cookies I actually like better baked
Mar. 1st, 2012 10:42 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kareinaI have always been a raw-cookie dough kind of girl, so I was quite surprised when I ate one of last night's cookies today to discover that I actually like these better baked! It probably has to do with the way the flavours melded in the oven.
Seedy Apple-nut cookies
100 g butter
¼ cup sugar (I used mostly dark brown cane sugar, plus some honey)
2 eggs
2 tablespoons yoghurt
1 apple, chopped fine
¼ cup flax and sesame seeds, ground
¼ cup pumpkin seeds
¼ cup sesame seeds
½ cup slivered almonds
½ cup walnuts
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 pinch of salt
1 cup plain, unbleached wheat flour
½ cup whole wheat flour
1 cup rolled oats
½ cup rye flour
¼ cup barley flour
Cream butter, beat in sugar and honey. Add eggs, one at a time. Add yogurt. Stir in chopped apple, seeds and nuts. (I used a small food processor to chop the apple and grind the sesame and flax seeds.) Combine flours, oats, salt, and baking powder, stir into wet ingredients. Roll into balls, flatten them slightly, and bake at 200 C just till starting to turn golden brown. (7 to 10 minutes?)
Those of you paying attention at home will note that I don't have much sugar in these. I normally use less sugar than other folk do when baking, but this batch has even less. The reason for that is that my brown sugar had solidified into a barely breakable lump, and I had only the patience to break off that much to be run through the food processor before getting bored and moving on to the next step. However, I find that these are perfect as they are--the hint of apple flavour brings nicely compliments the barest hint of sweetness from the sugar, and goes well with the nuts and seeds and grains used.
Seedy Apple-nut cookies
100 g butter
¼ cup sugar (I used mostly dark brown cane sugar, plus some honey)
2 eggs
2 tablespoons yoghurt
1 apple, chopped fine
¼ cup flax and sesame seeds, ground
¼ cup pumpkin seeds
¼ cup sesame seeds
½ cup slivered almonds
½ cup walnuts
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 pinch of salt
1 cup plain, unbleached wheat flour
½ cup whole wheat flour
1 cup rolled oats
½ cup rye flour
¼ cup barley flour
Cream butter, beat in sugar and honey. Add eggs, one at a time. Add yogurt. Stir in chopped apple, seeds and nuts. (I used a small food processor to chop the apple and grind the sesame and flax seeds.) Combine flours, oats, salt, and baking powder, stir into wet ingredients. Roll into balls, flatten them slightly, and bake at 200 C just till starting to turn golden brown. (7 to 10 minutes?)
Those of you paying attention at home will note that I don't have much sugar in these. I normally use less sugar than other folk do when baking, but this batch has even less. The reason for that is that my brown sugar had solidified into a barely breakable lump, and I had only the patience to break off that much to be run through the food processor before getting bored and moving on to the next step. However, I find that these are perfect as they are--the hint of apple flavour brings nicely compliments the barest hint of sweetness from the sugar, and goes well with the nuts and seeds and grains used.
