Big Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Easy
- Makes 16
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- 250g plain flour
- 170g melted unsalted butter
- 200g soft brown sugar
- 100g caster sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1 egg and 1 yolk
- 200g chocolate chips
- vanilla extract to taste
Method
step 1
Preheat the oven to 170 C / Gas mark 3. Grease baking trays or line with parchment.step 2
In a medium bowl, cream together the melted butter, brown sugar and caster sugar until well blended. Beat in the vanilla, egg and egg yolk until light and creamy. Mix in the sifted ingredients until just blended. Stir in the chocolate chips by hand using a wooden spoon. Drop cookie dough onto the prepared baking trays, with each cookie around 4 tablespoons of dough (for smaller cookies, drop 1 rounded tablespoonful and adjust baking time as necessary). Do not flatten the dough. Cookies should be about 8cm apart.step 3
Bake for 15 to 17 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the edges are lightly toasted. Cool on baking trays for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.
