baking cookies with the hatter and the hare

When the kids insist in eating all the snacks during the holidays, may as well get them in on making them. Cookies are pretty easy and very tasty, especially when the recipe comes from some of the sweetest experts in the east, The Hatter and The Hare. The cafe has a number of recipes on their website so you can have a taste of this Bayswater favourite, at home. Each recipe comes with a short video of the recipe in action and is helpful for the kids to watch before you start. If Mamma is getting the kids in on the cooking, we make sure that everyone gets a little tub of ingredients to add to the mixer and everyone gets to taste test at the end. For all the recipes, including the Triple Choc Cookies, CLICK HERE

THATH recipe: Triple Choc Cookies
RECIPE:

  • 125g Butter

  • 1/2 cup Brown Sugar

  • 1/3 cup Caster Sugar

  • 1 Whole Egg

  • 1 tsp Vanilla

  • 100g Cocoa Powder

  • 1 1/2 cup Self-raising flour

  • Handful Chocolate Chips (White or Milk or both)

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Preheat the oven at 150C.

  2. In a mixing bowl, beat butter, sugar and vanilla until the mixture is light and fluffy.

  3. Add the egg to the bowl and mix until combined.

  4. Add the flour and cocoa powder. Be careful not to over beat.

  5. Fold the chocolate chips into the mixture.

  6. Shape into small balls of about 40g each and place on a pan covered with a baking sheet. Press slightly until each piece is about 6cm in diameter.

  7. Bake for 10 min in the oven.

Mamma’s special mention: The Hatter and The Hare are still pumping out takeaways and pastries in the kitchen. Check out their menu here as well as options for delivery.