A jar of these cookies would make a lovely Christmas gift. Easy to adapt for a lower sugar option or to make vegan too. The perfect easy homemade gift!
Ingredients: (items marked * can be bought from us)
150g salted butter or dairy free alternative, softened
Preheat the oven to 190C/fan170C/gas 5 and line two baking sheets with non-stick baking paper.
Put the softened salted butter and the sugar or sugar alternatives into a bowl and beat until creamy.
Beat in 2 tsp vanilla extract and 1 large egg or alternative.
Sift 225g plain flour, ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda and ¼ tsp salt into the bowl and mix it in with a wooden spoon.
Add 200g plain chocolate chips or chunks and stir well.
Use a teaspoon to make small scoops of the mixture, spacing them well apart on the baking trays. Gently press the centre of each one.
Bake for 8–10 mins until they are light brown on the edges and still slightly soft in the centre if you press them.
Leave on the tray to set and cool completely before storing/gifting in a jar.
Adaptations:
Feel free to adapt this homemade gift recipe by adding other ingredients such as cranberries, chopped dates or even crumbled fudge. If you don’t have jars to reuse, you can find our ones here.
Top Tip:
Why not make a tray of flapjack at same time to save on energy usage? We’ve great recipe here.
