Before I started making peanut butter cookies, I checked out a few recipes online. Most of the recipes just stated creaming peanut butter and sugar together – does not require the addition of butter. I tried out those recipes and my cookies failed terribly. Peanut butter alone just doesn’t give the right kind of texture that I like in my cookies. Or maybe it’s because I’m fussy about how cookies should turn out. Anyway, after five failed attempts, I’m finally satisfied with the results so here you go – my peanut butter cookies recipe! Nutrition per cookie (one batch makes 75)  Ingredients for the cookies 100g unsalted butter 150g peanut butter – I used kraft peanut butter 60g brown sugar 60g caster sugar 220g plain flour 1 egg 1 tsp vanilla essence 0.5 tsp bi-carbonate soda 0.5 tsp baking powder 0.25 tsp salt 100g chocolate chips (optional) Directions Preparation time: 15 min Baking time: 10-15 min or when the cookies turn brown Cream the butter, peanut butter and sugar together until light and fluffy Add an egg …

The insane baking continues. The amount of cookies that I’ve been churning out everyday is scary. Think my family and friends are going to get very tired of being my guinea pigs soon. So my new recipe for the day – Almond lemon zest pretzels. If you want to test someone’s taste palate, let them try this cookie. So far the response I’ve got was Hmm.. this tastes familiar. Is it orange? Fruitcake flavour! (weirdest comment ever) Lime! The flavours were not that far off except for fruitcake – think my sister’s taste palate is damaged. This cookie is one of my favourite – it is crumbly and irresistible. However, to get the pretzel shape, you need to get a pretzel cookie cutter. It makes your life so much easier. I always like to make my cookie dough a day ahead – this enhances the flavour of the cookies. It can be a little tricky making this cookie during a hot weather with the pretzel cutter because it gets sticky. I was so annoyed making …

I was reading this book called the Living Gita which is a commentary about the Bhagavad Gita and I came across this passage “If a seeker constantly thinks of food, all the merit attainted by his or her practice will melt away like  a bundle of salt thrown in the river… Too much time spent thinking of food, making food, eating food”. After I read that, I was like “shit!” I am so guilty of this! Anyway back to making of foods – Almond matcha cookies with white chocolate chips. My family’s new favourite cookie. Enjoy! Nutrition per cookie (one batch makes 40) Ingredients 140g plain flour 100g wholemeal plain flour (optional – you can use plain flour instead) 2 large egg yolks 20g matcha powder 1 tsp vanilla essence 1 tsp baking powder 150g unsalted butter 120g caster sugar 60g white chocolate chips 50g almond flakes P.s The cookies turn brown very quickly so do watch over it carefully. If you prefer soft cookies, reduce the oven temperature to 160 degrees and omit the baking …