New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

Biscuits & BROWNIES

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Basic chocolate chip cookies

MAKES 44 PREP + COOK TIME 30 MINS

There’s nothing better than freshly baked cookies, especially if they’re oozing chocolate. These home-made beauties are easy and plentiful to make, and so much nicer than store-bought.

250g butter, chopped, softened1 teaspoon vanilla extract¾ cup (165g) caster sugar¾ cup (165g) firmly packed brown sugar1 egg2 ¼ cups (335g) plain flour1 teaspoon baking soda375g dark chocolate (45%), broken into rectangles

1 Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan. Grease three oven trays. Line with baking paper.

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