Had to be made to satisfy a craving, of which there are many, when the weather sucks the way it did today. It rains, it’s misty, cold and miserable. Egarden.it delivered 3 new plants for me, which are covered and waiting for better weather, meanwhile cookies were baked. With Iza. After dinner.

Recipe from bbcgoodfood, fairly straighforward, with a scary amount of sugar, which I have not reduced today.

150g of soft butter creamed with 160g of sugar, half and half white and brown. 1 whole egg, a bit of vanilla paste. 225g of plain flour and 1/2 tsp of bicarb soda. A pinch of salt, then chocolate- I used Milka, chopped into small pieces and a good handful of hazelnuts too. Thick dough we were shaping into small balls and placing on baking sheet.

They went into the oven at 180 degrees for about 12-13 minutes, they did spread considerably.

Nice cookies, good combo with a cup of tea, will be packed to school tomorrow to be enjoyed by 11 year olds who don’t have to worry about their waistlines. 🙂