Chocolate Chip Cookies

This is a Donna Hay recipe and is the best basic cookie recipe ever. And you don't have to be limited to chocolate chips alone. I always love adding macadamias, or peanut butter (if you've never had chocolate chip peanut butter cookies, you haven't lived). Get creative and have fun with it


Makes approx. 12

180g unsalted butter - room temp.
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract or 1/2 tsp vanilla paste
2 eggs - room temp.
2 cups plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
150g dark chocolate - good quality 70%


1. Preheat oven to 180 C
2. In an electric mixer whip butter, sugar and vanilla until fluffy and a pale yellow
3. Add eggs and beat well
4. Combine flour and baking soda, reduce speed on mixer and combine ingredients to form a smooth dough
5. Fold in chocolate - and whatever other flavours tickle your fancy
6. Roll into balls of desiered size (I usually go for a tablespoon full) and flatten a little onto baking paper
7. Bake for 12-15mins, or until golden