Soft and chewy chocolate chip cookies

First post 20th June 2015 Saturday

Edit 11th September 2015 Saturday:

KP bought a microwave oven when our toaster oven was spoilt. I've been meaning to try baking cookies with it. One day I came back from work early (left around 6pm) and we were done with dinner and stuff before 8pm. So I made cookies. 

This recipe I found is really fantastic. It's simple and delicious. I decreased the sugar but it was still a tad too sweet for my taste. The temperature was a total disaster in my case. In the end I tweaked it to 200 deg C for 20 minutes. Pretty sure if it were lower it would be more soft and chewy, but I was impatient by the time the first batch was finally done that I just want to make it quick. 

I thought it was not very good and almost didn't want to document it but a few people said it's nice. So here goes. 

Edit: below is the recipe with less sugar and it still tastes pretty good. I also did it at 180 deg C for 20 min. 

Next time I'll try with oil as substitute for the butter. 

Original recipe from:

http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/32688/the-best-soft-and-chewy-chocolate-chip-cookies.aspx

INGREDIENTS:

Makes 18 big cookies

- 70g castor sugar

- 70g brown sugar

- 125g butter, melted

- 1 egg beaten

- 1 tsp vanilla essence (optional)

- 225g self-raising flour

- 100g chocolate chips

METHOD:

Preheat the microwave oven to 200 deg C. 

Using a hand mixer blender (I used the Philips brand and the zigzag blade), cream the sugars and the butter together until pale and smooth. Just a minute or so, stop when it's well combined. 

Add the egg and vanilla essence, but don't over-mix as it may curdle the mixture.

Transfer mixture to a big mixing bowl and add the flour and mix in three batches. You can use the fold in method with a fork. 

Fold in the chocolate chips. 

The dough should be quite sticky. Place blobs of mixture on the prepared baking trays.

Bake in the preheated oven at 180deg C for 20 minutes. 

After the time is up, it will be very soft and still a little sticky on the baking sheet. Remove the cookies and place on a wire rack to cool down. It will get harder and the form will set. 

Next tries:

- Use 1/2 cup oil with abit of salt instead of butter. 

Note:

- Original temp and time in source recipe is 180 deg C for 8 min.