Servings : Makes 3 dozen
You can’t go wrong with chocolate chip cookies, they are a favourite to all and any time is the perfect time for a choc-chip cookie and a cup of tea/coffee or a glass of milk. These perfect beauties are chewy and chocolatey, yet crispy too!! I added crushed hazelnuts to my cookie batter for extra crunch and flavour.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour (180gm)
- 1/3 cup white sugar (75gm)
- 1/2 cup brown sugar (100gm)
- 1/2 cup butter (123gm)
- 2 tsp. vanilla essence
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 to 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup crushed nuts (I used toasted hazelnuts)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 180C and line your cookie baking sheets with baking paper. In a bowl, sift the flour with salt and baking soda to combine.
Cream sugar with butter, add the egg and vanilla and beat for a few minutes.
Add the flour/salt/baking soda and stir them into the creamed mixture.
Stir in the nuts and chocolate chips until well combined.
Cover the cookie dough and refrigerate for about half an hour for best results.
Make small balls or use a small scoop or spoon to shape them, press them slightly on the cookie sheet, not too much, they will spread slightly as they bake. Leave enough space around the cookies to allow for spreading.
Refrigerating the cookies on the tray before baking will help prevent them from spreading too much during baking.
Bake for about 13-15 minutes or until golden. Let them sit on the tray for about 5 minutes before transferring to a rack to cool completely.
Once completely cool, store in an airtight container.
Enjoy!! 🙂
W/Salaam, thank you. Yes you can, substitute a bit of the flour with cocoa powder, about 2 tbsp.
what do you mean by all purpose flour…?
It’s the same as plain flour.
salaams….can i use low fat margarine or normal margarine instead of butter?
W/Salaam, you can try, inshaAllah it will be fine.
jazakhAllah khair!!!
where do you get the chocolate chips to put in cookies please advice
Try supermarkets or online. 🙂
assalamu aleikum,,
can i use 175gm of castor sugar instead white sugar and brown sugar?
W/Salaam, yes that is fine.
Asak…Why does the recipe call to `Stir` in the nuts and chocolate chips.The mixture was just barely wet.With what do you stir ? I got a barely wet mixture by simply stirring with a spatula.did not understand how a dough can be made without actually combining them with hands.
W/Salaam, the mixture is not supposed to be wet but it should be soft enough that you should be able to mix/stir with a spatula or spoon. It should not by any means be of a dough texture!
Jazak Allah Hayr for yore response…despite my confusion the cookie turned out really great….I just reduced the chocolate chips a little. Equal amount of flour and chocolate chips was a whole lot of chips for me 🙂
Glad to know they turned out well, thanks for the feedback! 🙂
Hi Fauzia, is there any subtitute for vanilla essence…i couldnt find Halal Vanilla essence here in Canada, they only have vanilla extract which has alcohol in it, please help and another question is do we havt to mix with electric beater after adding in the dry ingredients?
Hi, try checking if you can order it online or use vanilla powder or scrape some fresh vanilla pods. And no, do not use a beater once the dry ingredients are added, simply mix with a spatula.
Ok thank you dear
A.alykm..this is my first time checking out yo recipies got from my beloved sis am gonna try the chocolate cookies..al keep u updated swthrt..Shukraan Hbbty
Salaams fauzia, JazakAllahu khair for the recipe. I made these cookies today but without vanilla essence and they turned out very good alhumdulillah. Hopefully I shall find halal vanilla essence soon inshaAllah.
hi fauzia can I use the aluminum foil to line my baking pan because I don’t have the baking paper?
Hi, yes that is fine.
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Hi fauzia . I have dark brown
Hi fauzia . I have dark brown sugar at home . Will that work ? If not then y ?
If it is very dark, use less
If it is very dark, use less of the brown sugar and more of the white to substitute.
Salaam fauzia . Can I use
Salaam fauzia . Can I use 100gms castor sugar and 25 gms dark brown sugar ?
W/Salaam, total amount of
W/Salaam, total amount of sugar should be 175gm.
Ohh im sorry , that was a
Ohh im sorry , that was a mistake . I ment 150gms castor sugar and 25gms dark brown sugar , coz that’s what I have at home (dark brown sugar)
Yes that should be fine. 🙂
Yes that should be fine. 🙂
Hey Fauzia,
Hey Fauzia,
Do you know where I can get hazelnuts in Mombasa? I also wanted to make your Peanutella recipe using hazelnuts instead of peanuts, so can you please tell me where I can get hazelnuts in Mombasa?
Hi! There is a shop known as
Hi! There is a shop known as Healthy U in City Mall, Nyali that sells all assorted imported nuts and other stuff. 🙂
Okay thanks 🙂 I’ll check it
Okay thanks 🙂 I’ll check it out!
aoa…I made these cookies
aoa…I made these cookies today…they were very delicious…thanksss a lot…the only thing I was wondering is that they were not chewy….as they cooled down they became crisp n crunchy….I like the chewy one more, how can I get that form?I baked them for 15 min.
Thanks! For chewier cookies,
Thanks! For chewier cookies, bake them at a lower heat for slightly less time.
Assalam-o-alikum Fauzia , Is
Assalam-o-alikum Fauzia , Is there any substitute for butter as my daughter has milk allergy ?
W/Salaam, sorry but have
W/Salaam, sorry but have never tried these cookies with a butter substitute.
Salaam fauzia . Made these
Salaam fauzia . Made these cookies yesterday … they were delicious but they spread a lot during baking and became very thin . Where do you think i went wrong ?
W/Salaam, thanks! Did you
W/Salaam, thanks! Did you refrigerate the dough before shaping and baking the cookies?
Yes I refrigerated thm for
Yes I refrigerated thm for abt 45mins
Hmm ok did you measure the
Hmm ok did you measure the baking soda accurately? Next time try refrigerating again after shaping the cookies before baking, then straight from the fridge pop the tray into the hot oven.