Quick Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Nothing beats a really fresh, warm, chocolate cookie.... except perhaps a trayful?   These cookies are so quick to make, and disappear very quickly too.   When first out of the oven they are soft, and then harden to biscuits the longer you leave them.  This is a very simple recipe, and a family favourite.

Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Chocolate Chunk Cookies

2oz/50g soft brown sugar

4oz/125g  butter

1 egg, beaten

5oz/150g self-raising flour

6oz/175g plain chocolate, chopped into chunks

Preheat oven to 180 deg C, and line one or two baking trays with non-stick baking parchment. 

In a deep bowl, using an electric whisk, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, then beat in the egg and sift the flour over the mixture, before folding it in using a metal spoon (this keeps the texture light).   Mix in the chopped chocolate.

Put the mixture in teaspoonfuls onto the baking sheet, allowing space for them to spread.     Bake for about 10-15 minutes until golden brown. 

Cool on a wire rack.