Best 3 Simple Little Cookies Recipes

BASIC COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Cream the butter in a large bowl with a wooden spoon or in a stand mixer until it is soft. Add the sugar and keep beating until the mixture is light and fluffy. Sift in the flour and add the optional ingredients, if you're using them. Bring the mixture together with your hands in a figure-of-eight motion until it forms a dough. You can freeze the dough at this point.
• Roll the dough into walnut-sized balls and place them slightly apart from each other on a baking sheet (you don't need to butter or line it). Flatten the balls a little with the palm of your hand and bake them in the oven for around 10-12 mins until they are golden brown and slightly firm on top. Leave the cookies on a cooling rack for around 15 mins before serving.

PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour and baking powder; set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat peanut butter, sugar, and butter until smooth. Beat in egg. Gradually add flour mixture, beating to combine.
• Pinch off dough by the tablespoon; roll into balls. Place 2 inches apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Using a fork, press balls in a crisscross pattern, flattening to a 1/2-inch thickness.
• Bake cookies, rotating halfway through, until lightly golden, 18 to 22 minutes. Cool cookies on a wire rack.

SIMPLE LITTLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Lightly butter a large cookie sheet, or -- better -- line it with parchment paper.
• Cream the butter and honey.
• Beat in the egg and almond extract.
• Stir in the oat flakes, coconut and almonds.
• Let the dough sit for 5 minutes before spooning it out.
• Use a melon-baller or spoon to press the mixture against the side of the bowl, then slide the cookie gently onto the cookie sheet.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, until just lightly browned around the edges.
• Remove to a rack to cool.