Small Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

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Small Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies

An Original Recipe by Lorraine Elliott

Preparation time: 5 minutes

Cooking time: 11 minutes

Serves: 4 cookies, 1 person, don't argue

  • 2 tablespoons/30g/1oz. butter, soft and room temperature but not melted

  • 2 tablespoons/30g/1oz. brown sugar

  • 1 tablespoon/15g/0.5oz. caster or superfine sugar

  • 1 tablespoon beaten egg

  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla bean paste

  • 5 tablespoons/50g/1.7ozs plain all purpose flour

  • Pinch of bicarb

  • 1/3 cup/55g/2ozs dark chocolate chips

  • Salt flakes

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Mixing the softened butter with the two sugars

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Use a spatula to make a smooth mixture

Step 1 - Line a baking tray with parchment and preheat oven to 180C/350F. Make sure that the butter is soft (not melted!), or it will be too hard to mix this by hand. Place the soft butter, brown sugar and white sugar in a bowl and mix together with a spatula. The sugar and butter should meld well to produce a consistent mixture without any lumps.

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Adding the flour and choc chips

Step 2 - Add the beaten egg and vanilla to the mixture and it will become looser in texture. Then mix in the flour and bicarb and then the chocolate chips (reserving a dozen or so chips to add on top).

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Flattening down the cookie dough balls a little

Step 3 - Divide the dough into four balls and place on the lined baking tray and flatten down slightly. Add some extra chocolate chips on top. Bake for 11 minutes. Sprinkle with salt and serve warm or chill and serve.

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© Lorraine Elliott