Whip up a batch of 20 super easy chocolate chip cookies with this delicious recipe.
These soft, chewy cookies are studded with milk chocolate chunks and are just perfect served warm with a cup of tea or as a dessert topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. For a gooey, chewy finish, don't cook them for too long - but, if you prefer them crisp and crunch keep them baking until the maximum time outlined in our method.
Ingredients
- 225g (1 cup) caster sugar
- 300g (2 cups) plain flour (sifted)
- 200g (1 cup) of butter melted
- 1tsp vanilla extract
- 1tsp of baking powder
- A pinch of salt
- 1 egg
- 100g-200g chocolate or chocolate chips
WEIGHT CONVERTER
Method
- Add the sugar and melted butter in a bowl and mix together - a wooden spoon is fine, no need for a whisk.
- Sift the flour, baking powder, vanilla and salt together and add to the sugar and butter mixture. Add the chocolate chips at this stage if you're making chocolate chip cookies.
- Mix together using your hand. Once you get a dough texture, add the egg and knead using your hand again.
- Spread some butter onto a baking tray. Take some of the dough, roll into ball then flatten a little. Keep them on the small side as they spread out during baking. Also, don't keep biscuits close to each other otherwise they will get stuck together.
- Place in the oven and bake at 160C, gas 3 for 10-20 mins. The bigger the cookies, the longer they'll take to cook. They're ready when the edges are a bit golden.
Watch how to make easy chocolate chip cookies
Top tips for making these easy chocolate chip cookies
Our easy chocolate chip cookies recipe uses plain flour but you could easily swap for self-raising flour, just leave out the baking powder.
How do you make soft, chewy chocolate chip cookies?
We’d recommend swapping caster sugar for brown sugar - as it contains molasses, which will add even more moisture to your cookies making them extra soft and chewy. You can also reduce the baking time - not drastically - by a few minutes and can immediately remove them from the baking tray once out of the oven to cool on a wire rack to stop them from continuing to cook for too long. Doing this will stop the cookies from overcooking which can cause them to dry out and become crisp.
What type of chocolate is best for chocolate chip cookies?
You can use any kind of chocolate you’d prefer but bear in mind that milk and dark chocolate tend to work better, as white chocolate contains more sugar and can burn more easily. If you want to make extra chocolaty cookies we'd recommend using 200g of chocolate otherwise stick to 100g of chocolate for a classic chocolate chip cookie.
You might also like...
- Chocolate cookies (opens in new tab)
- Peanut butter cookies (opens in new tab)
- What's wrong with my cookies? (opens in new tab)
Jessica Dady is Senior Content Editor at Goodto.com and has over 10 years of experience as a digital journalist, specialising in all things food, recipes, and SEO. From the best food hampers to cookbooks, from the best cake stands to baking sets, Jessica has a wealth of knowledge when it comes to must-have food products. A passionate baker, she spends much of her time creating celebration cakes for friends and family - particularly for her two lucky children.
-
Gluten free biscuit recipe with no added sugar
Our gluten free biscuit recipe uses chocolate as the sweetener making them deliicous and squidgy.
By Jessica Dady • Published
-
Video recipe! Smoked trout pate
goodtoknow has lots of easy Christmas recipes like Smoked Trout Mousse. Check out our easy step-by-step guide to making these Christmas starters with our new baking video below.
By GoodtoKnow • Published
-
Video recipe: Phil Vickery's ginger biscuits
These ginger biscuits look lovely and festive hanging from the tree at Christmas and they taste great too! Follow along in our easy step-by-step video recipe visit goodtoknow.co.uk/recipes
By Phil Vickery • Published
-
Munchies skillet cookie
A gooey, delicious cookie baked in a skillet. A great dessert for sharing with loved ones...
By Jess Meyer • Published
-
Mozzarella and tomato ‘bruschetta’ salad
A filling salad that doesn't shy away from flavour. Perfect as a hearty lunch or light dinner...
By Jess Meyer • Published
-
Coq au vin pie
A warming pie packed with tender chunks of chicken, succulent bacon and a rich red wine gravy...
By Rose Fooks • Published
-
The Starbucks 2022 Christmas menu is HERE with a Praline Cookie Hot Chocolate and Toffee Nut Cold Brew
The Starbucks 2022 Christmas menu has arrived!
By Emma Dooney • Last updated
-
Iceland is selling a GIANT Cadbury’s Creme Egg dessert just in time for Easter
By Naomi Jamieson • Published
-
Why is there an egg shortage in the UK? Here’s why supermarkets are running out of eggs
Find out why is there an egg shortage, as some supermarkets see their shelves left empty as a result of the ongoing issue.
By Ellie Hutchings • Last updated