This is one of those recipes that goes with anything and everything milk, tea, coffee or ice cream, liked by kids and adults alike. There can be a lot variations to this recipe depending on what kind of cookie you want dense, cakey or chewy. Here, is a very simple, quick and tasty recipe for a chewy chocolate cookie.
Ingredients:
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 oz semi sweet baking chocolate
- 1tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ tbsp corn starch
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ cup chopped walnuts
Tips:
- Use the unsalted butter and egg at room temperature.
- Do not work the dough too much, it will make the cookies hard to bite.
- After the mixture is ready keep it in refrigerator for 15 minutes so that it becomes easy to manage but if it still sticks to the hand lightly grease your hands with butter.
- Try to keep the size of the dough balls same, using 2 tbsp spoon, so that each of them takes same time to bake.
- The shape will come out like a ball but after baking when cookies are just out of oven and warm press them at the top with a spatula for a more cookie like shape.
- Baking time depends on the kind of oven you are using so keep an eye on the cookies after 9 minutes. They can easily get over baked and very hard to bite.
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 325 degree F.
- Melt the chocolate and butter in the microwave by putting the bowl in microwave for 30 second intervals twice.
- Mix the egg with brown sugar in a big bowl with a whisk.
- Add the vanilla extract and room temperature melted chocolate to the mixture and mix well.
- Sift the flour, corn starch, baking soda and salt into the mixture
- At the end, fold in the chopped walnuts. And make a soft dough.
- Cover the dough and put in the refrigerator for 15 mins.
- Prepare a baking tray by lining it with a parchment paper baking sheet.
- Arrange the dough balls on the baking tray about 2-3 inches apart.
- Bake for 11-13 minutes until brown around the edges.
- Let the cookies cool and then enjoy.
