Cranberry Cookies

Sometimes (ok, most of the time) I feel like baking a batch of cookies. Rather than just add chocolate chips,  I wanted to bring an element of healthiness to the recipe - so that's where the cranberries come into the equation!

It is definitely worth using golden granulated sugar in this recipe. Granulated gives a nice sugary sweet crunch in the cookie.

Makes 8-10

Ingredients:

250g butter, softened 

140g golden granulated (or caster) sugar 

1 egg yolk 

300g plain flour

1tsp bicarbonate of soda

1tsp baking powder

50g dried cranberries 

Method:

1) Preheat the oven to 180/160fan/gas mark 4. Grease 4 baking trays with butter.

1) Using an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar together until smooth.

2) Add the egg yolk and combine.

3) Sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda and baking powder and add to the mix gradually.

4) Beat in the cranberries.

5) Using an ice cream scoop preferably, spoon the mixture onto the prepared baking trays allowing 3 cookies on each tray.

6) Bake one tray at a time in the preheated oven for 5 minutes.

7) Take tray out of the oven and bang firmly on the worktop several times, allowing the mixture to crack on the top (sounds odd but it definitely works!). 

8) Return to the oven for a further 8-10 minutes until the cookies are starting to brown. It's very important to not over-bake cookies. They may look like they're not cooked but once cooled, they firm up and become a delicious, sweet treat!

9) ............................. ENJOY!