Midweek Treats: Cranberry, Walnut & White Chocolate Cookies

For the first time in a long time I have a Saturday off (hurrah!), so this months instalment of Midweek Treats comes to you on a weekend! I must say I have certainly made the most of my unexpected day off as I've been doing all the things I love to do: thrifting, baking, sewing and blogging.

Today I made some crunchy cranberry, walnut and white chocolate cookies, but the best thing about this recipe is that you can substitute any of the flavours to suit your taste. You could try anything from raisins, chopped apricots, dark chocolate, almonds, toffee pieces or hazelnuts - anything goes!

Ingredients: 

110g unsalted butter

50g caster sugar

110g soft brown sugar

170g white chocolate/died cranberries/walnuts

150g plain flour

1 large egg (beaten) 

2 tsp vanilla extract

Method:

• Preheat oven to 180˚c and line a baking tray with greaseproof paper
• Mix together the unsalted butter, caster sugar and brown sugar
• Add the egg and vanilla extract
• Stir in the flour, a bit at a time, until the mixture forms a dough
• Add in white chocolate, cranberries and walnut pieces (or your choice of flavours). Make sure they are evenly distributed throughout the dough
• Mold small balls of the mixture into circles and place on the baking tray, leaving a large gap between each cookie so they don't stick together while in the oven
• Bake for 12 minutes

*Recipe make 12 medium-sized cookies*

Now, put that kettle on and serve with a mug of English Breakfast Tea!

{Image: Laura Blanksby for High Street Home, using Instagram}

Cookieboy

Hmm two food-related posts in one day, I think someone is getting hungry! These beautiful handmade cookies are from Tokyo-based artist Cookieboy who designs and creates bespoke biscuits. These pretty little things have been creating a buzz in the blogosphere of late, and I think they're going to be huge! Cool new social bookmarking tool, Fancy, was one of the first places to pick them up. Check out Fancy when you have a minute as it's showcasing some of the coolest stuff around right now. Meanwhile have a look at Cookieboy's, um well, cookies!

Look at the faces on those cat cookies below, so cute, no?

As the cookies are made-to-order they are perfect for special occasions. You could have lots of little easels for a gallery opening, cameras for a photography exhibition, or even just lots of numbers for a birthday. Yummy. Thank you Cookieboy.

{Images: http://cookieboy.jp}