Chocolate chip cookies

Name: Chocolate chip cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 30
Cuisine: british
Ingredients: 150 g salted butter, softened; 80 g light brown sugar; 80 g granulated sugar; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 1 large egg; 225 g plain flour; 0.5 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 0.25 tsp salt; 200 g chocolate chips

Small golden cookies with chocolate in every bite. Makes about 30 small cookies.

150 g salted butter, softened
80 g light brown sugar
80 g granulated sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 large egg
225 g plain flour
0.5 tsp bicarbonate of soda
0.25 tsp salt
200 g chocolate chips

Heat oven to 190°C (170°C fan); line baking trays. Cream butter with both sugars, then beat in vanilla and egg.
Mix in flour, bicarbonate of soda and salt, followed by chocolate chips. Portion into about 30 small scoops, spaced well apart.
Bake for 8–10 minutes, until edges are lightly browned and centres remain soft. Let set briefly on the trays, then cool on a rack.

Inspired by Valerie Barrett’s recipe for Good Food · Photo: Mshuang2, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chocolate_chip_cookies_on_cutting_board.jpg)