Chewie Chocolate Chunk Oatie Cookies (Egg Free Recipe)

A delicious sugary sweet oatie cookie which is crisp on the outside and soft and chewie in the middle. This recipe requires no eggs, which is handy for those who may be intolerant or who just dont happen to have any in. I made a few cinnamon spiced ones just as a wee experiment and they turned out fab! Close up pictures to follow.

What You Will Need:

125g Butter
120g Light Brown Sugar
100g Caster Sugar
210g Self Raising Flour
70g Oats
2 Tbsp Golden Syrup
Splash Vanilla Extract
Variations - 1 Tsp Cinnamon Or Chocolate Chunks

Method:

Preheat oven to 180 degrees

Mix both the sugars and butter together until smooth and creamy. Add a splash of vanilla extract.

Add 2 tbsp of the golden syrup and mix.

Variation ingredient added here - either the cinnamon or chocolate chunks. Mix.

Add the oats

Sieve in flour and mix with a wooden spoon until it is blended

Roll into small balls and place onto a greased baking tray

Ensure there is enough space between the balls as they will flatten and expand

Bake for around 13 minutes

Leave to cool on wire rack

* Cookies will still be very soft when ready. They will harden up more as they cool, but remember they are meant o have a moist chewie texture*

Cookies with chocolate chunks

Cinnamon Variation

 Happy Baking!

Helen xX

Malteser Truffles & Coconut Truffle Recipe

A no fuss recipe that anyone can throw together in no time at all :)

Malteser Truffles

200g Cream Cheese

350g Icing Sugar

500g Milk or Plain Chocolate (preference)

135g Bag Maltesers 

Splash Vanilla Extract

Cream together the cream cheese and the icing sugar until smooth and add some vanilla extract

Crunch up the matlesers until they are in pieces 

Melt the chocolate in a pan over a low heat 

When the chocolate is melted add the smashed maltesers and mix together

Blend the melted chocolate mix and the cream cheese mix together. stir well.

Put in the fridge for around half an hour for the mixture to stiffen up

Once the mixture is a little more pliable, roll into balls and dip into chocolate strands or chocolate flakes.

Put in the fridge for around an hour to set further more

Coconut Truffles (Using same measurements as above)

Cream together the cream cheese and the icing sugar until smooth and add the vanilla extract

Melt the chocolate in a pan over a low heat

Combine the two mixtures and stir well

Put in the fridge for around half an hour for the mixture to stiffen up

Roll into balls and dip in some desicated coconut and put in the fridge to set

*Truffles are est kept in the fridge for freshness*

The best thing about this recipe is that there are lots of variations you can try out. I think next time I am going to try out a rocky road version and a white chocolate, cherry and biscuit one :D

Happy Baking

Helen xX

Easter Treat: Mini Egg & Chocolate Dipped Cookies

Super sugary, sweet soft chewie cookie with crushed mini eggs half dipped in chocolate. The perfect easter treat.. Lets go!

What You Will Need :

40g Caster Sugar

40g Dark Brown Sugar

75g Butter or Margarine

130g Self Raising Flour

2tbsp Syrup

1 Bag Mini Eggs

Splash Vanilla Essence
Melted Chocolate
Sprinkles

Preheat oven to 190 degrees.

First of all, mix together the caster sugar, brown sugar and butter until smooth and creamy.

Add syrup and vanilla essence and stir in.

Put the mini eggs in a bag and crush them with a wooden spoon (some elbow grease is required here, they are pretty hard)

Add them to mix

Sieve 130g of self raising flour and add to the mix.

Stir in flour with wooden spoon.

Next  roll balls of the dough and place onto greased baking tray, no need to flatten as they will do so on there own.

Leave plenty of space between each cookie as they will expand.

Cookies should be left in the oven for between 8-12 mins I usually check the cookies at around 10 minutes and usually they are okay. The cookies will feel soft at first but they will firm up whilst they cool.

Next melt some chocolate in the microwave, I used Cadbury Dairy milk and dip the cookie in, You can use a knife to spread and then pour on some sprinkles before it sets :)

Hope everyone has a nice Easter. I have a tonne of eggs and malteaster bunnies to keep me occupied :D

Happy Baking!

Helen xX

Choctastic Hazelnut Slice

This along with rocky road is one of my favourite things ever. This recipe if from years ago when I was still in school and didnt even know rocky road existed (traumatising, I know!) Its the ultimate treat  but it is no friend to the healthy diet but its worth it! here goes..

What You Will Need:

200g Milk Chocolate

50g Butter

175g Condensed Milk

150g Digestives (Crushed)

25g Hazelnuts

Method:

Break the chocolate into small pieces and melt slightly in the microwave. Stir chocolate to help any lumps melt. Note: it should only be slighly melted at this stage

 Add the condensed milk and butter and place in the microwave until it is fully melted. Be careful not to burn the chocolate . A test test is always due at this stage ;)

Stir the mixture to make sure it is completely melted, now add the hazelnuts and crushed digestives

 Now once you have a firmer mixture you want to grease and line a baking tray and spread the mixture evenly into the tray

 Now grate up some chocolate and scatter on top.
Place in fridge to chill for at least an hour and a half










NOW EAT! :D

Enjoy!

Helen xX

Melt In The Middle Mars Bar Cupcakes

 A yummy chocolate cupcake recipe with a twist!

I adore chocolate, cannot go a day without it..how sad haha but I was looking around my cupboards for something I could add to the cupcakes to make them just a little bit more interesting. Then I came across ye old trusty Mars Bar. Mars Bar has been a bit of a favourite of mine when it comes to baking. I have already done a post on Mars Bar cookies and will be doing a post in the near future on Mars Bar Cheesecake. But for now here is my take on Mars Bar cupcakes... Happy Baking! :)

What You Will Need:

                                     

                                     

Cakes -

Castor Sugar 100g 

Margarine 100g

Self Raising Flour 100g

2 Eggs 

Splash Vanilla Essence

Cocoa powder (roughly 25g)

2 snack size Mars Bars

Icing-

Icing Sugar 75g

Margarine 25g

Cocoa Butter 

1 Snack Size Mars Bar

1tea spoon Milk

Method

Pre-heat oven to 190 degrees

Cream together sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Add vanilla essence and stir in.

Beat eggs in a cup and gradually add to the mixture and mix together

Next, sieve in the cocoa powder, I used 25g as a guide as usually I just wing it :P

Mix in the cocoa powder and sieve in the flour and use a metal spoon to fold in. Add a splash of water to the mixture to give a  dropping consistency.Chop up Mars Bar into chunky slices to place in the middle of each cake.

                                                 Now, whilst spooning the mixture into the cake cases only add a small first, then add the Mars Bar chunks and cover the cake batter                                         Make sure it is covered completey.

Repeat this for all the cakes and bake in the oven for around 15- 20 minutes.Make sure you check on the cakes at around 15 minutes so they don't burn :)

For the Icing cream together the icing sugar and butter and add a 1 to 2 teaspoons of the cocoa powder (depending on how chocolaty you want it) stir together then add the tea spoon of milk. If the mix is too runny add a little more icing sugar and if it's too stiff just add a little more milk. Place chopped up chunks of Mars Bar on top for decoration :)

Result :)

gooey centre

This recipe makes around 12 cupcakes. I decorated a few with just dusted icing sugar as they are very chocolaty.

Enjoy!

Helen xX

Chocolate Truffles & Milkybar Marshmallow Crispies ( Quick Treats)

Just thought I would share  some ideas for some quick tasty treats that dont require a lot of time or skill. I made these last night, for some guests coming over and I'll admit they went down pretty well.. ;)

Chocolate Truffles

What You Will Need:

50g Icing Sugar
50g Margarine
6 Digestives (crushed)
1 Small bar Dairy Milk ( 6 blocks)
1 teaspoon cocoa
Splash Vanilla Essence
Chocolate Sprinkles

Method:

Cream together the icing sugar and margarine and add the splash of vanilla essence

Melt Chocolate in the microwave in short bursts and stir until it has completely melted

Add the melted chocolate and the teaspoon of cocoa to the buttercream mixture and stir in.

Crush the digestive biscuits and add to the mixture and stir

Roll chocolate in small balls and coat with chocolate sprinkles or you can grate chocolate and dip it in that.

Put in fridge to set for about 30 - 45 minutes until they are the right consistency.

STORE TRUFFLES IN THE FRIDGE AT ALL TIMES.

This is very important as if u dont, it will alter the taste and they dont taste as pleasant at room temperature!

MilkyBar & Marshmallow Crispies

What You Will Need:

Family Bar MilkyBar (100g)
Marshmallows ( as many as you like)
Rice Krispies
Sprinkles
Cake Cases

Method:

Melt the Milkybar in the microwave

Chop up marshmallows so they are smaller, then melt slightly in the microwave for 10 secs

Combine two mixtures

Add Rice Krispies and stir together

Scoop out mix and put into cake cases and chill in fridge for at least half an hour

Simples! :)

I also recommend keeping these in the fridge too!

Enjoy!

Helen xX