Indulgance Choc-chip Cookies

Method

• step 1

  Preheat the oven to 170oC/gas mark 3. Melt the 125g dark chocolate either in the microwave or in a heatproof dish over a pan of simmering water

• step 2

  put the flour, cocoa, bicarbonate of soda, and salt into a bowl

• step 3

  cream the butter and sugars in another bowl, add the melted chocolate and mix together.

• step 4

  beat the vanilla extract and cold egg, and then mix in the dry ingredients. finally stir in the chocolate morsels or chips

• step 5

  scoop out 12 equal-sized-mounds- an ice cream scoop, and a palette knife are the best tools for the job- and place on a lined baking sheet about 6cm apart. do not flatten them

• step 6

  cook for 18 minutes, testing with a cake tester to make sure it comes out semi-clean and not wet with cake batter. if you pierce a chocolate chip ,try again.

• step 7

  leave to cool slightly on the baking sheet for 4- 5 minutes, then transfer them to a cooling rack to harden as they cool