chipster crunchies

April 12, 2007 at 1:58 am | Posted in Chocolate, Cookies | 14 Comments

today marked the last of my academic exercises in my undergraduate life. we (myself and three other lovely classmates) presented on ‘the last kampong in singapore’ for our urban anthropology module. it went so much better than expected and we were over the moon. i’ve never felt quite like this after a presentation, you see. what better way to celebrate the end of assignment deadlines than baking? these little chipster crunchies, as i call them, will be little thank-you gifts for my groupmates.

adapted from here, makes about 70-80.

250g butter, softened
2/3 cup caster sugar
2 eggs
1 1/3 cups chocolate chips
2 cups self-raising flour, sifted
3-4 cups lightly crushed cornflakes

1. cream butter and sugar with an electric mixer till fluffy and well combined.
2. add eggs and beat well. fold in flour and chocolate chips.
3. form dough into balls of approximately 1 inch in diameter and coat in crushed cornflakes.
4. place balls on baking sheets lined with greaseproof paper. place cookies slightly apart to allow spreading.
5. bake in preheated 160 degrees celsius oven for 18-20 minutes. the surface of the cookies should be golden and crisp.
6. allow to cool on cookie racks before storing in airtight container.

these were wonderfully buttery and crispy. i think this recipe is rather flexible; you could create countless variations. instead of the chocolate chips you could add sultanas/raisins, dried fruit, nuts, mixed fruit… be creative! 🙂