Number one, I absolutely love making chocolate chip cookies. I mean, it's fun. It's exciting. Beyond the fact that I love making them, I love eating them.
Debbi Fields
These gorgeous little chewy cookies melt in your mouth and are so fun to make too (hence that particular quote) so I thought I wouldn't be greedy and share the recipe with you all.
Note: I strongly advise you NOT to double this recipe, even if you could get a bowl big enough you wouldn't be able to mix it and it doesn't fit in any standing mixers bowl - believe me.
Ingredients:
225g butter or margarine
200g granulated sugar (important not to use caster sugar)
220g brown sugar (preferably light brown packed)
250g plain flour
245g oats
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp baking soda (baking powder works just fine)
1 tsp salt
Method:
1. Preheat your oven to 190c
2. In a medium bowl, cream together the granulated and brown sugar with the butter/margarine.
3. Best in your eggs, one at a time and stir in the vanilla extract.
4. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt then sift into the creamed mixture. Stir to combine with a wooden spoon.
5. Mix in the oats (yep this'll give your forearm muscles a workout! Now you understand my note right?)
6. Cover and chill the dough for at least an hour.
7. Form walnut size balls on a baking tray, 2 inches or so apart and flatten with a fork lightly.
8. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Once cooked removed from tray immediately otherwise they'll stick. Cool on a wire rack.
Enjoy and Happy baking!
