Vintage chocolate chip cookies

Vintage chocolate chip cookies

A retro recipe for chocolate-studded biscuits with a soft squidgy middle - make plenty as they're guaranteed to be a hit!

Difficulty and servings

Easy

MAKES 30

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 10 mins

Freezable

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Line two baking trays with non-stick baking paper.
  2. Put the butter and sugars into a bowl and beat until creamy. Beat in the vanilla extract and egg. Sieve the flour, bicarbonate of soda and salt over the mixture and mix in with a wooden spoon. Add the chocolate chips and stir well.
  3. Using a teaspoon, place small mounds of the mixture well apart on the baking trays. Bake in the oven for 8-10 mins until light brown on the edges and still slightly soft in the centre.
  4. Leave on the tray for a couple of minutes to firm up and then transfer to a cooling rack.
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STORING DOUGH

You can keep the uncooked dough in a sealed container in the fridge for up to two weeks. Simply take some out, dollop on a lined baking tray and allow to come up to room temperature for 5 mins before baking.

FREEZING THE BISCUITS

If you've frozen the biscuits, take them out and arrange them on a lined baking sheet. Once defrosted, pop them in a medium oven 190C/ 170 fan/ gas mark 5 and heat for 2 - 3 mins to crisp up. Don't leave them too long or they'll dry out.

PER COOKIE

121 kcalories, protein 1.3g, carbohydrate 14.7g, fat 6.3 g, saturated fat 3.8g, fibre 0.5g, sugar 9.5g, salt 0.2 g

Recipe from bbcgoodfood.com, July 2012.

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  • Binder photo Audra

    29 August 2012

    Audra commented on this recipe

    Fab and easy recipe. We had no chocolate chips in the cupboard so broke up a bar of dark and milk chocolate. The recipe made loads of biscuits too and I had to bake them in batches. Will be using this one regularly now!

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  • Binder photo Amy Feighery

    30 August 2012

    Amy Feighery rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Not bad and very easy to do, dough a bit bland, added a bit of nutmeg to perk it up.

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  • Binder photo Blue

    03 September 2012

    Blue rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    These are lovely! Much nicer and thicker than my usual chocolate chip cookie recipe. I chopped up a bar of chocolate instead of using chocolate chips. Will definitely be making these again.

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  • Binder photo Ange

    05 September 2012

    Ange rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Super recipe and very popular with children and husband :0) Definitely making again soon.

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  • Binder photo Joby's Delights

    16 September 2012

    Joby's Delights rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Great, simple and traditional cookies. My kids loved them and I am sure you can experiment with different ingredient or spices. I did mine with a mixture of white and milk chocolate chips.

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  • Binder photo Adi

    03 October 2012

    Adi commented on this recipe

    I don't know what I did wrong but mine came out rather flat and greasy.... though they still tasted o.k. if you like that much of butter...any suggestions?

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  • Binder photo Katharine

    14 October 2012

    Katharine rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This recipe is absolutely brilliant. These cookies were so quick and easy to make and such a hit with young and old. I shall be making them again for a baby shower very soon as I know they will go down well. Thanks Good Food for another foolproof recipe!

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  • Binder photo Mr Joffid

    14 October 2012

    Mr Joffid rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Another great recipe to make with children. Very straight forward, not too much in the way of technical skills needed (no more than cracking an egg), and they taste great. Didn't have the dark chocolate chips, but used a mixture of milk and white chocolate instead, which made them very sweet - fine for the children, but too much for me :) Next time we might try substituting the vanilla for orange oil, and swap some of the flour for cocoa to make a double chocolate orange variety. Great for afternoon tea.

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  • Binder photo fay

    18 October 2012

    fay rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really quick and easy to make.

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  • Binder photo James

    22 October 2012

    James rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really quick and easy recipe. I used strong bread flour because I'd run out of plain- gave a really great tasting cookie

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  • Binder photo KriniTanusheva

    27 October 2012

    KriniTanusheva commented on this recipe

    these were AMAZING. it tried them yesterday. it was the first time i ever made cookies and they turned out perfect, both in taste and look! my sister has already been asking me when i'll be cooking them again, and i'm so proud she liked them:) we were having a family gathering that day and everyone loved them!!

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  • Binder photo maryb

    17 November 2012

    maryb rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Easy, very easy in fact. Made them with my toddler and he loves the baking and eating. If you take them out at just the right time they are crisp on the outside and soft on the inside-perfect. One thing tho!...next time i make them i will reduce the sugar a tad-they are rather sweet for my liking.

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  • Binder photo Divvy

    27 November 2012

    Divvy rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made these with white chocolate. They tasted amazing, going to make them again for my family when they visit during Christmas. Very easy to make, and my son enjoyed helping me make them.

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  • Binder photo Nealeynoo

    08 December 2012

    Nealeynoo rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious and extremely easy, added chopped nuts to the mixture on second batch, lovely.

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  • Binder photo boola222

    19 December 2012

    boola222 commented on this recipe

    These cookies are a massive hit with the family.. very easy to make and simply delicious!

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  • Binder photo boola222

    19 December 2012

    boola222 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    These cookies are a massive hit with the family.. very easy to make and simply delicious!

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  • Binder photo Penny

    27 December 2012

    Penny rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Traditional cookies can be tricky to get right - but this recipe is great and totally foolproof. The cookies looked perfect and tasted delicious - and the raw dough is fab too! Would be great stirred into a bit of icecream for a DIY Ben and Jerry's cookie dough ice cream! Highly recommend this recipe.

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  • Binder photo Mama Mia

    07 January 2013

    Mama Mia rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Cookies are amazing... I took them to a house warming and everyone thought they were shop bought. I haven't tried the exact recipe above as I've made them into: -Orange and Chocolate Chip (2 oranges zested and 100g chocolate chips) -Banana and Chocolate Chip (100g banana chips and 100g chocolate chips) Will be trying out 'Cranberry and White Chocolate' and 'Coconut and Lime' later today! Yum!

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  • Binder photo Irene Atkins

    12 January 2013

    Irene Atkins rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Yum yum. I'm not much of a baker, but these really couldn't be easier, and VERY well received. Will defo make again!

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  • Binder photo Foodiept

    13 January 2013

    Foodiept rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Yum yum yum! These are great! I only made half a batch today but will be making a full batch next time!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

MAKES 30

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 10 mins

Freezable

Ingredients

  • 150g salted butter , softened
  • 80g light brown muscovado sugar
  • 80g granulated sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 large egg
  • 225g plain flour
  • ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 200g plain chocolate chips or chunks
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PER COOKIE

121 kcalories, protein 1.3g, carbohydrate 14.7g, fat 6.3 g, saturated fat 3.8g, fibre 0.5g, sugar 9.5g, salt 0.2 g

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