nice simple chocolate chip cookie recipe anyone?

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ds(13) has to make at school tomorrow and has just sprung on me

i will be eternally grateful

From the BBC Good Food magazine.

Sweetie cookies (makes 20)
170g well softened butter
140g light muscovado sugar (I use ordinary granulated)
1 tbsp milk
1 egg yolk
220g self -raising flour
100g chocolate chips
85g dried fruits (optional)
100g chopped nuts (optional)
Sweets (smarties, hundred & thousands) probably optional in your case.

Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C. Line 2baking sheets with non-stick baking parchment. Beat the butter and sugar together, beat in milk and egg yolk. Gradually work in the flour to make a fairly stiff dough. Tip in any chocolate, dried fruit or nuts. Mix in well. Roll tablespoonfuls into balls, place on baking trays (leaving a 7cm gap to allow for spreading) and flatten gently to form a disc about 1cm thick. Decorate with sweets. Place both trays in oven and bake for 7-10 mins. Take trays out when biscuits are golden. Cool on tray until firm, then transfer to wire rack.

thanks! i love mumsnet.

daft question: i couldn't get any choc chips., can i just give him a bar of cooking chocolate to smash up a bit instead?

good - though, knowing him, he'll just stick massive chunks of chocolate in it without grinding them up (yum).

i wonder what they will turn out like

the joys of cookery lessons for teenagers

it's funny, though my son brough home alot of leek based soups/pasta type things for the first few months.

yes you have to at least try them, my sister made a queen of puddings in 1973, that has gone down legendary as the dish that ended up in the loo. she has never been able to cook since

thanks all, he used your recipe lucewheel, they were lovely! we were surprised