Chocolate Chip Cookies
These chocolate chunk cookies are a delightful treat that perfectly balance the sweetness of dark chocolate with the buttery richness of the cookie dough. The aroma of vanilla wafts through the kitchen as you mix and shape the dough into luscious logs, ready to be sliced into perfectly thick rounds. Each bite promises a crunchy exterior giving way to a warm, gooey center with decadent pockets of melted chocolate. These cookies are a wonderful indulgence best enjoyed fresh out of the oven, paired with a glass of cold milk or a scoop of creamy vanilla ice cream.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 350g/12¼oz unsifted flour
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 225g/8oz butter
- 175g/6¼oz caster sugar
- 175g/6¼oz soft brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 350g/12¼oz dark chocolate, crumbled or chocolate chips
Instructions
- preheat oven to 180 degrees
- In a bowl, combine the flour, baking soda and salt
- In another bowl, combine the butter, sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract until creamy. Beat in the eggs. Gradually beat in the flour mixture. Stir in the chocolate
- Split the pliable dough into two halves, rolling each out into sausage shapes, approximately 5cm/2in in diameter. Wrap them in cling film and transfer to the refrigerator until ready to use.
- When you are ready to bake the cookies, simply cut the log into slices 2cm/¾in thick and lay on a baking tray, widely spaced apart. Bake for 9-11 minutes.
Yield
Makes 12 cookies
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