LABOUR STARTING COOKIES (well we'll see, but i'm ready and willing)

preheat oven to 180c

combine in a medium bowl: 2 & 1/2 cups flour, 1 & 1/2 tspn baking soda (bi-carb soda), 3/4 tspn cinnamon, 1 tspn ground ginger, 1/2 tspn ground cloves, 1/2 tspn cayenne pepper (but i didn't have any of this so i used a bit of paprika, piri piri and chilli).

cream together in a large bowl: 8 tspns (or '37 grams') butter, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 cup brown sugar and 1/3 cup mollasses (treacle). add lastly 1/4 cup egg whites (from 1 large egg).

add the dry ingredients to the wet a little bit at a time. roll dough into 1 inch balls, place on baking paper on baking tray and cook for 10 mins.

"once cool, eat as many as you possibly can, lie down for a nap and wait for labour to begin!" (we'll see..... but i hope so!)



i read about this recipe from http://www.shoppingfortwo.com/Articles/Pregnancy/breakyourwatercookies.htm