Friday 19 April 2013

Condensed Milk Cookies

Today the weather is miserable, cold and raining. The perfect day for a special sweet treat!!!

I always keep a couple of cans of condensed milk in the cupboard, Sean has a really sweet tooth and he loves the stuff! But best to hide it from him...
 This cookie recipe was a family favorite growing up, my mom would make them really huge and golden. Yum! And I make them for the kids. Be warned they are addictive and really delicious! 

Condensed Milk Cookies

250g margarine
3/4 cup sugar
1 tin (225g) condensed milk
3 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 level teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

Cream the margarine and sugar.
Add condensed milk and mix.
Add flour, vanilla, baking powder and salt.
Knead into a stiff dough.
Roll into small balls, place on a baking sheet and flatten. They spread!
Bake at 190 deg Celcius (374 deg Fahrenheit) for 15-20 minutes until golden brown.

 Makes 5 dozen


Because this recipe makes so much, I freeze two thirds of the dough.
When you take the roll of dough out of the freezer - it will defrost quickly, so slice the cookies and bake immediately or you will be left with a big sticky mess.


With this batch of cookies, I melted a handful of chocolate buttons and used as frosting - oh so yum!


Take Care everyone,

xxx

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15 comments:

  1. Oh yummmm Natalie! I'm making these for sure! I have a question....could you make them into balls and then freeze the balls?

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    1. You can definitely - I just find the rolling of the balls so messy because of the stickiness - I prefer to slice the cookies. oh I hope you try these Danni they are really good!

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  2. These look so good Nat!!! I am pretty sure my family will be all over them. So, now's the tricky part...do I make these...or Danni's cherry balls? Decisions, decisions!

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  3. These sound great! One question- how much is 250 grams of butter in USA ?

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    1. Carla - you're a no-reply blogger so I hope you come back to read this. 250g = 1 cup. Hope this helps xx Nat

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  4. I remember these, Natalie! Maybe not the same recipe, but my granny used to make condensed milk cookies all the time :-) Thank you for sharing at our ALL MY BLOGGY FRIENDS party ! {looking forward to see what you will link on Tuesday!}

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    1. Yes Linda - these go back as far as my granny - I think its a South African staple. They are so good xx

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  5. Cutting the cookies like that is such a good idea! It seems so much easier than several ways I've made cookies in the past.

    Natashalh

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  6. These cookies sound totally delicious! Saw them over at Inspiration Cafe. Thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe! ~Cindy@littlemisscelebration.com

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    1. Thanks Cindy - this recipe has been in my family for years. So yum xxx

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  7. These look like they'd go perfect with tea!! I really like the freezer idea, then how you just slice and bake, that's my kind of easy! Pinning - Thanks, Natalie

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