Cooooookiiiiesssss!!!

It was almost like yesterday when I baked my first cake, I can still remember the way it looked and how soft it felt in the palm of my hand and the sweet taste registered on my taste buds. I can tell you that fantastic moment wasn't yesterday it was about 3 years ago. My first cake was a simple sponge cake but I was so excited that I made it that I nearly fell over and ever since I've been baking here, there and everywhere since that faithful day at my university house in hull. That’s a little introduction about me the Baker of Bermondsey but this blog is all about my baking adventures, I’m just an amateur baker but I hope this Blog can aspire you and get you to maybe even bake a little.

Today is all about cookies noum noum noum!!!

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For weeks I’ve been searching high and low for the perfect cookie recipe ever. I am officially the cookie monster, (hides face) I just can’t seem to get enough of the big five pack ones from Tesco and Sainsburys my 1 ^st attempt was abysmal, it was truly awful the cookies just ended up burnt and this put me of them until I decided to use a betty crocker milk chocolate chip mix which for me always feels like cheating because your not baking  from scratch but it was only an experiment. I followed the instructions to a T and they came out really nice a little deformed but tasty.  

until it hit me why don’t I try to bake  these myself.

I decided to check all cooking websites, cook books, TV programs and even checked my favourite baking blog in the world http://sallysbakingaddiction.com/ (I’m saving this recipe to use soon). I decided to go with the chewy cookie recipe from BBC Good food. The cookies came out stupendous and now after a couple of batches I feel very confident making these. Yes!!!!! Another baking treat I can wipe up.

Tips for a chewy cookie

• ·         Using an extra egg yolk (As stated in the recipe)
• ·         Melting the butter (As stated in the recipe)
• ·         Bake cookies for the minimum amount of time
• ·         Popping the cookie dough in the fridge for a healthy length of time (1 hour-1 day)
• ·         Using a teensy bit less flour