Apparently 3rd year is more time consuming than previously anticipated... However I have for you a couple of modifications from an old post about a perfect cookie recipe, sans some pictures because we ate them too quickly (Sorry, sometimes you just can't resist)! 

Triple Chocolate Orange Cookies (a mouthful to say and a mouthful to eat, yummy!)

Ingredients:

115g softened unsalted butter

100g demerara sugar
100g light soft brown sugar
1 medium egg

2 tsp good quality orange essence

1/2 tsp bicarb soda
1/4 tsp baking powder 

150g plain flour

50g unsweetened cocoa powder 

100g plain choc chips 

100g white choc chips 

Preheat oven to 160'C.

Cream the butter and sugars together until they form a smooth paste, and beat in the egg and orange essence. 

Fold in the cocoa powder and chocolate chips (the mixture will be quite stiff, so I've found it's a lot easier to put the choc chips in at this stage)

Add the rest of the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly.

Cook for 14 mins and enjoy with a glass of cold milk or just on their own.

I usually make these cookies a medium size but feel free to make them as big as small as you want, though beware as the cooking time will vary then!

 

White chocolate and lemon cookies:

115g softened unsalted butter

100g demerara sugar
100g light soft brown sugar
1 medium egg

1 tsp good quality lemon essence (I bought mine from Waitrose, though Lakeland are also a good option if there isn't one near you)

1 tsp vanilla paste (from Waitrose)

1/2 tsp bicarb soda
1/4 tsp baking powder 

200g plain flour

100g white choc chips 

Instructions as above.

Pics of white choc and lemon cookies to follow soon, hurray.

These cookies are particularly good for:
- eating whilst watching a film
- dunking in milk
- making others jealous whilst working (share the love if you're feeling generous)