Chinese New Year.

Gong xi fa cai everyone! Here are a few 'recycled' pics from last year.. I didn't take any new orders this year but my mum did and she baked even more than last year! She is now into the 'pau' phase so I'll take some pics later for you guys to enjoy... :)

Choc chip Oatmeal cookies II

These cookies are so wonderfully addictive, I just had to make them again. This time round, I increased the amount of oats and I also gobbled 5 up at one go...

Recipe for 30 cookies:

3/4 cups FLOUR
1/4 teaspoon SALT
1/4 teaspoon BAKING POWDER
110g UNSALTED BUTTER, softened
1 cup LIGHT BROWN SUGAR, packed
1 large EGG
1 1/2 cups OATS
3/4 cups CHOCOLATE CHIPS

1. Preaheat oven to 175 degrees, and line two large cookie sheets with parchment paper.

2. Whisk flour, salt and baking powder together in a medium bowl.

3. In a separate bowl, by hand or by mixer, beat butter until creamy. Add sugars and beat the mixture until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in egg.

4. Stir dry ingredients into butter-sugar mixture with a wooden spoon or a large rubber spatula. Stir in oats and chocolate chips.

5. Place dough onto parchment-lined cookie sheets by large spoonfuls (about 1 tablespoon each), leaving at least 2 inches between.

6. Bake until cookie edges turn golden brown, 20 minutes. Slide cookies (on parchment) onto cooling rack. Let cool, and store in airtight container.

Oatmeal Craisins Cookies

These cookies are soft and chewy! Very Mrs. Fields! Hehehe.. less fattening because I used brown sugar and honey.

Ingredients:
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
100 g butter
½ cup brown sugar
1 tbsp honey
1 cup rolled oats
½ cup (or more) craisins

Method :

Preheat oven 180°C.
Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, oats and raisins. Set aside.
In a small pot, melt butter, sugar and syrup. Stir with a wooden spoon till well mixed.
Remove pot from heat and stir in the flour mixture. Mix well.
Shape teaspoonfuls of dough into balls. Place on greased baking sheet and flatten slightly.
Bake for 15mins. Cool completely on wire rack before storing.

Oatment & Chocolate Chip Cookies.

Crunchy on the outside and chewy on the inside. I loved it.. and had 3 at a go with a glass of milk! The rest were part of Megan's birthday present! :)

Cranberry Almond Raisin Oatmeal Cornflake Cookies.

Wow.. these cookies are a mouthful to say, aren't they? Hahaha.. Well.. I am a lazy girl so I got all the cranberries, almonds, raisins, oatmeal and cornflakes in a single box! Here's the magic box:

I really just made this recipe up in my head and it turned out quite good! However, if you do prefer cookies that are more moist, add a whole egg and increase the butter to 125g. I like my cookies crunchy! So here's how you make Crunch Cranberry Almond Raisin Oatmeal Cornflake cookies! Hahaha.. I love the name of this cookie! :P Hehe.. my entire house smells delicious after a weekend of baking!

Ingredients (to make 25-30 cookies):

110g butter

40g castor sugar

1/4 tsp salt

1 egg yolk + a little egg white

1/2 tsp vanilla essence

150g plain flour

1/4 tsp baking powder

50g magic cornflakes

Method:

1. Sieve flour together with baking powder and salt.

2. Cream butter with sugar and salt till light and creamy.

3. Add in the egg yolk, a little egg white and vanilla esssence and cream till well combined.

4. Fold in the sieved flour mixture and cornflakes. Mix till you get a soft dough.

5. Divide and shape dough into equal pieces.

6. Bake at preheated oven at 175C for 15-20 minutes or till golden brown.

Stars and Hearts...

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY everybody!!

I baked these melt-in-your-mouth butter cookies for Eisen and some of my friends... Even though Eisen is not here... hehe.. the pictures are for him!

Packed away for friends...

It's all about patience...

Hi everyone!

I really am amazed by the number of people who have been emailing and leaving nice comments. Some asked if my mummy or myself are conducting any baking classes or courses. Hehe.. some of you might not know this but I am just a regular 21 year-old undergraduate who loves spending time in the kitchen while my mummy cooks and bakes really really really well and we both aspire to open a little cafe one day.

A couple of you have also asked for recipes... I even received pictures of failed baking attempts! I just wanna say that it's ok to fail... if you look through my old entries, you can see pictures of rock-hard bread or ugly cakes or cupcakes with imperfect frostings! Hahaha.. I have never attended any professional baking or cooking school and I mostly experiment through trial and error! To those of you who have never used an oven before, don't be afraid, step out of your comfort zone and start on something simple. With this, I would like to share with everyone a very easy recipe that I found on the cadbury website for crunchy chocolate and apricot cornflake cookies. I personally could NOT stop munching on them! If you would like other recipes, please leave your email address in your comment and I will try to accommodate your requests. :)



Recipe:

INGREDIENTS
125 g butter
1/3 cup brown sugar (I reduced this to 1/4 cup)
1 egg
1 cup self-raising flour
1 cup loosely packed chopped dried apricots
150 g (6 rows) Cadbury Dark Cooking Chocolate, chopped
2½ cups cornflakes - crushed

• Bake for 20 minutes.Preheat the oven to 180°C. Cream the butter and brown sugar. Add the egg and mix well.
• Add the flour, then stir in the apricots and chocolate.
• Drop teaspoonfuls of the mixture into the corn flakes, and roll to coat. Place on a greased or
• lined baking tray.
• Bake for 15 minutes.

Tangerine Pineapple Tarts (part II)

Modified the previous recipe and added more orange zest and orange juice to the pastry. Orange and pineapples really do go well together! Yum!

More Baking...

Kuih Bangkit

Milky Pineapple tarts

The baking continues...

... and we are not even 1/5 of our way to the end. :S

Chocolate & Apricot cornflake cookies

Yesterday, I surfed the Cadbury website and came across this recipe for chocolate & apricot cornflake cookies. I thought it tasted quite good.. not too sweet with lots of crunch to it. However, the rest of the family thought it was just alright so we're not selling them. Nonetheless, I'm bookmarking this recipe for myself! :D

Minty Chocolate Chip cookies

Every girl loves her chocolate right? So I thought...hey.. let's do something chocolatey for chinese new year! Instead of the usual traditional cookies, I wanted something different.. and chocolate! After playing around with 2 batches, I finally came up with the perfect recipe, combining chocolate chips, cocoa powder and mint! I really love mint too and each cookie is loaded with Hersheys semi-sweeet chocolate chip and topped with a peppermint chocolate glaze. Mmmmm... triple chocolate goodness!

Oatmeal Cookies

A great treat for the health conscious. Made out of wholemeal flour and reduced butter and sugar, it's a family favourite as we munch on these cookies non-stop!

Cornflake Cookies

Crunchy cornflakes on the outside and buttery goodness on the inside.