I’m not exaggerating when I say that these cookies are to die for. Okay, well maybe a little. I probably wouldn’t throw myself off a cliff for them..but I do consider these the best cookies I have ever made/eaten.

The other day was my last day of nursing placement at the hospital (hoorah!) and I decided it would be nice to make something for the fellow nurses as a thank-you gift. If I have learnt anything on placement it would be that nurses like to eat. I figured these cookies would be the perfect thing to bring. In the morning I baked a batch (well, two batches…if I’m baking cookies I’m going to save some for myself *snaps fingers*) and then brought them to placement. I was 10 minutes into my shift when a nurse took me aside and said “Those cookies are amazing!! You must tell me the recipe!”. It’s safe to say they were a success. All the nurses raved on about them.

I decided it was only appropriate I’d share them on. They are none other than Tanya Burr’s infamous cookie recipe! Here is the link to the recipe: http://www.tanyaburr.co.uk/?blog=blogs/archive/2015/05/02/my.chocolate.cookie.recipe.aspx

If you’re in need of a winter warmer, a way to procrastinate, something to bake for someone..then make these because you won’t be disappointed. The best thing about this recipe are the chocolate pieces as they’re hard on the outside but gooey on the inside.

Anyway I hope you all give this recipe a go because your life will be changed. I'd go on and on about them..but I think it's just best you bake them and see the magic for yourself. 

Hope you're all having a great week, i'm currently completing a 50% case study which is an absolute bore. Would much rather be watching the latest Made In Chelsea episodes *sighs*. If you make these cookies or have made them let me know if you agree :)

Holly xx 

I really would love to set the scene for you: It’s Christmas Eve and my best friend and I are hosting a little get-together for our other Australian friends who also found themselves in London for Christmas. It’s a chilling three degrees outside with the grass completely covered in frost. Our mugs are never without a serving of steaming hot chocolate. The dogs and cats wander around our feet in hope we drop some food off the kitchen bench. Christmas carols are playing on repeat. We’re wearing our cozy Christmas sweaters we would never dream of wearing back home in Australia for Christmas.

Now I know, Christmas has already been, but the thought of this apple pie made me so nostalgic that I wanted to re-live the memories by writing this recipe. Plus if you’re from a colder climate this could be your saviour on those frosty winter evenings. Despite it being around the 30 degree mark here I will definitely be re-creating this (..with the help of my blasting air conditioner).  

Ingredients:

For the pastry –

For the pastry I actually used this Jamie Oliver recipe: http://www.jamieshomecookingskills.com/recipe.php?title=apple-pie. If you’re not a massive baker I would totally recommend looking at that recipe for how to do the pastry because he does it step-by-step. I would have been creative and tried to come up with my own pastry but this recipe is just so amazing that anything I would have attempted to create would have been crummy in comparison.

For the filling –

Method:

Pastry -

Filling –

Instead of using Jamies recipe my friend and I went a little rouge and came up with our own filling which (not to sound up myself) tasted amazing.

Putting it all together –