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Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

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This Chewy Chocolate Chip cookies recipe will make the best kind of homemade cookie. The kind that will soothe away the hassles of the day. These cookies are soft, chewy and very, very chocolatey. What are you waiting for?
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Resting time 30 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings: 12 cookies
Course: Snack
Cuisine: American, British
Calories: 252

Ingredients
 
 

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup caster sugar
  • 1/3 cup soft light brown sugar
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour plain flour
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup chocolate chips/chunks

Equipment

  • 2 baking sheets
  • mixing bowl
  • spoons
  • Measuring equipment

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350 F (180 C/160 C Fan). Line the baking sheets with baking parchment
  2. Put the unsalted butter, (1/2 cup unsalted butter) sugar (1/2 cup caster sugar, 1/3 cup soft light brown sugar) and salt (1/4 teaspoon salt) into a large bowl and beat until creamy.
  3. Beat in the vanilla (1 teaspoon vanilla extract) and egg.(1 large egg) Sift in the flour (1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour) , and bicarbonate of soda(1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda). Fold the mixture together with a wooden spoon, being careful not to overmix it.
  4. Add the chocolate chips (3/4 cup chocolate chips/chunks) or chunks and stir well to combine.
  5. Scoop out 2 tablespoon amounts of cookie dough onto the baking tray. Space them apart a little - 6 on each tray is about right.
  6. Bake for 10 minutes or until the edges of the cookie are light brown and still slightly soft in the middle.
  7. Leave on the baking tray for 5 minutes to cool before moving them onto a cooling rack.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookieCalories: 252kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 2gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 34mgSodium: 148mgPotassium: 68mgFiber: 0.5gSugar: 21gVitamin A: 256IUCalcium: 20mgIron: 1mg

Notes

*caster sugar in the UK is the finer sugar for cake and cookie making.
Nutrition Information is computer generated and is intended as a guideline only.

Storing your cookies

Store these cookies in an air-tight container for up to a week.

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