midnight cookies recipe
Delicious midnight cookies that are frugal and take next to no time to get in the oven!
Servings 12 cookies
Calories 146kcal
Ingredients
- 130 g butter
- 160 g caster sugar
- 1 beaten egg free-range
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 120 g plain flour
- 40 g cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
Instructions
- Light your oven to gas mark 5 (190C).
- Line two baking trays with baking tray liners or greaseproof paper.
- Cream together the butter and sugar.
- Add the egg and vanilla to the creamed butter & sugar.
- In a separate bowl sieve together the cocoa powder, flour & bicarbonate of soda. Mix.
- Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture and combine.
- Dampen your hands. Roll out walnut-sized balls of the mixture, 6-8 to a tray.
- Bake for 10-11 minutes. Remove when still slightly soft.
- Leave to cool (and harden) on a baking tray.
Nutrition
Calories: 146kcal