Super-posh chewy cookies sour cherries and Hazlenut
From hopscotch 15 years agoIngredients
- Ingredients shopping list
- 100g/3½oz unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for greasing shopping list
- 100g/3½oz caster sugar shopping list
- 2 tbsp sunflower oil shopping list
- 100g/3½oz soft dark brown sugar shopping list
- 1 free-range egg, beaten shopping list
- ½ tsp vanilla essence shopping list
- 200g/7oz plain flour, plus extra for dusting shopping list
- ½ tsp salt shopping list
- ½ tsp baking powder shopping list
- 100g/3½oz dried sour cherries, soaked shopping list
- 2 tbsp cherry brandy shopping list
- 40g/1½oz flaked almonds shopping list
- 75g/2½oz roasted hazelnuts, chopped shopping list
- 100g/3½oz white chocolate, broken into small pieces shopping list
- 100g/3½oz dark chocolate, broken into small pieces shopping list
How to make it
- Method
- 1. Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
- 2. Place the butter and the caster sugar into a bowl and beat together until light and creamy.
- 3. Add the sunflower oil and brown sugar and fold through to combine.
- 4. Add the egg and vanilla essence and mix well.
- 5. In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, salt and baking powder.
- 6. Add the flour mixture to the butter and sugar mixture and mix well to form a dough.
- 7. Add the cherries and brandy and fold into the dough.
- 8. Fold in the almonds, hazelnuts and the white and dark chocolate pieces.
- 9. On a floured work surface, carefully roll out the dough to 1cm/½in thick.
- 10. Using the cookie cutter of your choice, cut out 8-16 cookies (depending on the size of the cutter).
- 11. Place the cookies onto a greased baking tray (not to close together as they will spread). Place into the oven to bake for 15 minutes, or until golden-brown and cooked through.
- 12. Remove from the oven and leave to cool on the trays for 8-10 minutes, then transfer to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
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