How to make cookies: 3 easy recipes to make at home

Who can resist the aroma and taste of some freshly baked cookies with its unique texture, perfect to accompany a cup of tea and have a snack in the company of your partner, family, friends or simply alone.

It sounds pretty good, but the truth is that not all of us are expert cooks and skilled in these arts. However, that is not why we will not be able to make delicious cookies. Go ahead and try it! We teach you how to make homemade cookies easily and without dying trying, with 3 easy recipes to make at home.

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How to make cookies: 3 easy, delicious and fun recipes

You don't need to be a chef to make delicious cookies that you can be proud of. We show you how to make cookies with these delicious recipes of different flavors, so you can decide which ones you like the most. We are sure that preparing cookies will become one of your hobbies with these quick and easy recipes.

1. How to prepare the famous "Cookies"

Prepare cookies of the type cookies,

that is, with American-style chocolate chips, it is very simple with this recipe.

Ingredients for 4 people

These are the ingredients needed to prepare a dough of cookies for 4 people:

• 225 grams of hárina
• 175 grams of chocolate chips
• 100 grams of butter
• 100 grams of white sugar
• 100 grams of brown sugar
• 1 egg
• ½ tablespoon yeast
• Vanilla essence

Step-by-step preparation

Start by whisking the butter in a bowl, gradually including the brown sugar. Then continue with the white sugar and keep beating. Finally, add the egg and a few drops of vanilla essence, and finish beating by noticing that the mixture looks completely homogeneous.

Now, in another bowl, mix the flour with the yeast very well. Then gradually introduce the content into the bowl that contains the butter, while you continue beating. Lastly, add the chocolate chips and finish stirring until the mixture looks homogeneous.

Then spread the mixture on a plastic wrap, or a plastic bag if not you have kitchen paper, and wrap it in an elongated cylinder, as if you were making a chorizo. Later put it in the fridge and let it rest there for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 200ºC and cover a tray with parchment paper.

After 30 minutes, take the mixture out of the fridge and cut the cookies into the size and shape that you like best. Then bake them for 8 minutes. After this your delicious cookies are ready to enjoy.

2. Carrot cookies

For lovers of Carrot Cake, we teach them how to make carrot cookies, with a crunchy and delicious crust that you will not be able to resist.

Ingredients for 20-25 cookies

With this recipe you can prepare a batch of a total of 20 or 25 carrot cookies:

• 200 grams of flour
• 100 grams of carrot (clean and without skin)
• 25 grams of butter
• 25 grams of honey
• 20 grams of sugar
• 1 egg
• Orange marmalade
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon baking soda

Step-by-step preparation

Start by beating the butter and gradually adding the sugar while beating. Then add the egg and honey, and continue beating so that the mixture is homogeneous. By last add the grated carrot and mix very well.

In another bowl, mix the flour, cinnamon, and baking soda. Add this mixture to the butter bowl, and knead all the ingredients well until they form a homogeneous dough and the mixture does not stick to your hands. Remember that the order in which you add the ingredients is essential for making cookies.

When the mixture is ready, let it rest in the fridge for 15 minutes and meanwhile preheat the oven to 180ºC. After 15 minutes, remove the dough from the refrigerator and stretch it as much as possible, until it is at least half a centimeter thick. Now, cut the dough into triangles or the shape of your choice with a sharp knife.

Finally, paint the cookies on one of their faces with a little jam and then put a little sugar on a plate, so that you can rest the cookie there on the side that contains the jam and it is impregnated with sugar. Then, place the cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake for 15 minutes or until lightly browned. And voila, enjoy!

3. Oatmeal Cookies

We teach you how to make oatmeal cookies, as it is another of the most popular and delicious types of cookie to enjoy freshly baked at home.

Ingredients for 10-15 cookies

These are the ingredients needed to make homemade oatmeal cookies, specifically a batch of 10-15 cookies.

• 100 grams of butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup of sugar
• 1 cup oat flakes
• 1 cup of flour
• 1-2 cups of nuts of your choice. For example, you raisin.

Step-by-step preparation

In a bowl beat the butter and gradually add the sugar. Then add the eggs and beat again until the mixture is homogeneous. Later incorporate the rolled oats and nuts, stirring very well in the mixture. Now incorporate the flour and knead the mixture with your hands, until it is a uniform dough.

Put the oven to preheat to 200ºC. Meanwhile, take a tray and cover it with parchment paper, and drizzle some olive oil over it. Later take a little of the dough and form balls of the size you prefer. Pass them on a little flour and flatten them a little, but still have volume.

Place them on the tray with a little separation between them and put them in the oven for 15 minutes. And ready! Now you know how to easily make cookies at home.

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