CRISPY DOUBLE CHOCOLATE DROP COOKIES

Love chocolate cookies lot lot!! Buying from the stores are quite expensive, why not make our own? I made these a few times and each time I would double the ingredients, they never lasted long as many claws would be digging into the cookie jar. However, as this recipe contains shortening (an absolute must if you want crispiness) I really only make them on special occasions and special requests.

Please feel free to add any chopped nuts, dried fruits, chocolate chunks, etc to the recipe to create make-you-happy flavours. Cocoa powder can be omitted as well if you want vanilla based cookies. More amount of chocolate chips than that stated in recipe can be added too (of course!!).

Tips:

-Best part of this recipe is that no electric mixer is needed. Just use a hand whisk or spatula to beat. Even my son can do this. Easy (^.^) 

-Do space out the cookie dough. They puff up!

-Re-use cooled baking tray for subsequent batches.

CRISPY DOUBLE CHOCOLATE DROP COOKIES

Ingredients

(A)

30g fine sugar

150g fine brown sugar

120g butter, softened
30g shortening

(B)

1 egg

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

(C)

220g plain flour

15g cocoa powder (optional)

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp fine salt

(D)

50g semi-sweet chocolate chips

50g white chocolate chips

(E) 

Extra chocolate chips

Methods

1. Cream (A) till light with hand whisk or spatula.
2. Mix in (B) and beat till smooth.
3. Comine and sift (C) into batter. Mix in well.
4. Add (D).
5. On a lined baking sheet, drop cookie batter using spoons. Recommended to size each cookie not larger than a teaspoon. For even baking, each tray should have similar sized cookies.

   

   must help if want to eat! LOL!

6. Top with extra chocolate chips to make them look even more enticing than they already are.
7. Bake at 180C for about 10-15 min depending on cookie size. To check doneness, carefully flip up one cookie to look for air holes at the bottom.

   

   cookies are cooked when there are tiny holes at cookie bottom

8. Cookies from oven will be SOFT. Cool in tray for a few minutes and transfer them carefully to cooling racks to cool completely. They will harden when cooled.

   

   still soft on tray, wait for a few minutes

   

   transfer to cooling rack to cool completely

9. Store in air-tight containers after popping a whole lot into your mouth.