I found a really easy to make cookie. It’s called a freezer cookie.
Here’s what you’ll need to make these little pieces of yumminess…
7 oz plain flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
5 oz butter
7 oz caster sugar
1 egg
vanilla extract
If you have a food processor, place all the ingredients in the bowl and pulse until a dough forms. If you don’t have a processor then it’s going to take you a little longer!
Rub the fat into the flour until it looks like breadcrumbs.
Add the rest of the ingredients and mix until they form a dough.
Now for both versions, when you reach the dough stage, shape it into a round sausage then wrap it in baking parchment or greaseproof paper. Place it in a freezer bag or wrap it in cling film. Now place it in the freezer until you are ready to bake it. If you want to bake it the same day you make it, it’s recommended that you leave the dough in the freezer for a minimum of 2 hours to firm up. You can then slice off 1 centimetre pieces and bake at 200 degrees celcius for 10 minutes until the cookies are golden.
Allow a gap between each cookie as they do spread during cooking, that’s why my cooked ones aren’t round in the top picture!!
Now remove the cookies from the oven, but allow to cool n the oven tray before moving to a wire rack. This allows the cookies to firm up before handling.
If using a fan oven, drop your oven temperature by 10 degrees and perhaps shorten your cooking time by 2 minutes to prevent over cooking.
The latest batch I’ve made included the grated zest of a lemon and they smell wonderful as I remove them from the oven!
