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Please help the pregnant person with the cookie craving! Can you make cookies without granulated sugar?

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SchroSawMargeryDaw · 13/04/2013 17:01

I am really craving a cookie, I'm 25 weeks pregnant and I need one.

I only have the stuff in my cupboard, I don't have brown sugar.

Please help!

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Anthracite · 13/04/2013 17:02

What is wrong with granulated sugar? Are you diabetic?

You might be be able to make cookies without sugar but they won't taste very nice.

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SchroSawMargeryDaw · 13/04/2013 17:04

No, I just don't have any, I only have the stuff in the cupboard!

I have:

Caster sugar
Icing Sugar
Vanilla Essence
Self raising flour
I might have plain flour
White chocolate
Smarties

And probably a load of other stuff, just no granulated sugar.

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MarjorieAntrobus · 13/04/2013 17:06

You can make shortbread with caster sugar, and other kinds of biscuits too. Google a few recipes.

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MrsWildermac · 13/04/2013 17:07

Caster sugar is perfect...it and granulated can pretty much be interchanged...it's just slightly finer!

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Anthracite · 13/04/2013 17:07

You'll be fine with caster sugar. I never buy granulated for baking - just caster.

If you are making American style cookies, the correct white sugar to use is caster.

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SchroSawMargeryDaw · 13/04/2013 17:11

Marjorie Nooo! Shortbread is just not the same. It has to be cookieish and chocolatey. :o

Could anyone point me towards a good recipe using caster sugar? I've never actually make cookies before, only cakes.

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somepeople2013 · 13/04/2013 17:14
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KatoPotato · 13/04/2013 17:14

allrecipes.co.uk/m/recipe/4807/best-big--fat--chewy-chocolate-chip-cookies.aspx

This is my recipe of choice... And you can keep the dough in a cling film sausage and slice off and bake as required!

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SchroSawMargeryDaw · 13/04/2013 17:15

Kato Those look perfect but you need brown sugar and I don't have any. :(

Some I will try those, any idea if they will be chewy?

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KatoPotato · 13/04/2013 17:18

Baws! I want to make some but have no chocolate chips... Is that do-able?

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KatoPotato · 13/04/2013 17:19

Oh man imagine smarties in them??

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somepeople2013 · 13/04/2013 17:19

I made them the other day (same sugar situation as you!) and they were soft and chewyish when hot from the oven but hard when cold (if that makes sense!!) you can keep the dough in fridge as well - I made 3 batches over 3 nights as I love them warm!!

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somepeople2013 · 13/04/2013 17:21

kato - do you have any chocolate bars in? I had no chips the other day so just smashed up a chocolate bar into small chunks! was a great stress reliever Grin and they were yummy

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KatoPotato · 13/04/2013 17:23

There's zero chocolate in this house! AIBU to want to go buy chocolate and not have any dinner so I can eat a million cookies?

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SchroSawMargeryDaw · 13/04/2013 17:23

I made DP go to the shops and get me smarties before I looked up the recipe, so no brown sugar. Angry

Kato Send some my way!

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SchroSawMargeryDaw · 13/04/2013 17:24

Kato I don't think YABU, although never trust a pregnant person with cravings...

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somepeople2013 · 13/04/2013 17:24

No definitely not unreasonable....well I hope not cause that would make me unreasonable too!

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SchroSawMargeryDaw · 13/04/2013 17:25

Have I started something here? :o

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KatoPotato · 13/04/2013 17:25

Schro... You're local to me if I remember correctly...

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SchroSawMargeryDaw · 13/04/2013 17:26

Haha! Am I?

I'm not going to the shops for you but I could possibly keep some cookie dough. :o

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somepeople2013 · 13/04/2013 17:27

yes you have started something im now popping round to my mums to borrow

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SchroSawMargeryDaw · 13/04/2013 17:28

Brilliant! :o

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somepeople2013 · 13/04/2013 17:28

bloody phone

borrow/steal her brown sugar and eggs....I am now desperate to try that recipe! There goes the diet!

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KatoPotato · 13/04/2013 17:28

I could be dead wrong but I'm sure we're both close to promixity of tesco st rollox! (I'm Bishopbriggs)

I've got butterkist for my treat tonight, that'll need to do!

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SchroSawMargeryDaw · 13/04/2013 17:29

Wait a minute...

I made Fudge not long ago, I must have some brown sugar!

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