Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

• 125 g margarine
• 100 g light brown sugar
• 125 g caster sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 225 g self raising flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 200 g chocolate chips
• 1 tbsp chocolate chips

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 180ºC. Line baking trays with greaseproof paper or silicone liners and set aside

2. 2

   Cream the butter and the sugars together until light and fluffy

3. 3

   Add the egg and vanilla and mix until combined

4. 4

   Add in the flour and salt and then add the chocolate chips and mix

5. 5

   Shape into small balls. I do this with my smallest ice cream scoop and they are approx 25g. Place them on the lined trays making sure there is plenty of room between each ball. Add a few extra chocolate chips to each cookie before baking if you like

6. 6

   Bake for 7-9 minutes until light brown

7. 7

   Take them out of the oven and leave them to cool on the tray for 20 minutes or so before moving them to cool completely on a wire rack