Tuesday, 24 January 2017

Jade Flakes Greean Peas Cookies



Ingredients
  • 500 g Green pea powder
  • 210 g Icing sugar
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 500 g all purpose flour
  • about 330 g peanut oil 
  • 1 egg  + ½ tsp water for glazing
Instructions
  1. Sift flour with the salt and sift in the icing sugar. Add in the pea powder and mix all the ingredients thoroughly. Add oil sparingly and slowly mix till the dough does not stick to the hands.
  2. Let dough rest for 15 minutes, covered.
  3. Roll dough into small balls (about 10-12 g each) and arrange them on a parchment lined baking tray. Apply egg glaze.
  4. Bake in a preheated oven at 180oC (360oF)
  5. Allow cookies to cool on tray for about 10 minutes before removing them onto a wire rack to cool completely before storing into an airtight container.

Tip:
Use a chopstick or a straw to make an indentation on top of each dough for the iconic mark of the green pea cookies.

Wednesday, 11 January 2017

Peanut Butter Chocolate Cookies



Ingredients
  • 370 g all purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 200 g cold unsalted butter
  • 210 g castor sugar
  • 200 g chuncky peanut butter
  • 2 eggs
  • 200g dark chocolate (chopped)
  • 4 tablespoons chopped roasted peanuts
Directions
  1. Preheat the oven to 180C. Line a baking sheet with parchment or a nonstick baking sheet.
  2. Sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt into a medium-sized bowl.
  3. Melt butter and half of the chocolate over simmering water. Put into a mixing bowl
  4. Add the peanut butter and mix to combine.
  5. Add the eggs, one at a time, and mix to combine. 
  6. Slowly add the flour mixture in (2) until fully incorporated. 
  7. Fold in the half the remaining dark chocolate.
  8. Add half the amount of roasted peanuts. mix well.
  9. Using a spoon, scoop cookie dough into small balls and put on the prepared sheet.
  10. Use a spoon to dent the balls, add the remaining dark chocolate and peanuts on top of each dent.
  11. Transfer cookies to the oven and bake for 15 minutes.
  12. Remove from the oven and allow to cool before serving.