Showing posts with label Christmas recipes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas recipes. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Double chocolate m&m cookies


If you are a chocolate fan, then this chocolate cookie will definitely become your most favorite cookie if you taste it one time. Cookies are my favorites to make, but I bake special desserts like this only during Christmas, Easter or for some church functions, festivals, or for my niece. I think this is the first dish that made her fall in love with my cooking. Chocolate is not my hubby's  favorite flavor. So I won't make anything with chocolate unless I find a reason (still I crave for chocolate).  For the first time I made this cookie while we went to meet my niece in her dorm, after that this has became a regular code for her and me to say our love for each other ☺️Also these 'chocolate chip m&m cookies' tastes  extremely delicious and 'rich' and definitely a 'crowd pleaser' for all festivals.

Double chocolate chip m&m cookies

Double chocolate chip m&m cookies

















Ingredients:
Dry ingredients:
All purpose flour - 2 cup
Coco powder - 2/3 cup 
Baking soda - 3/4 tsp
Salt - 1/4 tsp
Creaming wet ingredients:
Butter - 1 cup (2 stick)
White sugar - 3/4 cup
Brown sugar - 3/4 cup
Egg - 2 (large)
Vanilla extract - 2 tsp
Lemon juice - 1 tbsp
Others:
M&M- 3/4  cup + 1/4 cup (or lesser as per need)
Chocolate chip - 1 cup

Method:
First the wet ingredients: Melt the butter (microwave for 30 seconds). Pour it into a large mixing bowl (or kitchenaid stand mixer bowl).
Mix the butter , sugar manually by using a whisk or by using stand mixer whisk attachment or a hand mixer.
Add egg, vanilla, lemon juice and mix well till sugar is dissolved.
Next comes the dry ingredients:
Sift the flour into the mixing bowl. 
Add coco powder (I use Hershey's brand), baking soda, salt , Mix well at high speed for 1-2  minutes until everything becomes a dough.
Then add 3/4 cup M&M chocolates, chocolate chips(Hershey's or Ghirardelli brand) and mix them for 30 seconds (or just mix with hands). 
Take out this dough and wrap using a plastic wrap. Keep in fridge (upto 30 minutes or until needed). 
Baking:
Preheat the oven to 350°F .
Before baking take the dough out and keep in room temperature for 10 minutes.
Take out small balls using a cookie scoop or hands.
Roll to balls. Flatten a little and place in baking sheets.
Bake for 8-10 minutes. 
Take out carefully using a spatula and let them cool over wire racks. 
Decorate:
If desired press some M&M on freshly baked cookies (instead of adding to dough) while they are still soft or just before baking. 
Double chocolate m&m cookies is ready !

FYI:
This cookie dough should be kept in fridge for atleast 1-2 hours before baking. Dough stays safe in fridge up to a week or in freezer for longer time (say a month or more). 
This cookie dough should be rolled to small balls and flattened a bit while arranging on baking tray. Don't try scoop and drop style.

Serving suggestion:
Serve as dessert or snack.
These cookies tastes extremely delicious and intoxicating, so consume in moderation 😀

Happy Cooking !

Saturday, December 19, 2015

Christmas recipes

Hi friends,
I am sure everyone has great plans for Christmas. Along with the Christmas decorations, Church schedules,  and shopping comes the cooking plan. We all wonder and think of many many recipes, but still the family's vote goes for our usual successful recipes That too native recipes stay in our menu forever. As we both are from Tirunelveli, our town's recipes comes to our minds first. Every year Xavier gives me a long wish list Here is that list ! Enjoy !

Merry Christmas !

Christmas plum cake (Indian style)


Plain vanilla cake
 Butter biscuit (Sooji berry biscuit / benne biscuit) :


Gingerbread cookies:

Orange butter cookies:

Susiyam:


Athirasam:
 Munthiri kothu
Porikadalai laddu:


Pineapple Kesari


Spicy snacks:
Butter Murukku

Coconut milk murukku
Oma podi (sev)

Kara sev:


Ulunthu vadai
Paruppu vadai


Breakfast:
Aappam (rice pancake)



Lunch:
Turkey biriyani

whole fried chicken



Dindigul chicken biriyani (in cooker)


Tirunelveli mutton varuval


Egg kuruma (Tirunelveli style)
Stuffed egg (keeru muttai)

Dessert :



Merry Christmas !

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