Amsterdam Caramel Cookies by the Hairy Bikers

I am not the world’s biggest cookie fan, but my partner loves them so occasionally I’ll forgo the girly cupcakes and bake something more for him. We both really enjoyed the BBC TV series The Hairy Bikers Bakcation, and bless him he bought the book for me the moment it came out. Its a seriously good read with some cracking ideas in it. If you fancy a bit of a bake-a-thon with stuff inspired from around Europe then this is your book. Sweet and savoury treats are in abundance, {no I’m not being paid to big up this book, I just genuinely enjoyed it 🙂 } Like these Amsterdam Caramel cookies.

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So I wanted to try something from their show. There were lots of choices but as I previously said I wanted to bake something that he would really enjoy. Being a long time vegetarian the meat dishes were out, he is not a vegetarian but I wanted something for my blog and he knew it 😉















The Winner is Cookies

We narrowed it down to a couple of choices but these ones were always going to be my first choice, hey they have caramel in them, what’s not to love? Luckily my fella also chose them, with a gentle nudge in the right direction! So I made the Amsterdam caramel cookies by the Hairy Bikers.















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These biscuits are crumbly & light and go perfectly with a cup of tea or coffee for a mid-afternoon snack and of course, they go well with the classic glass of milk. A perfect sugary pick me up.















Another thing that makes these cookies so good is the caramel inside them. It’s not a complicated caramel with cream and a need for a thermometer, it’s just sugar and water a pan and 5 minutes. That’s it! Once the caramel has set and it’s been smashed to small pieces and added to the cookie dough and bakes it softens and becomes chewy. Adding an extra dimension to these already wonderful cookies.















Being so simple to make and so few ingredients involved most of us have them in the cupboard already, so no special trips to the shops needed. From cupboard to plate in less 45 minutes! Can’t be bad.















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