Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

I have been itching to try out my new cookie cutter!! It's an absolute cutie. :)

So I decided it's cookie day today! It'll give me something to munch on while I get some studying done as well...

The added benefit of making my own treats - I can adjust the sweetness to taste!! I often find store bought sweets/desserts too sweet for my liking, so this is my chance to indulge my sweet tooth without being overcome by the sugar content! :)

For the store-bought level of sweetness, simply increase the amount of sugar by 20-25%. Yes, it's that ladden with sugar! :P

So here's the recipe.

Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
Makes about 20-25 cookies, depending on the size of cookies.

Ingredients:

• 125g unsalted butter (room temperature)
• 1 large egg
• 180g brown sugar
• 1t vanilla essence
• 225g plain flour
• 1/2t baking powder
• 100g dark chocolate, chopped
• 100g white chocolate, chopped
• Pinch of salt

Method:

1. Pre-heat oven at 180 celcius.
   
2. Cream the butter and sugar with an electric mixer.
3. Add vanilla essence to the egg and add it to the creamed butter. Beat mixture to mix well.
4. Add in the flour with baking powder (use a sift to rid the flourof clumps) and a pinch of salt.
5. Fold the mixture.
6. Add both types of chocolate into the mixture and mix evenly.
7. Use a spoon to scoop the dough onto lined baking tray if you want a conventional small "round" cookie. You can also flatten a roll of dough with your palm to get a larger cookie, or use a cookie cutter on the flattened dough to get shaped cookies like I did.
8. Bake cookies for 12-20mins (the thicker your cookie, the longer the time. If you prefer harder/crunchier cookies, it'll be at the upper-end of the indicative time as well. There will also be some variance depending on the oven). Allow some space (at least 2cm gap) between the cookies as they may expand slightly.
9. Remove the cookies from the oven and allow to stand/cool for 5-10mins before transferring to wire rack to cool completely. Note that cookies straight out of the oven will still be soft but will harden as it cools.

Note: You can add chopped nuts to the list of cookie ingredients. Just fold nuts in at the same time as the chocolates. Pecans, hazelnuts, macadamia, walnuts should all go well with this cookie.
Enjoy!! :)