Crispy Chewy Snickerdoodles

Crispy Chewy Snickerdoodles

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients:

Cookies: 

• 1 cup (2 sticks or 230g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
• 1 and 1/3 cup (267g) granulated sugar
• 1 Large egg
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 cups (375g) Plain flour 
• 1 teaspoon baking soda 
• 2 and 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoons salt

Topping: 

• 1/4 cup (50g) granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Method: 

1.  Preheat oven to 170ºC. Line two baking trays with parchment paper

2. Make the topping: toss the 1/4 cup granulated sugar with 1 teaspoon of cinnamon in a small bowl and set aside. 

3. Cookies: In a large bowl cream the 1 cup of softened butter  together with the 1 and 1/3 cup granulated sugar on a medium setting until light and fluffy. Then mix in the  1 egg and 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract. Don't forget to scrape down the sides!

4. On a low setting add in the 3 cups of plain flour, 1 teaspoon of baking soda, 2 and 1/2 teaspoons cinnamoon and then the salt. 

5. Take about 1 Tablespoon of dough and roll into a ball. Roll the dough balls into the  cinnamon/sugar topping and sprinkle extra on top if desired. Bake the cookies for 11-12 minutes. Once the cookies are done they'll be very puffy and soft. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for about 10 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack.

                                                                                                           
                                       Enjoy!♥

Traditional Apple Pie

Traditional Apple Pie

   Recipe Information:

Prep Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes

   Ingredients:

• 500g All butter shortcrust pastry thawed
• 1 kg cooking apples, peeled, cored and thickly sliced
• 1 tbsp flour
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 100g caster sugar (Plus a little extra sugar for dredging)

  Method:

Preheat oven to 200ºC (180ºC fan assisted)/400ºF/Gas 6.

1. Divide the pastry in half and roll out one to line a 20 cm/8” shallow pie plate. Put to chill whilst you prepare the apples.

2. Peel, core and thickly slice the apples, toss with the flour, sugar and cinnamon. Pile into the pastry base.

3. Roll out remaining pastry and use to top the pie, using trimmings for decoration as desired. Brush with water and dredge lightly with remaining sugar, bake for 20-25 mins until pastry is golden brown.

4. Serve warm with cream, ice cream or warm custard (Yummers I love warm custard!)

                                               Enjoy!♥