Golden Chocolate Chip Cookies!

 

The perfect cookie: Biscuity on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside... sweet and moreish!

What else can a cookie be?

I was so proud to have finally succeeded in making the 'perfect' cookie this week. Usually they would come out a bit too cakey or over done... but with help from A spoonful of sugar and some proper measuring equipment... eh voila! A stack of yumminess  :)

Ingredients:

• 300g - Plain Flour
• 170g - Unsalted Butter
• 215g - Light Brown Sugar
• 120g - White Sugar
• 300g - Choc Chips
• 1/2 tsp - Bicarbonate of soda
• 1 tsp - Fine salt
• 1 tbsp - Vanilla (extract)
• 1 - Large Egg
• 1 - Large Egg Yolk
• Grease Proof paper

Cookie Dough Mixture:

• In a small bowl sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda and salt and set aside
• In a bigger bowl mix together the butter, (works best if melted) white and brown sugars and vanilla
• Once blended add the large egg and yolk and beat well
• Mix in the dry mixture along with the chocolate chips and mix well 
• Cover with cling film and set in the fridge for no less that 30mins

Cooking:

• Preheat oven to 190c (gas mark 5) 
• Set a strip of greaseproof paper onto a baking tray and scoop on small golf ball size lumps of cookie dough, two inches apart and flatten slightly
• Cook for 10-12mins, or until golden around the edges

And thats it! This recipe should make around 18 cookies so grab a nice cup of tea or glass of milk, put your feet up and tuck in... we all need a little self-indulgence sometimes  :)

Also watch this space for even more self indulgence in the form of Chocolate Fudge Brownies... recipe coming soon! :P