11/21/2014

Twix-keksit / Twix cookies

There's nothing better than combining caramel with chocolate. And if you add a shortbread cookie under your chocolate and caramel there's no way you could stop eating them.


In my opinion music and cooking go hand in hand. Isn't it just so much nicer to bake or cook when there's something playing in the background? People tend to think my music taste consists of pop, but I really prefer things like alternative or indie rock, punk and I also like songs I can indetify with. And of course songs I can sing along to.

I have a weird habit of always singing when I whisk. Our electric mixer is so loud that nobody hears me, or that's what I wanna believe. And let's just not talk about how it sounds.

My brother, who's usually the reason I don't have any cookies left, and I sometimes jam together in his room. He tends to play the songs I choose, even though he doesn't like them at all. So today, it was my time to pay back. He brought his old bass amp into my room and told me I have to take pics of it so he can sell it. Instead, I used it as a prop. 

But he liked the pics and told me he could use these instead!


Ainekset: ( noin 28 kpl )

Keksit:
  • 280 g voita
  • 2 1/2 dl tomusokeria
  • 6 3/4 dl jauhoja
  • 1 tl vaniljasokeria
  • 1/4 tl suolaa
Kinuski:
  • 400 g toffeekarkkeja (esim. Rollo)
Suklaakuorrute:
  • 200 g suklaata
  • 2 tl voita

Ohje:
  1. Lämmitä uuni 175 asteeseen. 
  2. Vaahdota pehmeä voi ja tomusokeri isossa kulhossa. Lisää jauhot, vaniljasokeri ja suola. Jos seos vaikuttaa liian kuivalta, lisää muutama ruokalusikallinen vettä.
  3. Kaada taikina jauhotetulle alustalle ja kaulitse se ohuehkoksi levyksi.
  4. Ota pyöreällä, pienehköllä muotilla taikinasta ympyröitä ja siirrä ne leivinpaperin päälle pellille.
  5. Paista uunissa 14-16 minuuttia tai kunnes reunat ovat hieman ruskistuneet. Anna jäähtyä.
  6. Sulata toffeekarkit liedellä miedolla lämmöllä. Levitä sula massa jäähtyneiden keksien päälle ja anna taas jäähtyä enne suklaan lisäämistä.
  7. Sulata suklaa ja voi mikrossa ja sekoita 30 sekunnin välein. Levitä suklaa kinuskin päälle.
  8. Tarjoile huoneenlämpöisenä. Keksit voi pakastaa ja ne säilyvät jääkaapissa vähintään viikon.

Ingredients:

Shortbread Cookies:
  • 1½ cups butter, softened
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3½ cups flour
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
Caramel Layer:
  • 15 oz of caramel 
Chocolate layer:
  • 2 cups milk chocolate chips
  • 2 teaspoons shortening

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Cream the butter and sugar. Add vanilla flour and salt. Mix until combined.
  3. Dump dough onto lightly flour surface.
  4. Roll dough out to 1/2-inch thick.
  5. Cut out cookies with a small round biscuit cutter. Place on a greased cookie sheet.
  6. Bake for 14-16 minutes or until slighlty browned on the edges. Remove from oven and let cool.
  7. Melt the caramel according to the package directions. Spread over the cooled cookies.
  8. In a small microwave safe bowl, melt the chocolate and shortening in 30 second burts. Stir to combine.
  9. Spread over the cooled caramel layer and let cool again.
  10. Serve at room temperature.
  11. These cookies can be frozen and stored in the fridge for at least a week.