The Zanzibar Cookie

CREDITS

Adapted from various recipes.

INGREDIENTS

250g butter, softened 1 cup brown sugar¾ cup white sugar
2 eggs
3 cups flour¼ cup ground oats (just pulse oats in processor/coffee grinder)1 heaped teaspoon baking powder1 teaspoon baking soda¼ teaspoon salt150g good quality chocolate, chopped roughly (Lindt is delicious!) 2 generous handfuls pecans, roughly chopped and toasted lightly

METHOD

Mix sugars and butter by hand. Add eggs. Add all the dry ingredients and mix together.Divide into even sized balls, use a kitchen scale if desired. Bake in preheated 180°c oven for about 12 minutes, depending more or less on size, until golden and set on the edges. They will crisp as they stand.

INFO & TIPS

Variations-

Almond Cookies:
Omit chocolate and pecans and replace with 100g-150g chopped almonds.

Nougat Cookies:
Omit chocolate and pecans and replace with chopped, FROZEN chunks of nougat. May add chopped macadamia nuts as well.

POSTED ON

13 May 2023

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