Chocolate chip cookies

Name: Chocolate chip cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Makes 24
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract or essence; 100 g (3¼ oz) soft brown sugar; 115 g (3¾ oz) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 100 g (3¼ oz) ground almonds; pinch of baking powder; 155 g (5 oz) plain flour; 100 g (3¼ oz) caster sugar; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 150 g (5 oz) chocolate chips

Preparation info

Makes
24

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
40 min

Appears in

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1999

About

These cookies, originally created at the Toll House Inn in Massachusetts in the 1920’s, became so popular that small round chocolate pieces, known as ‘chips’, were marketed especially for them.

Ingredients

115 g (3¾ oz) unsalted butter, at room temperature
100 g (3¼

Americas
United States
Massachusetts
Cookies
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to moderate 180°C (350°F/Gas 4). Brush two baking trays with melted butter and refrigerate until set.
Using a wooden spoon or an electric whisk, cream the butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Gradually add the egg and vanilla, bea