Triple chocolate cookies

Hello readers!

I have baked these cookies several times and they never fail to amaze me. They are the best cookies I have ever had, and are so easy to make! Impress your friends or partner by baking these cookies.

-What you will need-

Ingredients:

200g butter

1 large egg

300g caster sugar

75g cocoa powder

275g self raising flour

a dash of milk

200g milk chocolate

200g white chocolate

Equipment:

Large Mixing bowl

wooden spoon

2 baking trays

oven

cooling rack (optional)

method:

1. Pre-heat oven to 200 degrees Celsius

2. Cream together the butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl

3. Mix in the egg

4. Gradually stir in the flour and cocoa powder

5. if your mixture is to dry to bring together add a dash of milk

5. break up the chocolate into squares then mix it in

6. put the cookies onto the baking trays, spread them out so they do not join together

7. Bake for 11 minutes (they will not look cooked, but it is vital to take them out after 11 minutes)

8. leave for 30 minutes to cool

9. enjoy your cookies!

I would love to see your cookies! (@weekly_beauty)

weeklybeauty

Oven Baked Churros

Hello readers!

Oven baked churros, do they work? Yes they do, and they taste amazing whilst being much better for you as no deep fat frying is involved in this recipe. This recipe is so simple and quick and taste just as good or even better than the deep fat fried churros. 

What you will need:

ingredients:

-125g plain flour (all purpose flour)

-250ml water

-110g salted butter

-1 tablespoon of vanilla extract

-2 tablespoons of caster sugar (or brown sugar, either works just as great)

-2 eggs

-3 tablespoons of sugar (for coating)

Equipment:

-saucepan

-wooden spoon

-measuring jug

-teaspoon

-measuring scales

-baking tray

-piping bag

-baking paper

-an oven 

1) preheat oven to 180 degrease. Then line two tins with baking paper. (mine took 2 baking trays but it depends on the size you decided to pipe your churros)

2) Melt together the butter and water bring this to the boil then add the vanilla extract, remove from the heat.

3) Stir in the flour. At this point your mixture should start looking like mashed potatoes, this is totally normal so don't panic. Keep mixing until the dough doesn't touch the sides of the pan.

4) Next stir in the caster sugar, keep mixing as you want to allow the mixture to cool slightly before adding the eggs so they don't scramble.

5)  Add in one egg at a time. Keep mixing to prevent the eggs from scrambling.

6) place the mixture in a piping bag and pipe equal sized churros.

7) bake for 15-20 minutes.

8) When they come out of the oven, coat them in the sugar (add cinnamon if you wish)

9) present your churros (I decided to present mine with melted chocolate, a yummy extra)

I would love to see your churros, send me a picture on twitter! @weekly_beauty 

weeklybeauty