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Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies — AI-generated recipe illustration

Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies

Golden edges, soft centres and plenty of chocolate.

Ingredients

Ingredients for36 cookies
IngredientAmount
Light brown sugarPacked.142 g
Granulated sugar131 g
Unsalted butter113 g
Vegetable shortening92 g
Table salt0.75 tsp
Vanilla Extract2 tsp
Almond extractOptional.0.25 tsp
Cider vinegar1 tsp
Baking soda1 tsp
EggLarge.1 each
All-Purpose Flour240 g
Semisweet chocolate chips340 g

Method

  1. 1

    Heat the oven to 190°C/375°F and line two trays. Beat the sugars, butter, shortening, salt, extracts, vinegar and baking soda until creamy.

  2. 2

    Beat in the egg, then stir in flour and chocolate chips.

  3. 3

    Scoop small dough balls onto the trays with roughly 5cm gaps.

  4. 4

    Bake 11–12 minutes, looking for browned edges and pale-gold centres. Allow the cookies to firm on the tray before moving them.