Chamomile Nilla Wafers

Good evening everyone!
This post is part book review part putting our slight spin on one of the recipes.
The book is called "Treat Yourself"
By Jennifer Steinhauer.
You can find the book here if you are interested, I strongly recommend it. Treat yourself

So far I really really like this book! It has a bunch of recipes that are about childhood goodies like Twinkies, Oreo's, Twix, and Cheetos' and so much more!

We apologize for not posting the recipe sooner but hearing the storm that was a brewing outside, we decided to turn off the computer.

This recipe so far has turned into one of our favorites. The base is based off those classic Nilla wafers you find it your store . The box treat's are golden in color very crumbly and thin with a strong vanilla taste to them. The ones from the book capture the taste almost perfectly. The texture is a bit moister, softer and no offense to the original box type but it doesn't have a bunch of preservatives or other "interesting ingredient's in them." So if you like the taste of these types of cookies without the added stuff  you would probably enjoy the recipe and the book.

Nilla Wafers  

Pre heat oven to 315 degrees
Ingredients:
-1 Stick Salted Butter
-1 Cup Sugar
-2 Large Eggs
-2 Tbsp of vanilla extract
-2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
-1 Tsp baking powder
-1 Tbsp fresh chamomile (what we added)


Procedure
1. Line to baking sheets with parchment paper or a silpat.
2. In the bowl of a heavy duty stand mixer, cream the butter and sugar together on medium speed, until light and fluffy.
3. Add egg one at a time until mix has thicken and pale yellow, make sure to scrape sides and bottom of the bowl. Add the vanilla and chamomile, mix until smooth.
4. Add the flour and baking soda together in a separate bowl then slowly mix the dry  in to the butter mixture until everything is incorporated.
5. Transfer the dough in to a piping bag and make quarter sized rounds of dough , 2 inch's apart .
6. Bake the cookies for18-20 minuets or until golden brown.

* The chamomile added a nice extra dimension to the taste. I would consider this a very good tea cookie or imagine making a banana pudding with these little babies. Very refreshing.