These impressive little munchies are so delicious when hot that I have never eaten them cold yet!
Another great thing to do with the mix, (if you are disciplined enough) is to roll half of it into baking paper in a long sausage, freeze it and then when in need of a quick fix, slice frozen and cook in hot oven or in Microwave Grill. If using the Microwave Grill 4 cookies will only take around 4 minutes. Fresh, hot cookies in 4 minutes! What more could a cookie junkie ask for?
Grown Up Chocolate Chip Cookies
NEED:
110g toasted blanched almonds
45g icing sugar
120g unsalted butter
60g condensed milk
1tsp Heilala vanilla bean paste
Pinch sea salt
100g plain flour
1tsp baking powder
40g dark rum
90g dark chocolate chips
150g craisins
80g pecans
80g roughly chopped macadamias
DO:
Preheat oven to fan forced 180ºC. Line 2 baking sheets with baking paper. Set aside.
Place almonds into Thermomix bowl and mill 10 sec/speed 8.
Add sugar, butter, milk, vanilla, salt, flour and baking powder and mix 10 sec/speed 6.
Add remaining ingredients and mix with spatula by hand.
Use a tablespoon to spoon the mixture out into even sized amounts onto prepared trays.
Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden.
(Note baking time is longer if you have used all flour and no almond meal).
Cool on a wire rack, and try not to eat them all before they are cool.