Chocolate Chip Cookies

Name: Chocolate Chip Cookies
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 100 g unsalted butter; 60 g soft light brown sugar; 1 free-range egg, beaten; 150 g plain flour; ½ teaspoon baking powder; A few drops of vanilla extract; 100 g good-quality dark or milk chocolate buttons; 100 g good-quality dark or milk chocolate buttons

Preparation info

Makes
16-20

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Eat Up

By Mark Hix

Published 2000

About

Cookies are quite simple to make and can be stored in an airtight container for up to a week. Kids really enjoy getting involved in the preparation of this recipe, particularly breaking off lumps of dough to make the cookies.

Ingredients

100 g unsalted butter
60 g soft light brown sugar
1

Europe
United Kingdom
Cookies
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Cream the butter and sugar together by hand or in a food processor or mixer until light and fluffy. Slowly add the beaten egg, scraping down the sides of the bowl from time to time. Carefully fold in the flour, baking powder, vanilla extract and chocolate buttons. Leave the mixture to rest in the fridge for 30 minutes or so, until it is pliable but not solid.

Break off small lumps of th