These are definitely a family favourite. Mum has always made these cookies for us, they are that nice crisp on the outside, chewy on the inside kind. The mixture is sooo good too, I think we would eat more mixture than would be cooked! I have NEVER been able to make them like Mum does, until I moved into a house with a fan-forced oven. The oven is the key…so if you make them in an ordinary oven, they will still taste okay, but probably won’t be crisp and chewy.
125g butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 egg
1 3/4 cups self-raising flour
1/2 tsp salt
125g chocolate chips
60g walnuts (optional)
Cream together butter, sugars and vanilla.
Add lightly beaten egg gradually, beating well after each addition.
Mix in sifted flour and salt.
Add chocolate chips and walnuts, mix well.
Shape teaspoons of mixture into small balls, place on baking paper lined oven trays allowing room for spreading.
Bake in moderate oven 10-12 minutes.
