For a delicious chocolate chip cookie: just beat, scoop, bake and done.
Ingredients
½ cup Butter
½ cup White Sugar
½ cup Brown Sugar
1 Egg
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1 ½ cups flour
½ teaspoon Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Hot Water
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup Chocolate Chips
Method
1. In a large bowl cream the butter, white sugar and brown sugar.
2. Mix the egg and vanilla extract into the butter mixture.
3. Mix the flour, baking powder, hot water and salt until almost combined. The dough should look a bit crumbly with flour spots.
4. Combine the chocolate chips until just combined.
5. Roll the dough into balls and chill them in the fridge for 30 minutes.
6. Line a baking pan with baking paper and add the rolled cookie dough onto it.
7. Preheat your oven to 180 ° C and then bake for 13 - 15 minutes or until the edges start to go golden brown.
8. Let the cookies cool before serving.
Tips
1. You can bake these cookies without chilling the dough if you are in a hurry.
2. Use high quality ingredients, especially butter and chocolate chips.
3. These are best eaten the day they are made, but can be stored in an airtight container for 3-5 days.