ENGLISH WEEK 8-12TH JUNE

Basic cookies

Here you are a sweet proposal for the weekend.

Let me know if you try it. You can upload a photo.Yum!!!

Ingredients

• 225g butter
  
  

  
  

  
  
  

  
  , softened
• 110g caster sugar
• 275g plain flour
• 1 tsp cinnamon
  
  

  
  

  
  
  

  
   or other spices (optional)
• 75g white or milk chocolate chips (optional)

Method

1. Heat the oven to 190C/170C. 
2. Cream the butter in a large bowl with a wooden spoon or in a food mixer until it is soft.
3.  Add the sugar and keep beating until the mixture is light and fluffy. 
4. Sift in the flour and add the optional ingredients. 
5. Bring the mixture together with your hands until it forms a dough. You can freeze the dough at this point.
6. Roll the dough into balls and place them slightly apart from each other on a baking sheet (you don’t need to butter or line it).
7. Flatten the balls a little with the palm of your hand and bake them in the oven for around 10-12 mins until they are golden brown and slightly firm on top. 
8. Leave the cookies on a cooling rack for around 15 mins before serving.