A chocolate chip cookie is a drop cookie that originated in the United States and features chocolate chips as its distinguishing ingredient. The traditional recipe combines a dough composed of butter and both brown and white sugar with semi-sweet chocolate chips. Variations include recipes with other types of chocolate or additional ingredients, such as nuts or oatmeal. Here at HTMi, chocolate cookies are made on a regular basis to cater for our very own coffee shop on campus

Method:

Preheat the oven to 170 degrees Celsius. Grease cookie sheets or line with baking paper.

Cream together the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until smooth.

Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla.

Dissolve baking soda in hot water. Add to batter along with salt. Stir in flour, chocolate chips.

Drop by large spoonfuls onto ungreased pans.

Bake for about 8-10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are nicely browned.