g / ⅓ light brown sugar
1 egg
½ tsp vanilla
½ tbsp lime zest
1 egg
½ tsp vanilla
½ tbsp lime zest
½ tsp lime juice
150 g / 1 ¼ cups plain flour
½ tsp baking soda
a pinch baking powder
a pinch tsp salt
100 g / 4 oz white chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 180°C / 350°F degrees and line two baking trays with grease-proof paper. In a large mixing bowl mix the sugar and butter until combined but not fluffy.
150 g / 1 ¼ cups plain flour
½ tsp baking soda
a pinch baking powder
a pinch tsp salt
100 g / 4 oz white chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 180°C / 350°F degrees and line two baking trays with grease-proof paper. In a large mixing bowl mix the sugar and butter until combined but not fluffy.
Add egg, then add vanilla, lime zest and lime juice (zest the skin of the lime before cutting it to juice). Mix to
combine.
Whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Mix into creamed mixture until just combined. Fold in the white chocolate chips.
Shape the dough into 1″ balls, and place 2 inches apart on the baking trays. Bake for 10 minutes, or until the edges are golden and the centres are just set.
Cool for three minutes before moving to a wire rack.
Love this! Just needed a simple recipe for my lesson on Learncliki and this is going to be perfect! Thanks!
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