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Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

A chocolate chip cookie with a piece broken off.
Photo by William Meppem

If you’re baking more than one tray of cookies at a time, swap their shelf positions in the oven halfway through cooking time to ensure even coloring.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 22

Ingredients

200

g (about 14 tablespoons) cold unsalted butter, chopped

1

cup (175g) brown sugar

3

/4 cup (165g) white (granulated) sugar

1

teaspoon vanilla extract

2

tablespoons milk

1

egg

2

cups (300g) plain (all-purpose) flour

1

/4 teaspoon baking powder

1

/4 teaspoon baking soda

1

/4 teaspoon table salt

300

g dark chocolate, chopped

Need to make a substitution?

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).

    Step 2

    Place the butter and both the sugars in the bowl of an electric mixer and beat on low speed until just combined.

    Step 3

    Increase the speed to medium and beat for 8 minutes or until pale and creamy, scraping down the sides of the bowl.

    Step 4

    Add the vanilla, milk and egg and beat for 2 minutes or until light and fluffy.

    Step 5

    Sift in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and beat until combined.

    Step 6

    Add the chocolate and stir to combine.

    Step 7

    Roll heaped tablespoons of the mixture into balls and place on lightly greased baking trays lined with non-stick baking paper. Bake for 12–14 minutes or until golden brown.

    Step 8

    Allow to cool on the trays for 5 minutes before transferring onto wire racks to cool.

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From Basics to Brilliance © 2017 by Donna Hay. Reprinted with permission from HarperCollins Publishers. Buy the full book from HarperCollins or from Amazon.