Chocolate Chip Cookies 

Makes 2 dozen cookies

1/2 cup butter softened

1/4 cup castor sugar

1/2 cup Brown sugar

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp vanilla

1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

1 egg

1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour

Procedure: 

·         Sieve flour together with salt and baking powder.

·         Beat butter, brown sugar, castor sugar at medium speed.

·         Add egg and vanilla and beat well to get creamy texture.

·         Add flour and mix on low speed for 30 sec and stop beating.

·         Add chocolate chips, nuts and gently mix (fold-in) with wooden spoon.

·         Pre-heat the oven for 15 minutes at 180 degrees C (350 degree F).

·         Line the baking tray with non-sticking baking paper.

·         Take a large spoon (2 tbsp) and drop like a scoop on the tray.

·         Make sure each cookie should have chocolate chips & nuts.

·         Scoop the dough on to the tray leaving space between the cookies to spread.

·         Bake these for about 6-8 minutes or until the edges and peaks on the top surface turns golden brown.

·         At this point of time, only the top peaks should be coloured but the middle part still looks like the dough colour. Don’t wait to get browned the entire surface.

·         Take out the tray and let it stand for 5 minutes.

·         Transfer cookies to a wire rack and let them cool for sometime then can be stored in an air tight container.

 Note: If you want a bit crisper, bake it for 2 more minutes 9-10 minutes, but not more than 10 min. If you bake more than 10 minutes, chocolate chips get melted and burnt.