Strawberry & Fennel Jam Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies
These cookies are full of surprises. The strawberry jam is scented with a light whisper of fennel and the chocolate cookie dough just melts in your mouth. The middle stays a little soft and reminds me a bit of a dense brownie in its buttery texture. I coated half of the cookies in crunchy demerara and half in white sesame seeds for a nutty kick. They both work really well. If you’re looking for an easy bake which packs a punch of flavour, these are for you. I love the strawberry fennel jam so much, it will probably become a fridge staple for me.
Toffee & Dark Chocolate Chunk Bacon Fat Cookies
A cookie for my fellow savoury sweet lovers. These cookies are made using brown butter and rendered bacon fat. I’m big on no food waste so for any households that go through a fair bit of bacon, this could be the answer for all that leftover bacon fat. I’ve packed the cookie dough full of toffee shards, dark chocolate chunks and finely diced crispy bacon. The result is a chewy cookie with a crispy edge and pools of rich chocolate and butterscotch toffee.
Spiced Oat & White Chocolate Maple Glazed Cookies
As soon as I smelt these cookies baking in my oven, I knew I’d love them. They’re delicately spiced, soft and chewy. They’ve got some texture from the oats and the gooey white chocolate. They’re rolled in sugar before baking to give them a crackly top which clings to the maple glaze in a fashion that reminds me of a desert landscape. I think they’re so beautiful in their simplicity and will be a recipe I’ll make time and time again.
Strawberry, Lemon, White Chocolate Cookies
Summer in a cookie. This gorgeous lemon oat cookie is swirled with fresh strawberry compote, scooped and rolled in a zesty lemon sugar. Once baked, they’re gooey in the middle and crisp on the edges with pockets of creamy melted white chocolate.
Lavender & Vanilla Bean Viennese Bows
These lovely biscuits are delicately flavoured with ground dried lavender and dipped in a vanilla bean white chocolate. They’re such a beautiful little treat to have in the afternoon. The biscuit is a typical Viennese Whirl; buttery and short yet it holds its shape beautifully. Don’t think of these as tasting like your grandmas knicker drawer, the lavender doesn’t overpower but just dances along complimenting the other flavours.
Espresso Double Chocolate Rye Cookies
These cookies are all my favourite things in one; brown butter, espresso and white chocolate. A very luxurious and adult cookie. They’re on the thinner side but stay beautifully gooey in the middle with a little crisp on the edges.