Small Batch Chocolate Chip Cookie
These Small Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies use just one bowl and 9 ingredients. A quick recipe that will have you eating warm cookies in 20 minutes! The longest thing you have to wait for is the oven to heat up!!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 10 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- ¼ cup unsalted butter ((60 grams))
- ¼ cup firmly packed light brown sugar ((50 grams))
- 4 teaspoons granulated sugar ((castor))
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅔ cup all purpose (plain) flour ((85 grams) )
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ⅛ teaspoon fine salt
- ½ cup chocolate chips - dark/semi sweet ((85 grams))
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350ºF/180ºC. Line a large baking sheet with non stick parchment paper.
- 2
Place the butter in a medium microwave-safe mixing bowl and soften on high for 15-20 seconds stopping every 5 seconds to check. It should be just softened with some melted butter but not completely melted. It shouldn't be hot otherwise the egg will cook.
- 3
Using a wooden spoon, beat the butter, brown sugar and white sugar until well combined and smooth. Add egg yolk and vanilla. Beat until thoroughly combined.
- 4
Sieve flour, baking soda and salt directly over the bowl and into the butter mixture.
- 5
Mix in flour, followed by chocolate chips.
- 6
Use a small cookie scoop or divide mixture into 10 portions and roll into balls. Don't flatten.
- 7
Bake in preheated oven for 9-12 minutes.
- 8
Cool on baking tray for 5-10 minutes. Then cool on wire rack.