Autumn is officially here and with it comes the dark nights rolling in earlier, the start of roaring open fire season and if you are here in Ireland, lots of rain. For most of us when the view out our window is grey and the temperature is dropping we crave comfort food and these cookies couldn't fit the bill more. The perfect balance of crispy and chewy they are best eaten warm while the rich chocolate chips are still lusciously molten. Even before they pass your lips the sweet vanilla scent is wafting from the kitchen filling the house with warmth so why don't you give them a try this evening!
Ingredients
250g plain flour
1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
170g salted butter, melted
200g dark brown soft sugar
100g caster sugar
1 tablespoon good quality vanilla extract
1 egg
1 egg yolk
325g dark chocolate chips
Method
Preheat the oven to 170 C / Gas mark 3. Grease baking trays or line with parchment.
Sift together the flour and bicarb; set aside.
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.
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.
Lulu x
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