Home Economics: Chocolate Chip Cookies

Hi there! 

Today I will be writing about how I made Chocolate Chip Cookies in Home Economics. 

Ingredients: 

• 100g butter 
• 1/2 cup Chelsea White Sugar 
• 1/2 cup Chelsea Soft Brown Sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• pinch of salt
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips

Method:

1. Melt butter, and add both sugars and cream together. Beat in the eggs and vanilla then mix in the dry ingredients.
2. Roll into medium sized balls, making sure the mixture is not too wet! Put on a well greased baking tray. They shouldn't spread too much so flatten slightly. Bake at 180°C for 8-10 minutes. 

Tip: you can easily half this recipe. Or roll half into a log, wrap in cling film and freeze. Cut into 15 pieces while still frozen and bake.

Sensory Evaluation:

The cookies were nice and sweet. The chocolate chips were evenly spread throughout the cookies and added extra bursts of sweetness while eating. The cookies had a nice golden brown colouring on top and on the bottom and had a light golden colour on the inside. The cookie was harder on the outside edges and got softer as it reached the middle of the cookie. The cookies were a bit hard to chew through after fully cooling down but were still delicious. The cookies stayed together well and didn't splay all over the tray when baking. They stayed together when out of the oven as well. The cookies had an even thickness throughout and were very delicious to eat!

Here are some photos of my end outcome:

Thanks for reading!