{"id":2429,"date":"2016-01-16T12:38:54","date_gmt":"2016-01-16T12:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.expressgiftservice.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2429"},"modified":"2020-07-08T10:01:05","modified_gmt":"2020-07-08T10:01:05","slug":"recipes-for-chocolate-cookies-with-and-without-eggs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.expressgiftservice.co.uk\/blog\/recipes-for-chocolate-cookies-with-and-without-eggs\/","title":{"rendered":"Recipes for Chocolate Cookies with and without Eggs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0A chocolate cookie is one of the most delicious food items, which are enjoyed by most. It has a crumbly exterior and cracks in which melted chocolate can tease your taste buds. Chocolate cookies can be eaten any time: for tea, for dessert or whenever your tummy growls for a tasty treat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some of the important contents of traditional chocolate cookies are eggs. Eggs act as leavening agent, binding agent and providing sufficient moisture to the batter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But there are certain people who cannot consume eggs. It might be due to medical reasons like allergy to dairy products or personal choice like a vegan or vegetarian. In such cases, these people can enjoy chocolate cookies if they are made with eggless recipes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Here are recipes for chocolate cookies with and without eggs:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A <strong>BASIC RECIPE<\/strong> for chocolate cookies is as follows:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>4 scrambled eggs<\/li>\n<li>2 cups sugar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Melt these two on low heat such that they do not scald<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>\u00a0Baking chocolate-4 ounces<\/li>\n<li>Butter-1\/4 cup<\/li>\n<li>Sifted flour\u20142 cups<\/li>\n<li>Salt-1\/2 tsp<\/li>\n<li>Baking powder- 2 tsp<\/li>\n<li>Chopped nuts- half cup<\/li>\n<li>Confection sugar- \u00bd cup (for decoration).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Method:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Combine eggs and sugar and mix well<\/li>\n<li>After a bit of cooling, add chocolate and melted butter<\/li>\n<li>Add baking powder, flour,\u00a0 nuts and salt and stir well<\/li>\n<li>Keep the batter to chill for some hours or overnight<\/li>\n<li>Using 1 to 2 tbsp batter, roll the dough into small balls. Then roll each ball in confection sugar.<\/li>\n<li>Keep each ball on greased paper and slow bake for 20 minutes<\/li>\n<li>Observe how cookie expands and cracks to provide a beautiful chocolate pattern.<\/li>\n<li>Serve warm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Recipe for Eggless Chocolate Cookies:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Self raising flour- 12 oz<\/li>\n<li>Soft margarine- 8 oz<\/li>\n<li>Dark chocolate drops- 2 oz (you can also use white chocolate\/ raisins)<\/li>\n<li>Caster sugar-8 oz<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Method:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Mix all ingredients in a big bowl. Knead the dough using hands.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0It should not be crumbly. Use margarine to achieve this.<\/li>\n<li>Make balls with dough the size of one and half ping pong balls<\/li>\n<li>Squeeze balls so that they are circle about 1.5 cm thick.<\/li>\n<li>Keep them on a tray that is greased<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0This yields around 20 cookies<\/li>\n<li>Bake for 15 minutes\u00a0 in an oven, pre-heated to 180 degrees<\/li>\n<li>Serve hot. Tastes good with milk.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Alternative Recipe for Eggless Chocolate Cookies:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Baking soda:1 tsp<\/li>\n<li>Baking powder: 1 tsp<\/li>\n<li>Flour- 2 cups<\/li>\n<li>Salt-1\/4 tsp<\/li>\n<li>Softened butter-1\/4 cup<\/li>\n<li>Sugar-1 cup<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Brown sugar- 2 tbsp<\/li>\n<li>Vanilla extract-1\/2 tsp<\/li>\n<li>Peanut butter- 1\/3 cup<\/li>\n<li>Cocoa powder- \u00bc cup<\/li>\n<li>Milk-1\/2 cup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Method:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Preheat oven to 190 degrees C.<\/li>\n<li>Sift together baking powder, baking soda, salt and flour. Keep aside.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Cream together white sugar, brown sugar and butter in a big bowl.<\/li>\n<li>Add cocoa powder, peanut butter and vanilla extract and stir well.<\/li>\n<li>Add sifted materials till well blended.<\/li>\n<li>Pour milk into dough and mix till fully combined.<\/li>\n<li>Drop dollops of dough on ungreased baking sheet.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Bake in oven that is pre-heated till cookies are lightly brown (13-15 minutes).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>There are many ways to eat chocolate cookies. They are:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Cookie sticks: Cut with pizza cutter<\/li>\n<li>Chocolate cookie pizza<\/li>\n<li>Chocolate chip cookie cake<\/li>\n<li>Deep fried chocolate cookie dough<\/li>\n<li>Chocolate cookie shake<\/li>\n<li>Chocolate cookie pie<\/li>\n<li>Chocolate cookie dough football dip<\/li>\n<li>Chocolate cookie dough cannolis<\/li>\n<li>Chocolate cookie in a mug<\/li>\n<li>Chocolate cookie ice cream bars<\/li>\n<li>Chocolate cookie waffles<\/li>\n<li>Chocolate cookie dough cup cakes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In sum, there are a variety of recipes and ways of consuming chocolate cookies. They make for excellent chocolate gifts. For loved ones faraway, you can send cookies made of <a href=\"www.expressgiftservice.co.uk\/send-flowers-and-gifts-to-UK\/chocolate-hampers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>chocolates by post<\/strong><\/a>. They are sure to be impressed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0A chocolate cookie is one of the most delicious food items, which are enjoyed by most. It has a crumbly exterior and cracks in which melted chocolate can tease your taste buds. Chocolate cookies can be eaten any time: for tea, for dessert or whenever your tummy growls for a tasty treat. 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