Chocolate Chip Cookies

Made these a few times for CNY and well-liked by friends and family, especially my 2 sons :)

Ingredients:

250g butter, softened

150g white sugar

150g brown sugar

1 tsp vanilla essence

1 egg

250g chocolate chips (to mix with the cookie mixture)

100g chocolate chips (extra for topping)

Dry Ingredients (sifted once together):

350g plain flour

1 tsp soda bicarbonate

A pinch of salt

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 180’C. Lightly grease the baking trays.
2. With an electric mixer, beat butter, sugars, vanilla essence and egg until light and fluffy.
3. Add the sifted dry ingredients and continue to beat well.
4. Stir in chocolate chips wit ha wooden spoon and chill mixture in the fridge for 30 mins.
5. Drop mixture (about 1 tsp) onto prepared baking trays. Flatten slightly and make sure mixture is not too near to each other. Sprinkle extra chocolate chips onto the mixture and press lightly.
6. Bake for 12-15 mins. Cool cookies on a wire rack before placing into airtight containers.

Makes about 100 pcs, depending on individual’s size preference.

Tip: Add in extra nuts for more variety or alternate chocolate chips with M&Ms for more colors! (pic below)

Churned out directly from Aniston's Kitchen...