Chocolate & Oats Cookies

 

This recipe is Easy and delicious!
From the Good Food Magazine!

Ingredients

• 100g plain flour
• ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda
• ¼ tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp salt
• 125g unsalted butter
• 175g soft brown sugar
• 25g caster sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 50g walnuts , chopped
• 175g porridge oats
• 50g dark chocolate , chopped into small chunks 

 (I did not have the walnuts an the bicarbonate of soda at home, and they came out quite good!)

1. Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Mix the flour, bicarb, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Cream the butter, sugars, egg and vanilla with electric beaters. Stir in the flour mixture, then add the nuts, oats and chocolate.
2. Line 2 baking sheets with non-stick baking parchment and drop large tbsps of dough onto them. Press down gently. Bake for 8-10 minutes until light golden. Let cool for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack. underdone but will finish cooking on the hot tray. Wait until they are completely cool then pack into a tin lined with baking paper. 

 
 
 Enjoy!!
 
 
 

Lemony Biscuits - Biscoitos de Limão

Makes about 30 biscuits/ Faz mais ou menos 30 biscoitos

Ingredientes:

250 gr butter unsalted / manteiga sem sal

140 gr caster sugar / açúcar

1 egg yolk / 1 gema de ovo

300 gr plain flour / farinha

zest of 2 lemons / raspas de 2 limões sicilianos

Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4.

Mix the butter, sugar and lemon zest in a large bowl with a wooden spoon, then add the egg yolk and briefly beat to combine. Sift over the flour and stir until the mixture is well combined - you might need to get your hands in at the end to give everything a really good mix and press the dough together. Roll it out or make a "sausage" shape to cut the biscuit. You can chill them on the fridge before cutting(use cling film), its much easier to handle the dough!!
Use a non stick tray and cool them in a cooling rack.

Bake them in the oven for about 15 min. 

Aqueça o forno a 200 graus.

Misture a manteiga, açúcar e raspas de limão em uma tigela grande com uma colher de madeira. Adicione a gema e misture. Adicionar a farinha aos poucos misturando bem. No final é bom misturar com as mãos e amassar bem a massa, adc mais farinha se precisar, mas não muita.
Abra a massa ou faça um rolo para cortar os biscoitos em circulo. A maneira mais fácil, é fazer um rolo, levar a geladeira(envolto em filme plástico) por cerca de 30 min., corte e leve ao forno por cerca de 15 min.   Esfriar em "cooling rack".

Enjoy!!

** Receita publicada em homenagem a minha amiga Carla Souza, que adora esse biscoitinho!!