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Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Chilling the dough keeps the cookies thick and helps the flavour develop.

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Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies

Prep time
20 min
Cook time
12 min
Extra time
30 min
Total time
1 hr 2 min
Yield
24 cookies
Difficulty
Medium

Ingredients

Step-by-step instructions

  1. Cream

    Beat the butter and both sugars until pale and fluffy. Beat in the eggs and vanilla.

    5 min

  2. Mix

    Fold in the flour, baking soda and salt, then the chocolate.

  3. Chill

    Cover and chill the dough.

    30 min

  4. Bake

    Heat the oven to 180C (160C fan). Place tablespoons of dough well apart on lined trays and bake until the edges are golden but the centres still look soft.

    12 min

  5. Cool

    Cool on the tray for 5 minutes before moving to a rack.

    5 min

Storage and make-ahead

Store in an airtight tin for up to 5 days. Raw dough balls freeze well for 3 months.

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