Easy Peasy Oatmeal Raisin cookies

my super chunky cookies!!!! coz I was too lazy the other day and scoop everything with a 2 inches ice cream scoop. :P so the cookies were chunkier and bigger...but not that big till it can't fit into my cookie jar.

it's really easy to make but would be better if u can rest the cookie dough for at least a few hours would be good...if u have time, it would be better to rest it over night...

actually for me, it's more of NO TIME so I alwiz rest it for a nite...after work, I don't have the time to make the dough and bake at the same time...plus waiting for them to be cool so the cookies can be store neatly in a jar. I must be in bed by 11pm!!!! coz I go to work at 6.30am :)))))))))

So here u go the recipe *click here*
will attempt chocolate chip cookies by Thomas Keller this weekend....yeah I know...it's only chocolate chip cookies...but I've never bake one b4 :P

Lazy Butter Cookies

it's really a recipe for lazy person like me :)))))
if everything takes only 10 mins from weighing to mixing and cleaning why not???
plus baking all of the cookies in under one hour
muahahahahahhahahaha

firstly, heat up ur oven to 190 centigrade
then dunk 1.5 sticks of butter into your mixer - it's better to start with a slightly soft butter
if u dun have time like me...just shove the butter into the oven for a bit
*sorry I dun use microwave*
then in the same mixer bowl, add in 1 cup of sugar

in a separate bowl, add 2 cups of all purpose flour
1/2 tsp of baking powder
1/2 tsp of salt

crack an egg and add 1/2 tsp of vanilla essence
pretty much easy huh
plus nothing much to wash
hehehehehehhehe

so whisk the butter and sugar mixture till it's fluffy and creamie like this
then turn the mixer speed down and add in the egg slowly....
lastly the flour mixture in bit by bit
all these take about 4 mins

Ok I cheated....the recipe says that u need to roll the dough into a log,
cling-wrap them and put it into the fridge for 3-4 hours until it's firm
then cut it into coin sized lil dough for baking

I just didn't have the time to wait that many hours
so I came up with this idea for lazy people
just shove the mixture into a pipping bag and pump them out continuously

JS just watched in amazement O.O
not at my cookies or my "flair" *if there's any*

but at how lazy I can get
:P
short cut short cut!!!!
I didn't even dirty my counter top so no cleaning needed
JS faints~~~~~

dum dee dom....du-du-du-.....dum dee dom
lalalalala-lalalalalala-lalalalalalalala

bake them for about 10-12 mins, depending on your oven
the key is to have a look at it by 10 mins

once it's out, next tray in and let it cool on its own
so when the 2nd tray is out, the 1st tray is ready to be packed into any jars/tins/tupperwares

then u can throw away the baking paper....dunnit to wash ur tray :P
no lar!!! of coz I washed all my trays :P
coz I don't want to be keeping lil friends with 6 legs in my house.

dun mind the irregular shape huh?

but I'm glad the size is almost the same hahahahaha
hmmmm I've got potential
hua hua hua!!!!

nom nom nom
chomp chomp chomp
really good
so buttery and creamie

key is use GOOD QUALITY BUTTER
I've used Golden Churn/Lesicure/Tartura/Lurpak/President for this recipe and all turned up really well

actually this is a good recipe to use up all our leftover butter in the fridge
coz we have so many different brands leftover from JS's cooking adventure
tee hee hee

by far I've never used his Echire brand butter from France :P
not worth it to be made into cookies
it's to be eaten on its own :)))) coz Echire has got a minimum of 84% of butterfat

Ok if I am up to it, I will attempt more baking at home
it's really therapeutic
coz I get to put my mind off work for once
and the best part is....the results can be EATEN
wuuuuahahahah hohohohohoohohh

opsss :)))))))
do attempt this modified lazy recipe of mine and lemme know the results
:))))
Happy Baking!!!

Idiot Proof Raisin and Oatmeal Cookies

 

Fancy some easy peasy cookies that's done in within an hour?
by now, most readers would have recognised the lazy trait that's in Monkey

if something takes too much of a trouble, I'll buy it instead of making it
but JS will alwiz stressed that it's not the SAME!!!
yeah I know it's not the same....well maybe..just maybe I'll attempt something difficult in the kitchen one day....some day....oh well :P

so today, Monkey will share this easy peasy recipe for you :))))
first of all heat the oven to 375 Fahrenheit or about 190 celcius
the recipe I'm using came from US so everything is in their measurement -_-

sieve about 1.5 cups of all purpose flour
I'll advise u to buy those nice measuring cups that give u precisely wat is 2 cups, 1 cup, 3/4 cups and so on...and definitely not your coffee cup :P

added to the sieved flour were 1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger powder
1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp baking powder

this oso I would recommend u to get a proper measuring spoons/device
not your usual spoon from your cutlery set :D

this recipe requires about 1 cup of granulated white sugar
1 cup of packed brown sugar
the granulated sugar gives the cookies a good texture :))))))))))

2 sticks of butter....okie if u ask me how much is 2 sticks?
it's about 226gm
if it's too much of a trouble go and download those converter apps into ur phone

3 cups of raw cooking rolled oats
those old fashion ones...
and 1 cup of raisins
if u really adore raisins, u may add a lil bit more

the rolled oats that I used
NAH!!! this time I remembered to snap pic of the ingredients that I've used
coz the previous time, when readers asked me about the brand of chocolates that I used for the amazing chocolate truffles...I totally forgot :P
*read about the amazing chocolate truffles here*

now that u've got the ingredients ready....
beat the hell outta the butter and sugar until it turned fluffy and creamie

it takes about...a few minutes I guess?
coz I'm so lazy to time things...as the Kitchen Aid was whipping this, I was bz storing back all my ingredients and cleaning the table top ready for moulding

if u noticed, I was so lazy to the extend that if possible, everything will go into one bowl/pan etc
>.<

this recipe also requires an egg and 1 tsp of vanilla essence
now u know why this is idiot proof??
coz everything is either 1 cup or 1 tsp
u can't go wrong with it

add the egg and vanilla essence in and let it whip a bit more
finally it bcame like this

remove the bowl from your whipping machine and mix in the rolled oats and raisins with a spatula or something
make sure everything was thoroughly mixed together
u don't want a few pieces of cookies came without raisins right????

using spoon just shape them anyway u like it....and drop them on to the baking pan lined with baking paper
I was so lazy I used an ice cream scoop
muahahahahaahah

bake them for 13-15 mins depending on your oven
u just need to watch it after 10 mins just to be sure how long more
also depends on how brown u want ur cookies to be

ta-DA!!!!!
best eaten warm...:)))

when ur sink ur teeth in...
the outer part should be crunchy and when your tooth reaches the middle part of the cookie it should be chewy and satisfying

easy rite??? less than 1 hour :))))
this recipes makes about 60 cookies depending on how big u make them

I could have more cookies in the jars but as Monkey was filling them up...she was too busy popping them into her mouth
JS wasn't helping at all...he popped more than I did...one after another....
if u dun have sweet tooth, u may reduce the sugar a bit

Happy Baking and lemme know the results :))))