Liam Charles whips up some naughty cookie treats

Alright… it’s pretty fair to say we all have those snacks in our cupboard after a party or a movie night that will linger on the shelf until you have an attack of the midnight munchies. So, I suggest grabbing all those lovely goodies and popping them in some cookies.

Cupboard Cookies Makes: 20-24 Ingredients:

250g unsalted butter 70g light brown sugar 70g light muscovado sugar 1 egg yolk 2tsp vanilla bean paste 300g plain flour 1tsp fine sea salt ½tsp bicarbonate of soda

Option 1:

150g pretzels (roughly chopped) 200g cubed brownie chunks

Option 2:

240g Crispy M&ms, roughly chopped Sweet unsalted popcorn, blitzed in a blender

Method:

1. Line two baking trays with baking parchment and preheat the oven to 180°C/gas 4.

2. Cream the butter and both sugars in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla extract and mix again. Sieve the flour, salt, and bicarbonate of soda into a separate bowl.

3. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, followed by the topping of option one or two.

4. Using a medium-sized ice-cream scoop, dollop portions of the cookie dough onto your prepared baking trays, then gently flatten each scoop. Bake for 12-15 mins.

5. Leave the cookies to cool on the baking trays, then place on a wire rack.

6. Or do you know what? Add all four toppings to one mix if you want – the more the better, innit?