Every now and then I get the urge to feel like a "good mother", so I do some baking.
Usually I'll whip up a batch of my familiar banana muffins... or the berry white chocolate variation (so familiar I almost know the recipe off by heart.)
But sometimes... just sometimes, I feel like being adventurous, and I try something new.
The other day I had a hankering after choc chip cookies, the kind my friend Karen bakes from the good old Edmonds book.
I thought I'd give them a go with gluten free flour... and whaddya know? Mmmmmm, perfecto.
Best cookies ever. Gobbled up in a flash. You couldn't even tell they were gluten free, they were that good.
And easy. You know if I bake it has to be easy.
So here's recipe.
Bake them with "real" flour... or gluten free baking mix. It doesn't matter. They'll still be delicious.
Choc Chip Cookies
INGREDIENTS:
125g butter, softened {online measurement converter}
1/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 and a 1/2 cups flour (or GF baking mix e.g. Bakels, Healtheries)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup chocolate chips or buttons
METHOD:
Cream the butter, sugar, vanilla and condensed milk (use an electric beater or food processor if you have one)
Sift flour and baking powder together then mix into creamed mixture along with choc chips.
Squish small handfuls into balls and place onto lined baking tray. Flatten sligthly with a fork.
Bake at 180°C for 20 minutes or until golden.
Allow to cool before devouring!
{makes 12-14 good sized cookies}
