Famous 100 Cookie Recipe
The Famous 100 Cookie Recipe
A classic 4-ingredient cookie dough made with butter, caster sugar, sweetened condensed milk and self-raising flour, flavoured however you like.
This is the cookie dough that everyone's mum, aunty or nan seems to have made at some point, and it's easy to see why. Four pantry staples, one big bowl, and a dough that can be split and flavoured a dozen different ways from a single batch. This batch makes 50 large cookies, or 100 regular-sized ones if you roll the dough into smaller teaspoon-sized balls instead.
Once baked and cooled, cookies keep well in an airtight container, or portion them straight into silicone lunchbox containers and pack into a lunchbox for the week ahead.
Why this cookie dough is worth keeping on hand
- Just 4 ingredients, all pantry staples
- One batch makes a big stash of cookies for lunchboxes or freezing
- Flavour it however you like, with different add-ins in each bowl
- Freezer-friendly dough, so you can bake a few at a time
- Simple enough for kids to help mix and roll
Watch it come together
The Famous 100 Cookie Recipe
A 4-ingredient cookie dough that can be split into bowls and flavoured with whatever add-ins you like.
Ingredients
- 500g butter, softened
- 3/4 cup (170g) caster sugar
- 395g sweetened condensed milk
- 5 cups (750g) self-raising flour
- Your choice of flavours/add-ins
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180C (fan-forced). Grease and line baking trays, using as many as will fit in your oven.
- Cream the room temperature butter and caster sugar together with handheld beaters or a stand mixer until light, creamy and fluffy.
- Add the condensed milk and beat through.
- Add the self-raising flour one cup at a time, beating well after each addition, until all 5 cups are mixed through.
- Divide the cookie dough between bowls and mix through your choice of flavours (see notes).
- Roll into balls and place onto the prepared trays. Press down lightly with a fork.
- Bake for 10 minutes. Allow to cool on the trays for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Roll into large balls for 50 cookies, or smaller teaspoon-sized balls for 100 regular-sized ones. Store baked cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week.
Flavour it your way
- Split the dough into bowls and mix through chocolate chips, chopped nuts, dried fruit or sprinkles
- Roll dough balls in extra sprinkles before baking for a party-ready finish
- Press a spoonful of jam into the centre before baking for a simple jam drop variation
- Freeze rolled dough balls in a sealed bag for up to 3 months, then bake straight from frozen with a couple of extra minutes in the oven
Freezing the dough
Handy for when you don't need a full batch of cookies at once.
- Roll the plain or flavoured dough into balls and freeze in sealed bags for up to 3 months
- Defrost in the fridge until soft enough to roll, or on the bench if you're short on time
- Bake straight from defrosted dough, as per the recipe
- Use your largest mixing bowl. There's a lot of dough in this batch
Common questions
How do you make the famous 100 cookie recipe?
Cream softened butter and caster sugar until light and fluffy, beat in sweetened condensed milk, then mix through self-raising flour one cup at a time. Divide the dough between bowls, add your chosen flavours, roll into balls and bake at 180C for 10 minutes.
Why is it called the 100 cookie recipe?
The name comes from how far one batch of dough stretches. Rolled into small teaspoon-sized balls it makes 100 regular-sized cookies, or 50 large cookies if you roll it into bigger balls.
Can you freeze the cookie dough?
Yes. Roll the dough into balls, place in sealable bags or wrap tightly in cling wrap, and freeze for up to 3 months. Defrost in the fridge, or on the bench if you're short on time, before rolling and baking as usual.
What can you add to condensed milk cookies?
Almost anything. Chocolate chips, chopped nuts, dried fruit, mini marshmallows and sprinkles all work well stirred through the dough, or press a little jam into the centre for a jam drop variation.
How long do these cookies keep?
Stored in an airtight container at room temperature, baked cookies keep well for up to a week, which makes this an easy recipe to bake ahead for lunchboxes.
One dough, endless cookies
Four ingredients, one big bowl, and a batch big enough to keep the lunchbox jar full for weeks.
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