The Dogs BollocksChocolate Chip Cookies - chocolate

Method

• Method
• 1. Preheat the oven to 170C/325F/Gas 3.
• 2. Break the 125g/4oz dark chocolate into pieces and place into a heatproof bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water. Heat, stirring occasionally, until melted.
• 3. Place the flour, cocoa, bicarbonate of soda and salt into a large bowl and mix well.
• 4. In another bowl, cream the butter and two sugars together until light and fluffy. Add the melted chocolate and stir well.
• 5. Beat in the vanilla extract and crack in the egg, then mix in the dry ingredients. Finally stir in the chocolate chips.
• 6. Scoop out 12 equal portions of the mixture - an ice cream scoop and a palette knife are the best tools for the job - and place onto a lined baking sheet about 6cm/21/2in apart. Do not flatten them.
• 7. Transfer to the oven and bake for 18 minutes, then test with a skewer - it should come out semi-clean and not wet with batter. If you pierce a chocolate chip, try again.
• 8. Leave the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 4-5 minutes, then transfer them to a cooling rack to harden as they cool.