Chocolate Chip Cookies

It's hard to think of a more iconic cookie than the classic chocolate chip cookie. Easy to make, wonderfully fragrant, and always delicious, it combines crisp edges, a soft center, and plenty of chocolate in every bite 

Ingredients (makes 18 cookies)

• 1 cup all-purpose flour (125 g)

• 1/2 tsp baking soda

• pinch of salt

• 113 g unsalted butter, softened

• 3/4 cup sugar (a mix of white and light brown sugar)

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 1 egg

• 1/2 cup chocolate chips

• 1/2 cup walnuts

Steps

1. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt

2. In a separate bowl, beat the butter, gradually adding the sugar, for about 5 minutes

3. Continue beating and add the egg, then beat for another 2 minutes

4. Add the vanilla and mix well

5. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture in 3 additions, mixing after each addition

6. Stir in the chocolate chips and walnuts

7. The dough will be soft, airy, and slightly sticky

8. With wet hands, form balls and place them on a parchment-lined baking sheet about 3 cm apart

9. Gently flatten the balls into circles about 4 cm in diameter

10. Bake at 190°C (375°F) for 15 minutes