Chocolate cookies with brown sugar
Several of you were curious about the recipe for the chocolate cookies I shared in a story the other day, and it’s been so long since I last posted a tried-and-true recipe here that I’m happy to share this delicious one with you all. For me, it’s a go-to treat when unexpected guests arrive, because if you’re practiced, you can make it from scratch to serving in about 20 minutes. You hardly need anything for it, and usually, a mom’s kitchen will always have these basic ingredients at home. Plus, guests will definitely want more, because it looks great and is the kind of dessert you just can’t stop eating. Even my kid could make a batch of these on his own, but for anyone who wants a bit of fun in the kitchen with little ones, this recipe will definitely be a feel-good baking project.
At our place, this is what baking cookies with a young child used to look like back in the good old days, which you can also check out on the original platform of daysonpaper.com: daysonpaper.blog.hu 🙂
And this is what baking cookies with an older child looked like for us not so long ago.
Happy baking! Xxx
RECIPE:
Ingredients:
- 150 g margarine
- 80 g brown sugar
- 80 g granulated sugar (or use brown sugar here too, if you ask me)
- 1 packet vanilla sugar (bourbon if you want it really good)
- 1 egg
- 225 g flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- A pinch of salt
- 200 g chocolate chunks
Preparation:
- Mix the margarine, sugars, and salt with a whisk, then add the egg and continue mixing.
- Add the flour mixed with the baking powder and knead the dough by hand.
- Form walnut-sized balls (or just scoop with a tablespoon) and place them in a row on baking paper. Be careful to leave enough space between the mounds, as they will spread during baking!
- Bake in a preheated convection oven at 170°C for about 10-15 minutes, and it’s ready.
Tips:
- Don’t overbake; it’s okay if it still feels soft when you do the toothpick test. It will harden to cookie texture as it cools, and if overbaked, it will become too hard when cooled.
- This recipe makes about one baking tray (~16 cookies), which I think is too few. Feel free to double the ingredients!
- I usually use half as much chocolate, so for a double batch I use 200 g chocolate and that’s enough for me. The pictures show the result with this proportion for comparison.
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Welcome to our little virtual corner! I’m a single mother raising my wonderful son, Ruben, who has grown into a remarkable teenager. For years, I was the sole breadwinner as a Krav Maga instructor, balancing the challenges of parenthood and work on my own. When Ruben started kindergarten, I embarked on a new journey by studying healthcare management at Semmelweis University, specializing in health tourism management. After graduating, I began working in my field and experienced firsthand the tragic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic while serving as a healthcare manager in a state hospital. As the pandemic subsided, I transitioned into private healthcare, where I currently work as a practice manager. Meanwhile, our family moved from a small town to Vác, a charming historic Danube riverside city near Budapest. Later, I took on a new role at the Department of Health within the Ministry of Interior, continuing my journey in the healthcare field from a different perspective. Life has also grown in beautiful new ways: a wonderful partner has brought fresh energy and warmth into what was once just me and Rú—now we’re a family of three. Here, we embrace the everyday moments and joys of life together. If you want to hear more stories about us, you’re warmly invited to visit the original Daysonpaper blog at S&Ru’s Diary on daysonpaper.blog.hu. So I decided to try living for a year on an international stage and see if there are other mothers in similar shoes for whom this diary could be a support on the harder days—just as it has been a support for me when I was able to look beyond the difficulties and sincerely believe in my own strength. Thank you for stopping by!
