Strawberry Cookies

Strawberry a fruit so luscious and tasty and it simply melts in your mouth.I love them,but unfortunately,the place I stay at,not many good variety is available,and if there is,they aren't sweet enough.So,I stick to canned or whole crush.

My sister came over last Sunday and on that very evening I baked these cookies,then we both relished it.But I had 2-3 left which I noticed has softened the next day.The strawberry had released its juices,so I would suggest stick to a small batch and eat them on the very day!

Lets go over the Ingredients:

1/2 cup unsalted butter,softened.
1/2 cup brown sugar.
1/4 cup white sugar.
1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence.
1 medium-sized egg.
1 1/4 cup all purpose flour.
1/4 teaspoon baking soda.
1/2 teaspoon salt.
4 whole strawberries from the can or fresh slices of strawberries.

Method:

Preheat the oven to 180 C.

Using an electric mixer,beat the butter,brown sugar,white sugar and vanilla essence until smooth and combined.

Add the egg,and beat well.

Now add the flour,baking soda and salt,and beat on a low speed until just incorporated.

Drop tablespoons of the dough onto the baking trays, allowing room for spreading.

Then with a spoon just add the strawberry each at the center.

Bake for 10-12 minutes,until the cookies are deeply golden.

Makes 24 cookies.

Spice Cookie!

My sweetheart (Mother) suddenly,popped a question this evening,"You like Cookies or Cake more?" and then,I saw that smirk on her face and I very well,understood what she had actually meant!

So I simply showed her a thumbs up and replied "Cake more!",heading to the kitchen.But,unfortunately I dint have any fruit nor crush or syrup,literally nothing special to bake a tasty cookie.

But did I not mention,when you have nothing,you have everything?And then somewhat magically,the jar full of cinnamon sticks stood out in the kitchen rack as if indicating 'USE ME! USE ME!' and I instantly got the idea 'why not use spices?'.

So here is the recipe for all of you.

Ingredients:

3 cup all purpose flour.
1 cup unsalted butter,softened.

1/2 cup brown sugar.

1/2 cup granulated sugar.

2 medium sized eggs.

2 teaspoon of vanilla extract.

1 teaspoon baking soda.

2 teaspoon hot water.

1/2 teaspoon salt.

1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon.

1 teaspoon ground ginger.

3/4 teaspoon ground clove.

A pinch of ground green cardamom.

Method:

Preheat oven to 175 C.

Use hand or electric mixer to cream together butter,granulated sugar and brown sugar until smooth and fluffy.

Beat in eggs one at a time.

Then add vanilla extract.

Dissolve baking soda in the hot water and add it to batter.

In another bowl,whisk flour,salt and spices together.

Add the dry mixture to the wet and beat at a low speed for 30 seconds.

Drop a big spoonful on an ungreased pan or on a cookie sheet.

Bake for 11-13 minutes until the edges are brown.

Cool for 2 to 3 minutes before transferring them into jar.

You might notice that they are not evenly shaped,but does it matter if it tastes better?

*smiles*