COOKIES - hammie

Contributed by hammie

COOKIES

100g butter, softened at room temperature
80g caster sugar
1 egg yolk
180g cake flour
20g corn flour

Method:
1. Sift cake flour and corn flour together and set aside.
2. mix sugar to the butter and cream till the mixture turns pale and fluffy.
3. Add in egg yolk and mix well.
4. Add sifted flour mixture in 2 ~ 3 additions, stir w/ spatula to form a soft dough.
5. Place dough in a plastic bag and flatten with rolling pin.
6. Refrigerate the dough for about half an hour.
7. Remove dough from fridge. Roll out dough on slightly floured work surface (at this moment the dough may crack) If the dough appears to be a little to hard and breaks into pieces while rolling, leave it at room temperature for a few minutes. The dough will soften up and can be rolled easily.
8. cut out with slightly floured cookie cutters.
9. Bake at pre-heated oven at 175 degC for 15 ~ 20mins.
10. Let cool and store in air-tight container.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Contributed by Dearie_e (dearie_e)

Chocolate Chip Cookies
INGREDIENTS
? 2 dozen
? 1/2 cup or 115g butter, softened
? 1/2 cup or 100g white sugar
? 1/2 cup or 110g packed brown sugar
? 1 eggs
? 1 teaspoon or 5ml vanilla extract
? 1-1/2 cups or 190g all-purpose flour
? 1/2 teaspoon or 2g baking soda
? 1 teaspoon or 5ml hot water
? 1/4 teaspoon or 2g salt
? 1 cup or 170g semisweet chocolate chips
? 1/2 cup or 60g chopped walnuts

DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Cream together the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Dissolve baking soda in hot water. Add to batter along with salt. Stir in flour, chocolate chips, and nuts. Drop by large spoonfuls onto ungreased pans.
3. Bake for about 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are nicely browned.

Best Ever Chocolate Cutout Cookies

Contributed by Dearie_e (dearie_e)

Best Ever Chocolate Cutout Cookies
INGREDIENTS
? 2 dozen
? 1 cup or 125g all-purpose flour
? 1/2 cup or 45g unsweetened cocoa powder
? 3/4 teaspoon or 3g baking powder
? 1/8 teaspoon or 0.5g salt
? 1/2 cup or 115g butter, softened
? 3/4 cup and 1 tablespoon and 1 teaspoon or 165g white sugar
? 2/3 egg

DIRECTIONS
1. Sift together the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; set aside. In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg. Gradually stir in the sifted ingredients to form a soft dough. Divide dough into 2 pieces, flatten and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 2 hours.
2. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/8 inch in thickness. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. Dough is sticky so be sure to add more flour to the rolling surface as needed. Place cookies 1 1/2 inches apart onto cookie sheets.
3. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.