We are American, so these are cookies

or making apple walnut cookies (buiscuts) in england, for 24 people



I've made apple cookies before. They were amazing. I managed not to eat them all before bringing them to my card playing group. However I didn't blog about them and if I wrote down the recipe (I invented one) it is in Berkeley. I couldn't remember it.

So I looked up this: http://www.aayisrecipes.com/2008/09/09/apple-walnut-cookies/

And then I attempted to both multiply the recipe by 3, and convert it from cups and such to the right amount of pounds and oz. Hurrah for maths! I also learned about the existence of gas marks instead of either fahrenheit or celcius, in the oven.

what I came up with was more or less this:

Ingredients (makes hella):

1.5lbs whole wheat flour
4 apples, peeled and diced
1 Tbs baking powder
1 Tbs baking soda
1 1/6 lbs butter
2 Tbs vanilla extract
1/2 Tbs salt
1/2lbs white sugar
1/4lbs brown sugar
3 eggs
3 Tbs Chinese 5 Spice
1 Tbs ground ginger
1/2 Walnuts chopped small (could add more, I don't notice them)

I was supposed to beat the butter and sugar first but I forgot. I recommend you do that.

did you beat the butter and sugar?

Now that you've beat the butter and sugar, put the eggs and vanilla in that bowl, and mix them well.

In another large bowl (remember this is a batch for hella cookies, and everything has to fit and not get all over when you stir), mix the remaining dry ingredients (not the sugar, you've already creamed it with the butter). Leave the nuts for later.

Pour the dry ingredients in with the butter/egg mixture bit by bit, and mix until mixed. If it is too dry you can add a little bit of milk. but be careful.

Add the apples. That will help if it is dry. Also add nuts.

Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 5 (or 375 F) for 10 minutes. Get some people to help you grease a bunch of cookie sheets. Use a table spoon to scoop cookies onto the sheets. Not too big!

Bake for 10 minutes each batch.