Milk & White Chocolate Cookies from Tanya Bakes

When I bought the book Tanya Bakes I knew that I would make lots of baked goods, so here I am with a new baking post! This time I am not making salted Nutella cookies or salted caramel brownies, but some delicious milk & white chocolate cookies. They really are wonderful and so easy to make. Also perfect for an ice cream sandwich!

What do you need?
200g white chocolate
200g milk chocolate
200g softened unsalted butter
300g caster sugar
1 large egg
325g self-raising flour

Preheat your oven to 180C/350F/GM4 and line two baking trays with greaseproof paper.

Cut the white and milk chocolate into small pieces and set it aside whilst you make the dough. Cream together the butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Add the egg and mix again until you get a smooth mixture. Slowly add the flower and when you finally have a dough -it can take a while if you use your hands- add the chocolate chunks and mix those in as well. 

Although the recipe said 10 cookies I was able to make 12. I just grabbed a big chunk of dough, made it into a ball and pressed it down on the baking tray. Of course I could've made the cookies even bigger, but I quite liked how they turned out. Also make sure there is enough space between the cookies, since you don't want one giant cookie!

Bake them in the oven for about 12 minutes. They will be soft and gooey when you take them out, but when they set and cool down you will get a perfect crispy and chewy cookie. I couldn't keep myself from not taking a bite when they got out of the oven -that homemade cookie smell is the best!- so I had a nibble while they were still warm and ooh my gosh: they are sooo good. They are the perfect fall treat with a nice cup of hot chocolate or chai tea. Can’t wait to try more recipes from the book! Maybe next time I will make a pumpkin spice treat? :)

Have you tried anything from Tanya Bakes?

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Barry M Flawless Chisel Cheeks Contour Kit

Quite a while back I bought this Flawless Chisel Cheek Contour Kit from Barry M. As a person who is obsessed with contouring and highlighters I find that you can never have enough of those products in your life. And so I popped this palette in my basket and also got a free Barry M nail polish with my purchase. See this way I am actually saving money *wink wink*.

There are three powders in the palette: a matte highlighting powder, a bronzer and a contour powder. I love how the palette actually explains where to use it in case you are a newbie to the whole contouring craze. I personally love the contour shade and it's safe to say that I have hit pan on that one. It's a bit more cool-toned than the bronzer and it gives you the most amazing cheekbones. I apply it in the hollows of my cheeks, on my temples and on my jawline and neck to hide my double chin, because that gal likes to make an appearance from time to time. 

The lightest matte powder doesn't do that much for me. I am quite pale myself so it doesn't really show up on my skin. For me it's more a setting powder that a matte highlighter. The bronzer is really nice when you want to warm up the face to hold onto that summer tan. I don't like to use it for contouring as I feel a cooler shade works way better for that.

I think this is a perfect contour palette. The price (£6.49) makes it such a bargain and I love the little contour guide. The packaging is also quite good and easy to open -your nails will thank you-. As I said before, I have hit pan on the contour shade, so if you use this palette every single day, it will probably last you for about 1,5 years. The powders are very pigmented, so a little bit goes a long way. Can't wait to repurchase this little one when I'm back in the UK!

What is your favourite contour product?

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The Faux Snake Skin Boots

Autumn can't come soon enough for me. I love the warm weather, but boots, sweaters and layering win every single time. Now normally I find it really hard to find boots that I like because there is always something wrong with them. Most of the time they aren't weather proof; a couple days of rain and my new, lovely boots are ruined forever. Or there is a weird buckle on them which totally makes them not so cute anymore.

When I was in London I made a quick visit to Primark and I immediately fell in love with these faux snake skin boots. I spotted the last two pairs out of the corner of my eye and sprinted over there. It said that the size was 41 but at Primark you never know. I turned the shoe and spotted the magical number 39 at the bottom and I was very happy. I put them on, tried to walk to the mirror -we all know that's so hard with the string between the boots- and fell in love with them. They were 15 pounds -hello bargain!- and they basically go with everything. 

I really hope you can still find them at Primark to try these babies on yourself and otherwise you can find similar pairs on ASOS as well. They actually have some really nice boots on there at the moment, so it probably won’t be long before I talk about a new pair of boots on here!

What are your favourite autumn boots?

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