Chocolate Chip Cookies

Lightly butter several baking tray. Sift the flour and baking powder into a bowl. Rub in the butter with your fingertips until the mixture resembles beadcrumbs.

Mix in the sugar and chocolate chips. Add the beaten egg and vanilla essence, and stir to form a smooth dough.

Shape the dough into a long cylinder and cut the cylinder into thin slices and place the biscuits on the baking trays. Bake in a preheated oven at 190oc (375oF, gas 5) for 10-12 minutes until golden.