CHOC CHIP COOKIES – AS ILLUSTRATED ON BOX
- Adjust oven rack to one or two slots above the middle shelf. Preheat oven to 180°C. Line one large or two smaller baking trays with baking paper.
- In a medium-size mixing bowl, beat the butter until creamy.
- Add the egg and one tablespoon of dry mixture, and keep on beating for about 30 seconds.
- Open the small pack with chocolate chips. Add the remaining dry cookie mix and the chocolate chips to the butter and egg mixture.
- Use the electric beater on its slowest speed or a spatula to blend the ingredients together. When a crumbly mixture forms, use your hands to lightly bring everything together.
- Place tablespoonfuls of the mixture, rolled into balls, 3 cm apart on the prepared tray/s.
- Flatten the cookies with the bottom of a glass or a fork. Press down quite firmly so they end up being about ½ cm thick. Bake for 10-12 minutes until golden brown.
- Remove the baking tray/s from the oven and leave the cookies on the baking tray/s to firm up, before gently lifting them onto a cooling rack. Allow the cookies to cool down completely before storing in an airtight container.
INA’S TIP
Reserve 1 T (15 ml) of the dry mix or us a little flour for dipping the bottom of the glass or a fork before flattening the cookies. The flour will prevent sticking.
MICROWAVE INSTRUCTIONS
Not recommended unless baked in a convection microwave – in which case, follow normal oven baking instructions.
VARIATIONS
COFFEE COOKIES
Add 2 T (30 ml) of instant coffee granules to the dry mix. Before baking, top each cookie with a whole coffee bean and press down lightly.
MALTED CHOCOLATE COOKIES
Add 2 T (30 ml) of Milo to the dry mix. When baked, decorate each cookie with a block of melted dark chocolate. Top the chocolate, while still soft, with malted chocolate balls.
COCONUT BISCUITS
Add ¼ cup (60 ml) of desiccated coconut at the same time as the chocolate chips.
CHOCOLATE SANDWICH COOKIES
Melt 90 g chocolate over warm water, in a smaller mixing bowl. Sandwich the cookies together with melted chocolate.