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Brownies

Brownies are definitely America’s favorite bar cookie (square). Brownies are so named because of their dark brown color, not because they contain chocolate. In fact, the first brownie recipes didn’t even contain chocolate.In Fannie Farmer’s ‘Boston Cooking School Cook Book’ the Brownie recipe calls for butter, sugar, Porto Rico molasses, an egg, flour, and pecan meat. So, I think we can safely say that our Brownie has evolved over the last century.

 

brownies

Ingredients:

5 ounces Dark chocolate chopped

1/2 cup Unsalted butter

2 tablespoons Cocoa powder

1 cup Granulated white sugar

1 teaspoon Pure vanilla extract

3 large Eggs

3/4 cup All-purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon Salt
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Cookie ‘O’

Why the name cookie ‘O’? O for oatmeal.Oats contain more soluble fibre than any other grain, resulting in slower digestion and an extended sensation of fullness.One type of soluble fibre, beta-glucans, has proven to help lower cholesterol.I always wanted to make some cookies using oatmeal and now for real I have them for my son who is not a big fan of oatmeal.  Today, however, I wanted to try a new recipe with an aromatic  spice  from the east.

 

cookie-o

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
2 cups powdered white sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cardamom
3 cups coarsely ground oats

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