Recipe: Gooey chocolate cookies.

Hi guys, Sherrie here. Our household is inundated with chocolate and Easter Eggs and as I limit the amount of sweet treats that Lexi has, I knew they would probably still be there in a years time. So today I thought it was a great idea for Lexi and I to get in the kitchen and make something with the towering pile of chocolate that is currently in our cupboard. Lexi decided that she wanted to make cookies so that’s exactly what we did. These double chocolate cookies are rich, gooey and so decadent that are just so delicious when warm and are perfect with a glass of ice cold milk.

Ingredients (Makes 12 Large cookies)

200g Butter
300g Caster Sugar
1 egg
275g Self raising flour
75g cocoa powder
Splash of milk
1 large 100g bar of White Chocolate
1 large 100g bar of Dairy Milk chocolate (We used a large Dairy Milk Easter egg instead)

Method. 

1. Preheat your oven to 200 degrees (c) and cover three trays with grease proof paper.  
2. Add the Butter and Caster Sugar into a large mixing bowl and cream together until combined 
3. Add the egg and sift in your dry ingredients along with a splash of milk 
4. Break your chocolate into cubes and add to your mixture, if you are using Easter Eggs break into chunks around the size of a ten pence piece and combine with your hands (do this until the chocolate is incorporated into the dough, but not too much that the chocolate starts to melt) 
5. Place your dough balls onto the baking tray and push down a little. I normally add 4 per baking tray.
6. Pop into the oven for 11 minutes and leave to cool for an hour. The cookies will look raw when they come out but this is completely normal as they will harden when cooled whilst still remaining gooey on the inside. During this step it’s easy to leave them in the oven for longer but I assure you that 11 minutes is enough! 
7. Enjoy with a nice glass of milk. 

Store these cookies in an air tight container and they should be good for a couple of days (that’s if you haven’t resisted the urge to eat them all in one go) if you want them to be warm and gooey, pop them in the microwave for 15 seconds.