Cookies

In Estonian

Again some recipes from Joanne Fluke crime-story.
A book that, in addition to reading experience, provides also good ideas for baking :)
http://www.joannefluke.com/han…/strawberry-shortcake-murder/

Crispy raisin-oatmeal cookies
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48 cookies

225 g butter
400 g sugar
2 tSP vanilla extract
0.5 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
2 large eggs
310 g flour
240 ml raisins
470 ml oat flakes

1. Melt butter and stir with sugar.
2. Add vanilla extract, salt and baking powder.
3. Allow to cool and mix with eggs.
4. Add flour and raisins and mix.
5. Ground oat flakes in a food processor and add to the dough.
6. Keep the dough for about 30 minutes in the refrigerator, Roll dough into balls.
7. Put balls to the baking tray and press with the the fork- until the balls will be flat..
8. Bake at 190 degrees for 10 minutes.
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Cocoa cookies
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48 cookies

335 g butter
240 g cocoa powder
440 g brown sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp salt
4 tsp baking powder
3 large eggs
375 g flour
100 g sugar ( for coating cookies)

1. Melt butter and stir with cocoa powder and brown sugar.
2. Allow to cool and mix with eggs.
2. Add vanilla extract, salt and baking powder.
4. Add flour and mix.
5. Keep the dough at least 1 hour in the refrigerator,
6. Roll dough into balls.
7. Put balls to the baking tray and press with the the spade- until the balls will be flat..
8. Bake at 175 degrees for 10 minutes.