OAT AND RAISIN COOKIES

Hey guys, i hope you are all having a great day. Last week whilst watching a daily vlog by Tanya Burr i made a discovery as she was baking cookies from a recipe book from the Hummingbird Bakery and immediately after it was in my shopping basket on Amazon. Hummingbird Bakery is a company who handmake American style cupcakes, cakes, pies and brownies. They have 3 bakeries which are all based in London but obviously if you are not based in or near the area the recipe books are great as you can recreate their delicious treats!

To recreate the oat and raisin cookies in the recipe book you will need:

270g unsalted butter (at room temperature)

160g caster sugar

160g soft dark brown sugar

2 eggs

1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract 

380g plain flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

110g rolled oats

220g raisins 

This recipe makes 20 cookies (4 baking trays, lined with grease proof paper).

Preheat the oven to 170C (325F) Gas Mark 3.

Put the butter and sugars in a freestanding electric mixer with a paddle attachment (or use an electric whisk) and cream until light and fluffy. 

Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well and scraping any unmixed ingredients from the side of the bowl with a rubber spatula after each addition. 

Turn the mixer down to a slow speed and beat in the vanilla extract. 

Sift together the flour, salt, bicarbonate of soda and cinnamon in a separate bowl, add the oats and mix well. 

Add to the butter mixture and beat until well mixed.

Stir in the raisins with a wooden spoon until evenly dispersed. 

Arrange equal amounts of cookie dough on the prepared baking trays. 

Make sure that the cookies are spaced apart to allow for spreading while cooking. 

Bake in the preheated oven for 12 minutes, or until golden brown and firm.

Check them regularly to make sure they are not burning. 

When you are happy that they are cooked through, remove from the oven and leave to cool slightly on the trays before turning out onto a wire cooling rack to cool completely.  

You can find out more information about the Hummingbird Bakery here:

https://hummingbirdbakery.com/

Or you can purchase the recipe book here:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hummingbird-Bakery-Cookbook-Tarek-Malouf/dp/1845978307

Happy baking!

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