Choc-chip Cookies (TM5)

I love this recipe from the basic cookbook. Its one pot and quick and tastes truly delicious. A thermomixer would, by default have been given the basic cookbook recipe book and chip as part of the package so i won’t go into the details of the thermomix method. 

I would like to add that when I followed the book recipe to the T, my cookies ended up looking thin flat and really crisp (see pic below) which is also great but my children prefer the soft chewy kind. 

So i decided to tweak the recipe. I added 220gm of plain flour (instead of 180gm in the original recipe) and kept the oven at a max temperature of 160 degrees Celsius (instead of 180) and baked for 14 minutes instead of 8 -10 minutes.

With these simple tweaks the cookies ended up more chewy and thick. Just how we like them. I also experimented with using readymade choc chip instead of the dark chocolate peices and the result wasn’t as nice. So please sticl the dark chocolate peieces. Another tweak to this step was I ran the thermie for 2 seconds longer so that some of the chocolate came to powder form and some remained chunky. The end result of the powdered chocolate through the dough is just divine!

Below is a recipe using a electric beater. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

– Dark chocolate broken crushed into small pieces (can use mortar and pestle or wrap in cloth and crush with rolling pin)

– 220 gm plain flour

– 100gm caster sugar

– 100gm brown sugar

– 1 egg

– 150 gm softened butter

– 1/2 tsp bicarb soda

– 1/2 tsp baking powder

– pinch of salt

– 1 tsp vanilla essence

Method:

1 – Crush chocolate chips into small pieces and keep aside

2 – Add butter, sugars, egg & vanilla essence to electric beater and mix on medium speed till a cohesive mixture is formed and is soft in texture.

3 – Add flour, baking powder, bicarb soda and salt and beat again for a minute or until well mixed. 

4 – Add chocolate chips (powdered & pieces) and mix for another minute till forms a soft cohesive dough that doesn’t stick to the bowl. If it does, you may need to add more plain flour (and sugar). 

5 – Form small balls with palms and lightly press in shape, then line on baking tray.

6 – Bake for 14 minutes at 160 degrees celsius in conventional oven (not fan bake).

Enjoy!