First blog

Published on 6 June 2024 at 14:50

Hi everyone ! My name is Gwyneth ,aka Blind Baker , and welcome to my very first blog !

I am a visually impaired guide dog user who just loves to bake , and I created this blog as a way to share my recipes and hopefully inspire people with sight loss to bake .

Today I’ve made a batch of Chocolate Chip Cookies 

see below for recipe.

 

Chocolate Chip Cookies

makes 18 cookies

125 g soft butter or baking margarine

100g soft brown sugar

75g granulated sugar

1 tsp vanilla essence 

1 medium egg

300g plain flour

1+1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda

1/2 tsp sea salt

100g milk chocolate chips

100g white chocolate chips

 

1) Line 3 baking trays with baking paper and preheat oven to 160 c fan , gas mark 4 .

2) Using a stand mixer or hand held mixer cream together butter and sugars until pale and fluffy.

3) Add in vanilla and egg until combined.

4) Slowly mix in flour , baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt until thoroughly mixed .

5) Mix in chocolate chips.

6) Divide dough into 18 balls , weighing around 50g each .

7) Place 6 balls of dough on each tray leaving plenty room for the cookies to spread.

8) Bake in oven for 10 minutes then using the back of a fork lightly flatten each cookie .

9) Return to the oven for about 5-7 minutes .

10) The cookies will be soft and slightly turning golden around the edges . Allow to cool on trays for about 10 minutes.

, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely .

 

 

 

Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Mike K
7 months ago

Great idea Gwyneth. I’ll be making these next week