There's a Cookie Monster in the House!
There's a "little golden book" at home that my kids inherited from a friend, the title is "Me Cookie". It is about cookie monster's childhood development and recount the story of how he ended up being called "Cookie Monster". Since he was a baby he just loves eating cookies. My daughter loves the book, she wants me to read it over and over again and she finds it really funny. My kids love cookie monster and they love cookies. Every time I make cookies for them, the cookies instantly disappeared. They love them, so I always say, where are the cookies? They'll say they are all gone, in reply. Ahh! There must be a cookie monster in the house:) Below is the common cookie treat that I make for my little monsters. Its base recipe is from "Australia's Sweet Baking Favorites" by Nestle. I just replaced the chocolate chips with Smarties (you can use M&Ms, or any type of chocolates of your choice), and the nuts, the recipe says macadamia but I used cashews in here, you can use the nuts of your choice. Would you like some cookie today? Here's the recipe :) Happy Easter!
Ingredients:
125 g butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 3/4 cups self raising flour
1 cup smarties
3/4 cup cashews (coarsely chopped)
Method:
1. Pre-heat oven to 170 degrees.
2. Grease and line two baking trays with baking paper.
3. Using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar until pale and creamy, add egg. Beat until just combined.
4. Stir in flour, add the SMARTIES and cashew nuts (or any nuts of your choice). Mix until well combined.
5. Roll level tablespoons of mixture in balls; place about 4cm apart on prepared trays, gently press down on dough to flatten slightly.
6. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden.
7. Set aside to cool on trays for 5 minutes, transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
