Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate chip cookies, the classic American dessert we love. This is an ideal recipe to get your kids into baking, but also nice and easy for you to make any day. Make sure to double-fold and freeze half of the dough, then slice and bake when you have unexpected guests!
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Instructions

Step 1
  • Pre-heat the oven to 180 °C.
Step 2
  • Whisk the butter, sugar and muscovado sugar together at a high speed until fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla then mix thoroughly.
Step 3
  • Sift the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt. Carefully add it to the butter mixture until mixed well into a dough. Roughly chop the dark chocolate and add it to the dough.
Step 4
  • Roll approximately 16 balls from the dough. Evenly place them on two baking trays covered with baking paper.
Step 5
  • Bake in the middle of the oven for around 10 minutes.
Step 6
  • Allow the cookies to rest on the trays for a few minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool. Sprinkle a pinch of crumbled flake salt on top.
Enjoy!
Tip

Leave the butter out of the fridge, so when you start preparing the dough it will be at room temperature. This will make the process easier and will allow the ingredients to combine smoothly.

Questions about chocolate chip cookies

Delicious and indulgent, chocolate chip cookies are a classic in every home. Read below if you want to learn more about them.

Why do my chocolate chip cookies always get hard?
Using too much sugar is one common problem that results in harder cookies, so make sure to stick to the proportions in the recipe. Over-mixing is also a common issue – once the flour looks like it has mixed evenly, stop!
Why do my chocolate chip cookies come out too flat?
Double check your oven’s temperature and make sure it’s correct – too much heat causes the butter to melt quickly and doesn’t allow the rest of the ingredients time to react. The goal is for the cookie to bake evenly, flattening as the butter gradually melts down.
How do you keep chocolate chip cookies soft and moist?
Once the cookies have cooled it’s a good idea to seal them in an airtight container as soon as possible in order to lock in the moisture and prevent them from going stale. Keep them at room temperature and avoid placing them in the fridge as this will also cause the cookies to dry out.
What happens if you put baking powder in chocolate chip cookies?
It’s easy to confuse bicarbonate of soda, sometimes known as baking soda, with baking powder. Some recipes only use one of the two, and the resulting texture will be different. In this case, the combination reacts with the rest of the ingredients to neutralise the acidic elements at the same time as providing the lift the cookies need to expand.
How should I store my chocolate chip cookies?
Cookie jars may be an aesthetically pleasing way to store your freshly baked goods but unless they are due to be eaten immediately, it will cause the cookies to dry out. Airtight containers are the way to go, and if you have multiple flavours of cookie, make sure to store them separately to avoid the flavours mixing over time. To keep the cookies for longer than a few days you can store them in the freezer.

Ingredients

Butter
150 g
Caster sugar
135 g
Dark muscovado sugar
125 g
Egg
1
Vanilla powder
½ tsp
Flour
210 g
Baking powder
1 tsp
Bicarbonate of soda
½ tsp
Salt
1 pinch
Dark chocolate
225 g
Flake salt
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The invention and history of chocolate chip cookies

Chocolate chip cookies are a favourite that are undeniably tasty. The touch of flake salt brings the flavours out and gives the cookies extra character. Try doubling the recipe volume then freezing half of the dough so you can easily whip some cookies out and impress the room the next time an unexpected visitor comes around.

The cookie’s rise to fame and growth in popularity

Like many of the best inventions, chocolate chip cookies were created unintentionally. The story goes that in the 1930s Ruth Wakefield, owner of the toll house Inn restaurant in Massachusetts, had the idea to melt some chocolate into the batter for the biscuits she was making. When the chocolate didn’t melt and instead remained as tasty chunks, Wakefield realised the result was an entirely new creation worth a recipe of its own – though they weren’t given their modern name until several years later.

Try these different types of chocolate

There is no strict rule regarding which kind of chocolate you can use in chocolate chip cookies but as always, the best quality will deliver the best results. Chocolate with a high cacao percentage (60 percent and above) will produce a rich flavour, while milk or white chocolate will be sweeter but equally satisfying. Start experimenting!

Why you should add a sprinkle of salt for flavour

Salt works as a flavour enhancer to amplify the chocolate taste and balance out the sweetness, resulting in a more rounded and enjoyable taste. It’s worth the effort.

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