No, I’m not referring to the New York Times perfect chocolate chip cookie, alas. I have been trying to find an easy, quick and tasty recipe to add stuff to and I think I might have cracked it. For me, the perfect cookie is crispy round the outside and squidgy in the middle and this is it! In the interests of fairness I must openly disclose that I am a peanut butter fiend but if you’re not, I’m sure the peanut butter M&Ms could be replaced with smarties, plain M&Ms or indeed chocolate chips.
These spread a little more than I was expecting so they’re not the neatest. Bear this in mind when you’re baking these! Next time I’ll split them between two cookie sheets.
You will need:
100g of butter, softened
100g light brown sugar
1 tbsp golden syrup
150g self raising flour
100g peanut butter M&Ms (I bought these on eBay)
Preheat the oven to 180C/Gas 4. Beat the butter and sugar together until light and creamy, then beat in the syrup. Add roughly half the flour and mix until combined, then add the rest of the flour with the M&Ms. Get in with your fingers and make sure the M&Ms are evenly mixed in. Divide into 14 balls (or more if you prefer a smaller cookie) and place onto baking sheets lined with greaseproof paper. Bake for 12-15 minutes until light brown around the edges. Place on a wire rack to cool.
This post was written by Vonnie on July 31, 2009
Definitely one I’m going to try. The great thing is none of my children like peanut butter, so these can all be for me!
Oooh, that’s how I like my cookies too! Will have to try this one next time I manage to get hold of some fairtrade choc chips (bloody hard to find!)
I was surprised to see this recipe didn’t need any eggs . I used this recipe to make peanut butter cookies. Just added a table spoon of crunchy peanut butter at the end. Followed the instructions word for word (sieved the sugar and flour though- it wasn’t instructed to on here but thought it would be best) and they turned out FANTASTIC! Best cookies ever! Thanks!