ROSE AND CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES


Does it sound odd to you, rose and chocolate chip cookies? Or does it sound quirky? Well then, you should definitely go for this very simple bake, and I assure you that there is no margin for failure with this recipe.

Baking time: 45 min (15 min preparation, 15 min baking, 15 min cooling)








Ingredients (makes about 30 chestnut size cookies)


Dry ingredients
3,5 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
pinch of salt
rose petals (if you have any)

Wet ingredients
9 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature (if your butter is very hard, just put it in the microwave for 20 seconds and voila!)
1 cup sugar
2 medium eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 teaspoon rose water (less if you are not familiar with rose flavour, but for me the stronger the rose smell and taste, the better. Rose flavour loses its strength when baked, just keep this in mind)
1 pack of chocolate chip cookies, usually 100 grams.


Preheat the oven to gas mark 4, or 180 Degrees C. Line two trays with non-stick paper.

Combine the dry in a separate bowl.

Whisk the butter and sugar until white-ish pale yellow, it should have a very fluffy texture. Mix in the eggs one at a time, but don`t over whisk. Mix in the vanilla extract and rose water.

Combine the dry and wet ingredients, make sure you don`t lose the air in the mixture. So don`t whisk at this stage, just blend with the help of a flexible spatula.

Use two table spoons to scoop and scrape off the mixture on to the trays. Line the cookies 1 cm apart from each other. Bake in the oven for about 15 minutes. If you have a gas oven, rotate the trays mid-way.

When you take the cookies out, leave them in the tray for 5 minutes, then cool them on a rack for another 10 minutes. Then these beauties are good to go, be it to your stomach, or a jar.

They stay fresh up to a week, after one week they lose their crunch, still taste good though.

I adapted this recipe from http://baking.we-wish.net/2011/12/milk-chocolate-chip-rose-water-cookies/ I found this recipe lacking the real edge rose water provides, and too buttery, which overpowers the taste and smell of rose. So don`t hesitate, just experiment with rose water.