Sunday 29 July 2012

Chocolate Chip Cookies

I've been enjoying the cooler weather this weekend and took the opportunity to try out a few more recipes from A Passion for Baking. I'm really enjoying this book as you can tell and every recipe has turned out wonderful and gone down a treat. I love baking cookies and have my favourite but my love of baking includes trying out new recipes. These cookies jumped out from the page and screamed, "bake me", so I couldn't resist! They were easy to make and the end result is a yummy soft and chewy cookie, with gorgeous chunks of chocolate nuggets.



Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients
200g unsalted butter, softened
200g light soft brown sugar
125g demerara sugar
2 large eggs, beaten
1 tsp vanilla extract
400g plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
a pinch of salt
200g dark chocolate chunks

You will also need 2-3 baking trays covered with baking parchment.

Preheat the oven to 170oC/150oC fan oven/325oF/gas mark 3.

Cream the butter and both of the sugars together in a free-standing machine until pale, light and fluffy.

Gradually add the beaten eggs, mixing well between each addition. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula, add the vanilla extract and mix again.

Sift the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and a pinch of salt into the bowl and mix again until thoroughly combined. Fold the chocolate chunks into the cookie dough.

Use either an ice-cream scoop or large spoon (I used my hands and rolled them into balls) to scoop the dough into even-sized mounds. Place 3-4 cookies on each baking tray, allowing plenty of space between each cookie as they will spread during cooking.

Bake the cookies in batches on the middle shelf of the preheated oven for about 5 minutes. Remove from the oven and sharply bang the baking tray on the work surface to deflate the cookies, then return to the oven for a further 5-7 minutes until pale golden brown.

Allow the cookies to cool on the baking trays for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks until cold. 

9 comments:

Kim said...

Delicious! I love chewy cookies. Really must make some soon myself!

The Caked Crusader said...

I hardly dare show these to Mr CC - he'll have me straight in the kitchen to rustle up a batch!

Hello said...

Looks lovely, and goeey. I'm so tempted to buy this book, although I think I may slip of the diet wagon if I do.

Spencer said...

Looks great. I love a good cookie and these look amazing!

Unknown said...

This is definitely one Violet & I can try over the Summer Hols.

Anonymous said...

I'm really enjoying Passion for Baking too. These cookies look great! x

Nic said...

Those look like the most perfect chocolate chips cookies, delicious.

Anonymous said...

We made these cookies today, along with a batch of your Malteaser Traybake. Gorgeous!!

Clare
imperfectdomesticity@blogspot.co.uk

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