Chocolate Baking

Pantry cookies

Name: Easy choc chip cookie and biscuit recipe using pantry staples
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: 150g brown sugar; 150g caster sugar; 1 1/3 cups (200g) plain flour; 2/3 cup (100g) self-raising flour; 170g salted butter, melted, cooled completely; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 1 tsp vanilla bean paste/extract/seeds from 1 vanilla bean; 80g chopped macadamia nuts or whatever you have in the pantry; 250g chocolate chips, whatever you have, dark, milk or white

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by Phoebe Wood

Apr 07, 2020

Use whatever chocolate and nuts you have in your pantry in this quick and easy cookie recipe that's perfect for when you're stuck inside. You can freeze the balls of uncooked dough and cook for 20 minutes at 180°C.

150g brown sugar
150g caster sugar
1 1/3 cups (200g) plain flour
2/3 cup (100g) self-raising flour
170g salted butter, melted, cooled completely
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 tsp vanilla bean paste/extract/seeds from 1 vanilla bean
80g chopped macadamia nuts or whatever you have in the pantry
250g chocolate chips, whatever you have, dark, milk or white

Method

1.

Preheat oven to 180°C and line 2-3 large trays with baking paper.
2.

Place sugars and flours in a bowl and mix to combine. Stir in the butter, egg and vanilla to form a dough. Stir in the nuts and chocolate.
3.

Working with 1 heaped tablespoon of dough at a time, roll into a balls and place on prepared trays, leaving about 3cm between each cookie.
4.

Place in oven (in batches if necessary) and cook for 12-14 minutes until edges are golden and lightly caramelised.
5.

Cool for 5 minutes on trays before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Sprinkle with salt flakes, if desired, before serving.