Chocolate orange cookies with a cinnamon coat

Now here's a tasty festive treat for all the family

to enjoy. They are quick and easy to make and

you may even let the kids' help to make 'em!

Chocolate Orange cookies with a cinnamon coat

are so delicious that one is never enough.

INGREDIENTS 

Cookie Dough

175 g / 6 oz softened butter

175 g / 6 oz caster sugar

1 Large egg

1 tsp Orange extract

9 oz plain flour

1 oz cocoa powder

1 tsp baking powder

Coating

1 tbsp caster sugar

2 tsp ground cinnamon

1: Pre-heat oven 200 c / 400 f / Gas 6

2: Beat butter and sugar together until light

and fluffy.

3: Beat in egg and Orange Extract

4: Sieve in flour, cocoa powder and baking

powder.

5: Mix together until a soft dough has been formed.

6: Mix caster sugar and cinnamon onto a plate.

7: Roll the dough into walnut sized balls and place
on a lined baking tray and gently pat down  just

a little.

8: Ensure each one is evenly spaced and place in the 

oven for 8-10 mins.

9: Once removed from the oven allow to stand for 

5 mins before transferring to a cooling rack.

10: Get in there quick and enjoy them before

everyone else does!

Normally all the baking is done by my wonderful wife Kat,

leaving me to do the main cooking which I love, but I thought 

I would knock up these treats and ta dah! they were a success.

Chocolate chip cookie dough brownies

Brownie Ingredients

5oz White chocolate

80g Butter

50g Sugar

100g Light brown sugar

2 Eggs

1 tsp Vanilla extract

120g Plain flour

¼ tbsp Baking powder

¼ tsp Salt

Preheat oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4 and grease a 8 inch x 8 inch cake tin.

In a saucepan gently heat the butter and chocolate stirring constantly until smooth. 

Remove from then heat and stir in the sugars.

Whisk the eggs and vanilla and add to the saucepan mixture stirring until smooth. 

Add the flour, baking powder and salt and stir until it has just incorporated. Pour 

into your prepared tin

Bake for 25-30 mins until a skewer when inserted into the centre comes out clean.

Transfer tin to a wire rack to cool.

Ingredients cookie dough

60g Butter

2 tbsp Sugar

50g Light brown sugar

1 tbsp Milk

60g Flour

Pinch salt

100g White chocolate chips

Beat together the butter and a sugar until fluffy, add milk and vanilla and mix well.

Add flour and salt and mix until incorporated. Stir in the white chocolate chips.

Spread the cookie mixture evenly on top of the brownie. Decorate with melted

 white chocolate. Put in the fridge for 30 mins or until set. 

  

Cut into individual size pieces to serve.

ENJOY!

Chocolate chip cookies

Ingredients

325g Chocolate (roughly chopped)

125g Butter

150g Soft brown sugar

1 Egg

225g Plain flour

½ tsp bicarbonate of soda

½ tsp baking powder

Pinch of salt

Preheat the oven to 160C/325F/ Gas 3. Line four baking trays with baking parchment

 or bake two batches at a time on two trays.

Put 125g of the chocolate in a small bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Avoid

the bowl touching the water. When almost melted, remove from the heat, leave for a 

few minutes, then sir until smooth. Leave to cool.

Whisk the butter and sugar together until a creamy texture. Then whisk in the egg,

followed by the melted chocolate.

Mix together the flour, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder, salt and beat into 

the chocolate mixture. Add the remaining chopped chocolate. Form balls.

(I use an ice cream scoop to scoop the mixture onto the trays)

Leave plenty of room between balls as they will spread. Bake in the oven

for 12 minutes they will still be soft do not worry they will firm up as they cool.

When removed from the oven leave to cool for a few minutes before transferring

to a cooling rack to cool completely if you can leave them that long.