I don't normally rave about certain ingredients. More likely a must visit cafe or pub, but today I'm going out on a limb - buy this!
The this being Smoky Brae smoked sugar. It's delicious. You know when you go to food shows and you buy something and it sits there and you forget about it ? Well that was me with the smoked sugar. I won't even admit to you how long it has sat in my cupboard....OK a little bit longer than it really should have...but now I'm a convert.
Its colour is a golden brown and just like normal brown sugar it is moist and sticks together. When you open the tin it's like sticking your head into the embers of a bonfire (just don't go doing that eh?) It can be used to flavour popcorn (my next use), meat or as I've done cookies!
These cookies are really simple to make, kids or grandkids or even a Mr Foodie can make these 😉 . Just try not to munch all the raw cookie dough! They are crunchy but a bit chewy as well, and go well with a cuppa be it tea or coffee.
You can add different flavourings such as 1 tablespoon of Amaretto and 100g of almonds of broken walnuts; 1 tablespoon of instant coffee powder and 100g of chocolate chips; 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract and 100g of sultanas; 100g of chocolate chips and 1 teaspoon of cocoa (not drinking chocolate) or 2 teaspoons of powdered ginger and 50g of chopped crystallised ginger. The possibilities are endless! If using the flavourings above, I would omit the smoked sugar as it would just make the flavours far too crazy, so 275g of brown sugar.
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Smoky Brae smoked sugar can be found here.
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