Berry Nice Cookies For Hamsters Recipes

ALMOND BERRY COOKIES

Steps:

• cream sugar, shortening, butter, egg, vanilla, salt, soda. Slowly add flour until blended. Drain berries well. Add nuts and berries to dough and mix by hand. Drop by teaspoons onto a baking sheet (about golfball sized). Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes (golden but not brown).

BERRY & CHOCOLATE LOADED COOKIES

Steps:

• Put the butter and both sugars in a large bowl and whisk using electric beaters until light and fluffy. Add the whole egg and egg yolk, then mix thoroughly, scraping down the sides of the bowl to make sure everything is combined. Add the almond and vanilla extracts, and mix to combine.
• Tip in the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate and salt, and mix until it forms a dough. Keep mixing until you don't have any more pockets of flour. Knead in the chocolate chips.
• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Divide the mixture into 26-28 equal balls of around 40g each. Arrange on a large baking tray and leave to chill for at least 1 hr in the fridge. Can be made a day ahead and chilled overnight. Line two baking trays with baking parchment and arrange the cookies on them, leaving 5cm space between each so they can spread. Bake one tray of cookies on the top shelf for about 15-17 mins until crisp and golden, then remove from the oven and bake the second tray. Leave to cool completely on the trays.
• To make the filling, put the jam in a bowl with the finely grated white chocolate and mix well to combine.
• Once the cookies are cool, you're ready to sandwich them. Top the flat side of each with a thin layer of the jam filling, then sandwich with another. You should have 13-14 cookie sandwiches in total. If you have time, chill for a further 30 mins for the filling to set, then serve.

BERRY OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, cream together butter and sugars.
• Mix in eggs, one at a time, then stir in vanilla.
• Combine flour, salt and cinnamon in a separate bowl.
• Add to creamed mixture and stir well.
• Add oats and cranberries. Mix well.
• Cover bowl and let it chill in refrigerator for at least one hour.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees and grease 2 cookie sheets or cover with parchment paper and spray lightly with cooking spray.
• Roll the dough into walnut-size balls and place them 2 inches apart on cookie sheets. Flatten each cookie with a fork that has be dipped in sugar.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. makes 36 cookies.
• Additional Hint; I used Parkay Tub margarine and orange flavored cranberries. It gave the cookies a hint of orange flavor. Cranberries come in different flavors from Ocean Spray so these cookies can take on yummy results.
• I also did not chill the dough and used a medium cookie scoop and I did press them with a fork dipped in sugar. These cookies do spread so make sure they are at least 2 inches apart. They were a hit with my family.