Cookie Bar Recipe

We love Cookies, this recipe is an adaptation of my own recipe because simply one day I wanted ookies but could not be bothered to spend an hour baking 4 cookies at a time (the original recipe makes about 20 cookies) so I decided to experiment and made a cookie tray bake, which worked and was delicious and this is how I make it:

Ingredients

• 170g butter
• 100g sugar
• 200g brown sugar
• 1tbsp vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 240g flour
• 1tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 200g chocolate chips

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 170c fan and line a shallow baking tin with baking paper
2. Cream the butter and sugar together until smooth
3. Add the vanilla extract and eggs and whisk thoroughly
4. Gradually add the flour and bicarbonate of soda whilst mixing
5. Once combined add the chocolate chips and mix through
6. Spread evenly into the baking tray and bake for 25 minutes
7. Allow to cool before removing from the tin or it will crack
8. Cut and serve

And there you have it, super simple and super delicious, as with all my recipes I use vegan butter for my milk intolerant babe and it works just as well. If you prefer your cookies really gooey I would take them out a few minutes earlier.

Chantelle x

Chocolate Tray Bake with Vanilla Frosting Recipe

Another slightly archived recipe that I have to share with you is for a Chocolate Tray Bake with Vanilla Frosting. This recipe is really simple and almost foolproof with delicious results and here is how you can make it:

Ingredients

• 350g of Butter
• 200g of Sugar
• 150g of Flour
• 50g of Cocoa
• 1 tsp of Bicarbonate of Soda
• 2 tsp of Baking Powder
• 4 Eggs
• 150g of Icing Sugar
• 3tsp of Vanilla Essence
• Chocolate Vermicelli

Chocolate Tray Bake with Vanilla Frosting

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180C (Fan Oven) and line the base of a deep tray with baking paper
2. In a bowl sift the sugar and 200g of butter and cream until smooth
3. Then sift in the flour, cocoa, bicarbonate of soda and baking powder and mix until crumbly
4. Then the eggs and whisk until smooth
5. Pour into your tray and allow it to settle evenly for a few minutes
6. Once settled place into your preheated oven for between 25-30 minutes. You can check if the cake is ready by gently touching the top of one, if it springs back then you are good to go!
7. Get the cake out and allow to cool
8. Once cool you can prepare the frosting
9. Place 150g of butter, icing sugar and vanilla essence into a bowl and cream together until smooth
10. Use this to decorate the top of your tray bake with a palette knife
11. Finally scatter your chocolate vermicelli over the top
12. Serve and enjoy!

I think that the Chocolate Tray Bake with Vanilla Frosting would be perfect for making with young ones, or if you would prefer just for yourself! It is rich and yummy and will keep for up to 4 days in a sealed container. Alternatively it is a great recipe to make if you need to bake for a lot of people in one go! Very Mary Berry esque if I do say so myself!

Vanilla Tray Bake with Lemon Frosting Recipe

A couple of weeks ago I promised my colleagues I would bake something over the weekend for Monday at work. Normally I limit it to Birthdays or special occasions, or I could be doing it everyday. But as it turns out after a relaxing Sunday I actually felt like baking. There was however one small problem… I had no cupcake cases! Generally I am not a fan of baking big cakes as they just never taste quite as good, this time however my hands were tied. So I decided that a tray bake may be more successful and would also go further at work! So looking through the ingredients I had in (not a lot) I went for a Vanilla Tray Bake with Lemon Frosting. Here is my recipe:

Ingredients

• 350g of Butter
• 200g of Sugar
• 200g of Flour
• 2 tbsp of Vanilla Essence
• 1 tsp of Bicarbonate of Soda
• 2 tsp of Baking Powder
• 4 Eggs
• 2 tbsp of Lemon Essence
• 150g of Icing Sugar
• Hundreds and Thousands

Vanilla Tray Bake with Lemon Frosting

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180C (Fan Oven) and line the base of a deep tray with baking paper
2. In a bowl sift the sugar and 200g of butter and cream until smooth
3. Then sift in the flour, bicarbonate of soda and baking powder and mix until crumbly
4. Then the eggs and vanilla essence and whisk until smooth
5. Pour into your tray and allow it to settle evenly for a few minutes
6. Once complete place into your preheated oven for between 25-30 minutes. You can check if the cake is ready by gently touching the top of one, if it springs back then you are good to go!
7. Get the cake out and allow to cool
8. Once cool you can prepare the frosting
9. Place 150g of butter and the icing sugar into a bowl with the lemon essence and cream together until smooth
10. Use this to decorate the top of your tray bake (it does not need to be neat, perfect right)
11. Finally scatter your hundreds and thousands over the top
12. Then enjoy!

I can actually say that I was really pleased with how well this Vanilla Tray Bake with Lemon Frosting came out. It smelt, looked and tasted great! Possibly my best improvised large cake to date! It is a recipe for every occasion as it onlz takes an hour or so to make and will easily give you 16 good sized portion. You could also be more experimental with the decoration if the feeling takes you!