My favourite cookies

I’m a cookie monster. I feel like I just might die if I don’t get something sweet after dinner. It can be almost anything, but you can never go wrong with cookies! This is my favourite cookie recipe, I’ve modified it to perfection by baking them embarrasingly often... Next time I will swap the spices and to try them with dark chocolate and a few drops of almond oil, I think.

Spiced chocolate chip cookies
250g soft butter

300 ml dark, sticky sugar (like Muscovado)

100 ml plain sugar 

2 eggs

1 tsp salt

1 tsp vanilla sugar

1 tsp baking powder

700 ml wheat flour

250g coarsely chopped chocolate (preferably Fair Trade!)

1 tsp ground cardamom

2 tsp ground cinnamon



Mix the butter and sugar well, then whisk in the eggs. Add the vanilla sugar, salt, baking powder and spices to the flour, then mix this with the butter mix. Lastly, stir in the chopped chocolate. Cover a baking tray with non-stick baking paper and dot tablespoon sized lumps of dough on it - they melt and spread in the oven so leave some space between them. Bake the cookies for 6-8 minutes at 200-225°C. They will be soft when they come out of the oven, so let them cool before you move them.