
Add saffron to your cookie dough and you'll be bang on trend. Pistachio and white chocolate are great additions too. One biscuit just won't be enough...
Nutrition and extra info
- Freezable
- Vegetarian
Nutrition: Per biscuit (15)
- kcal352
- fat20g
- saturates11g
- carbs37g
- sugars21g
- fibre1g
- protein5g
- salt0.4g
Ingredients
- 30ml milk
Milk
mill-kOne of the most widely used ingredients, milk is often referred to as a complete food. While cow…
- big pinch saffron
Saffron
sah-fronThe stigma of a type of crocus, saffron threads have a pungent and distinctive aroma and flavour…
- 220g butter, melted
Butter
butt-errButter is made when lactic-acid producing bacteria are added to cream and churned to make an…
- 1 large egg
Egg
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- 100g golden caster sugar
- 100g light brown soft sugar
- 300g plain flour
- 1⁄2 tsp baking powder
Baking powder
bay-king pow-dahBaking powder is a raising agent that is commonly used in cake-making. It is made from an alkali…
- 200g white chocolate
White chocolate
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- 100g pistachios, roughly chopped
Method
Warm the milk in a saucepan with the saffron. Once steaming, take off the heat and whisk in the melted butter, then put in the fridge to chill completely. Whisk the egg with the caster sugar until light and fluffy – this will take around 3-5 mins, then add the cooled butter and light brown sugar and whisk briefly to combine. Tip in the flour, baking powder and a big pinch of salt, and use a spatula or the paddle attachment of a stand mixer to combine – be careful not to over mix it.
Fold in the chocolate and pistachios, then tip the mixture onto a piece of baking parchment. Roll it up in the parchment into a thick, compact log and twist the ends to make a cracker shape. Wrap in cling film, then put in the fridge for at least a couple of hours to chill – leave it overnight if you have time.
When ready to bake, heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5 and line a baking sheet with baking parchment. Unwrap the cookie log and use a sharp knife to slice into thick 1cm disks, space out on the sheet (you might need to do this in two batches) and bake for 12-15 mins until set and golden around the edges, but still soft. Allow to cool a little, then move to a wire rack to cool completely. Will keep for 2-3 days in an airtight container.
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