There's nothing like a tray of homemade cookies to lift your spirits and make your home smell beautifully. Homemade biscuits aren't much more difficult to cook than slice and bake ones, but they are much tastier. Read on and learn how to cook several popular varieties.
Ingrediants
Cookies with chocolate chips
- 120g of Butter at room temperature
- 135g of brown sugar
- 150g of white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 340 g of chocolate chips
- 270g of flour
- 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt
Sugar Cookies
- 240g of Butter at room temperature
- 200g of sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 330g of flour
- 2 teaspoons of baking soda
Soft Peanut Butter Cookies
- 350g of sugar
- 120 ml of milk
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 120g of Peanut Butter
- 270g of Oat Flour
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt
Ginger biscuits
- 180g of Butter at room temperature
- 90g of cane sugar
- 100g of white sugar
- 60 ml of molasses
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 240g of flour
- 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- 7.5g of ground cinnamon
- 7.5g of ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon of ground cloves
Steps
Method 1 of 5: Chocolate Chip Cookies
Step 1. Preheat the oven to 180 ° C
Step 2. Mix the dry ingredients
Put the flour, salt and baking soda in a bowl and mix them well.
Step 3. Combine the butter and the two types of sugar in a separate bowl
With an electric whisk, mix the butter and the two types of sugar until they are perfectly blended into a light and creamy dough.
Step 4. Add the eggs and vanilla
Continue beating the dough until the eggs and vanilla are perfectly homogenized.
Step 5. Add the dough with the flour
Use a long-handled spoon to mix dry and wet ingredients; keep stirring until the lumps disappear.
Step 6. Add the chocolate chips
Turn them into the bowl and, with a spoon, incorporate them into the rest of the dough.
Step 7. Spoon spoonfuls of dough onto a baking sheet
Using a spoon or ice cream scoop, form piles of dough of equal size and place them on a baking sheet. Leave a distance of two to six centimeters between them so that they have room to expand as they cook.
- To keep the cookies from sticking, you can add parchment paper to the base of the pan before setting the dough.
- For cookies of the same size, use a 1/8 cup (30ml) measuring cup to scoop the dough.
Step 8. Bake the cookies in the oven
Place the pan in the oven and let the cookies cook for 15 minutes, or until their surface is golden brown and the corners are slightly crunchy.
Step 9. Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool
Place them on a grill or plate and let them cool enough for you to eat.
Step 10. Finished
Method 2 of 5: Sugar Cookies
Step 1. Preheat the oven to 180 ° C
Step 2. Mix the dry ingredients
Put the flour, salt and baking soda in a bowl and mix them well.
Step 3. Mix the wet ingredients in a separate bowl
Put the butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla in a bowl and mix them until they are perfectly blended into a light and creamy dough.
Step 4. Mix the wet and dry ingredients
Pour the flour mixture into the bowl of wet ingredients. Use a long-handled spoon to mix the dough until it's perfectly smooth.
Step 5. Spoon spoonfuls of dough onto a baking sheet
Using a spoon or ice cream scoop, form piles of dough of equal size and place them on a baking sheet. Leave a distance of two to six centimeters between them so that they have room to expand as they cook.
Step 6. Flatten the cookies
Using the bottom of a glass, flatten the cookies.
Step 7. Sprinkle the cookies with sugar
This will give the cookies a sweet, crunchy finishing touch.
Step 8. Bake the cookies
Place the pan in the oven and let the cookies cook for 15 minutes, or until their surface turns golden.
Step 9. Let the cookies cool
Remove them from the oven and place them on a rack or plate. Let them cool for a minute or two before eating them.
Step 10. Decorate the cookies
Sugar cookies are fun to decorate with icing. Add colored pralines or glitter to give them a touch of cheer.
Method 3 of 5: Soft Peanut Butter Cookies
Step 1. Boil the milk and sugar
Put the pot on the medium heat. Boil the mixture and let it cook, stirring regularly until the sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes. Remove the sweetened milk from the heat.
Step 2. Add vanilla, peanut butter and salt
Pour the ingredients into a saucepan and mix until completely blended.
- You can add 1/2 cup of cocoa powder for cocoa and peanut butter cookies.
- Mix half of it
Step 3. Add the oatmeal
Step 4. Place the cookies on a baking sheet with parchment paper
Use a spoon or ice cream scoop to form equal-sized piles of dough and place them on a baking sheet.
Step 5. Let the cookies cool for 15 minutes
As they cool, they will harden a little. When you can pick them up without them crumbling, they will be ready.
Step 6. Store leftover cookies in the refrigerator
Save some treats for later, keeping leftover cookies in the refrigerator to prevent them from melting or crumbling.
Method 4 of 5: Ginger Cookies
Step 1. Mix the dry ingredients
Pour the flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, and ground cloves into a bowl. Use a whisk to mix the ingredients.
Step 2. In a separate bowl, combine the butter and the two types of sugar
Put them in a large bowl and, using an electric whisk, mix them until they are perfectly blended into a light and creamy dough.
Step 3. Add the rest of the wet ingredients
Put egg, vanilla and molasses in the bowl with butter and sugar. Mix the ingredients until they are completely blended.
Step 4. Mix the wet and dry ingredients
Pour the flour mixture into the bowl of wet ingredients. Use a spoon to stir the dough until the lumps of flour disappear.
Step 5. Shape the dough into a ball and let it cool
With your hands, shape the dough into a ball and wrap it with clear plastic film. Put everything in the refrigerator for half an hour.
Step 6. Preheat the oven to 180 ° C
Step 7. Roll out the dough
Remove the dough from the refrigerator, separate it from the foil and lay it on a floured surface. Use a floured rolling pin to roll out the dough until it is about 0.6 cm thick.
Step 8. Cut the dough
Use a cookie cutter to cut the dough and arrange the cookies on a baking sheet.
Step 9. Bake the cookies
Place the pan in the oven and bake the cookies for 15 minutes. Remove them from the oven before the sides dry out too much.
Step 10. Allow the cookies to cool
Arrange them on a grill or plate and let them cool for a minute before eating them.
Method 5 of 5: Other Types of Biscuits
Step 1. Make almond cookies, or macaroons
This type of Italian biscuit is usually served with espresso or red wine.
Step 2. Prepare the Snickerdoodles.
This sugar cookie variant combines the delicious flavors of cinnamon and sugar.
Step 3. Make oatmeal cookies
These hearty cookies are perfect for an after-school snack.
Step 4. Make Double Chocolate Cookies
There is nothing that can satisfy your cravings like combining two types of chocolate in the same cookie.
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Step 6. Make the lemon cookies
These little wedges of sunshine are the perfect gluttony to accompany afternoon tea.
Advice
- Use a timer or keep an eye on the time so you don't burn the cookies.
- To make peanut butter cookies harden faster, store them in a cool place. For example, a windowsill or a refrigerator.
