Berry Good For You Cookies Recipes

BLUEBERRY COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheet.
• Sift together flour, baking powder and salt.
• In a large bowl, cream butter or margarine with sugar. Beat in eggs and lemon flavoring. Mix in milk and flour mixture alternately in three parts, starting with the milk. Gently mix in blueberries.
• Drop batter by tablespoons onto prepared sheets 1 1/2 inches apart.
• Bake 12 to 15 minutes.

BERRY & CHOCOLATE LOADED COOKIES

Steps:

• Put the butter and both sugars in a large bowl and whisk using electric beaters until light and fluffy. Add the whole egg and egg yolk, then mix thoroughly, scraping down the sides of the bowl to make sure everything is combined. Add the almond and vanilla extracts, and mix to combine.
• Tip in the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate and salt, and mix until it forms a dough. Keep mixing until you don't have any more pockets of flour. Knead in the chocolate chips.
• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Divide the mixture into 26-28 equal balls of around 40g each. Arrange on a large baking tray and leave to chill for at least 1 hr in the fridge. Can be made a day ahead and chilled overnight. Line two baking trays with baking parchment and arrange the cookies on them, leaving 5cm space between each so they can spread. Bake one tray of cookies on the top shelf for about 15-17 mins until crisp and golden, then remove from the oven and bake the second tray. Leave to cool completely on the trays.
• To make the filling, put the jam in a bowl with the finely grated white chocolate and mix well to combine.
• Once the cookies are cool, you're ready to sandwich them. Top the flat side of each with a thin layer of the jam filling, then sandwich with another. You should have 13-14 cookie sandwiches in total. If you have time, chill for a further 30 mins for the filling to set, then serve.

BERRY NICE COOKIES FOR HAMSTERS

Steps:

• Baby food note: I used Organix's Apple, Strawberry& blueberry compote; it's apple puree, water, blueberry puree, strawberry puree and ground rice.
• You can change this to make different flavoured cookies- just avoid any baby food that contains leeks, onions, chives, spices, garlic or lemon juice as these ingredients are not good for hamsters.
• Measure out dry ingredients into a bowl and whisk together.
• Add in the baby food and about half a jar of water- If you're mixing by hand, rub and press down the mixture with the back of your spoon while mixing.
• Add egg white and mix to combine.
• This makes a very thick and solid dough mixture but it will still be sticky.
• Roll the mixture into tiny little balls about half an inch or so wide and flatten them slightly.
• Place on a lightly greased baking sheet and bake at 175C (non fan oven) or somewhere inbetween 175 and 150C for a fan oven.
• These don't take long to bake because they're so small- only bake them until they go a light brown around the outer edges.
• This took about 8 minutes in my oven (fan oven) to give you an idea of the length of time.
• Cool then store in an airtight container or in the freezer in a freezer-appropriate container.

THE GOOD-FOR-YOU COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter, sugars and egg in a large bowl until smooth.
• In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, oats, cereal, baking powder and baking soda. Add to creamed mixture, mixing until thoroughly blended. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop dough by spoonfuls onto a greased baking sheet. Bake for 7 to 10 minutes, or until light golden.
• Tip: For a softer cookie, allow the dough to chill in the refrigerator for 10 to 15 minutes before baking.

ALL THAT'S GOOD COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• In a medium bowl, cream together the white sugar, brown sugar and butter. Stir in the eggs and vanilla until well blended, then stir in the chocolate syrup. Sift together the flour, cocoa and baking soda, stir into the chocolate mixture until just combined. Finally, stir in the peanut butter chips and chocolate chips.
• Drop by teaspoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove to cool on wire racks.