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Simple Cookie Dough Recipe

Psst…
  Make sure you always leave a generous space between pieces of dough on the baking tray, because they’ll rise and spread slightly as they cook.
Flavor the mixture
Transform your basic cookie dough with these delicious flavors. Hazelnuts and chocolate Add 1–2 teaspoons of cocoa powder to the flour, and a handful of chopped hazelnuts the finished mixture. Ginger Add 1–2 teaspoons of ground ginger to the flour.  Add a pinch of ground cinnamon to the flour.
Add lemon juice instead of vanilla extract to the butter cream, for a zesty flavor. Almond and orange Add 2–3 teaspoons of ground almonds to the finished mixture, with the zest and juice of half an orange. Cranberry and white chocolate. Mix a handful of finely chopped white chocolate pieces, and a handful of dried cranberries into the finished mixture.

Homemade Easy Basic Biscuit Dough

Basic cookie dough
Step 1
Measure out 4½ oz (125g) butter, 6oz (175g) soft brown sugar, and 12oz (350g) self-rising flour, allowing the butter to come to room temperature before you begin. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
Basic cookie dough
Step 2
In a bowl, mix the butter with the sugar. Add 1 egg, and mix until combined. Add the flour, and 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract, and combine until the mixture forms a dough. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
Basic cookie dough
Step 3
Roll the dough into balls the size of walnuts, and place on the baking sheets, then flatten with your fingers.
Basic cookie dough
Step 4
Bake in batches for 12–15 minutes, until golden, then remove from the oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.