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Chewy chocolate chip cookies for kids
Deliciously chewy and chocolatey!
- Recipe:
Sent in by Karen
- Difficulty: Easy
- Serves 8+
- Vegetarian
- Freezable
Preparation
- Total time
- 25 Mins
- Preparation time
- 15 Mins
- Cooking time
- 10 Mins
100g butter, softened
100g brown sugar, softened
1 tbsp golden syrup
150g self raising flour
1/2 tsp vanilla extract (optional)
50g chocolate chips
Preheat the oven to 170'C/160'C fan/Gas mark 3
Beat the butter, sugar and syrup together until soft and creamy
Mix in the flour, vanilla extract and add the chocolate chips
Divide the mixture into about 15 pieces and roll into balls using your hands
Place well apart on greased baking sheets - do not flatten them
Bake for about 10 minutes until a pale golden colour
Leave to cool on the tray for a few minutes and then remove from the tray and finish cooling on a wire rack
You will need
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Cooling rack - This will let your baked goods cool quicker - see more details here at Wilko.
Tips
Kids will love helping you soften the butter, combine the ingredients and form the dough into balls.
Keep a close eye on baking - if overbaked they will go crispy!
Try this delicious chocolate chip cookie recipe on its own or with any combination of raisins, chopped glace cherries, dates, dried apricots and nuts etc
They also have no egg in which isn't always the case with cookies.
Variations
Roll the balls of dough, freeze on a baking paper lined baking sheet until solid and then store in a freezer bag - when you want a freshly baked cookies, just pop them onto the baking sheet and cook as normal, adding 1 minute to the cookie time
For double chocolate cookies, replace 2 tbsp of the flour with 2 tbsp cocoa
Use dairy-free marg and choc chips for vegan/dairy-free cookies
Add Smarties or chunks of chopped dark chocolate - they are so much better than normal chips, they are also cheaper too
Reviews
Anca S(53)
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.Excellent recipe, the cookies look great and are very tasty. I've reduced the sugar to 70grams but they are still too sweet for my family.
Reviewed on 26/08/21
Guest
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.Easy recipe to follow, great end result, cookies just like one's bought in the shop or bakery. You must try this one!
Reviewed on 23/07/18
Guest
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.I was looking for a easy simple thing to cook with my 4yr old. I found this cookie recipe and decided to make it. It as great fun, she loved making them. When it came to tasting them both my 4yr old and nearly 2 yr old loved them. Next time I make them i would add a little bit less brown sugar as I found them a bit sweet.
Reviewed on 22/06/16
Elizabeth D(337)
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.Made these tonight with my 3 yo daughter. We had lots of fun making them and they turned out beautifully. Didn't last long enough to take a photo, the diet begins tomorrow.
Reviewed on 09/06/16
Guest
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.Fab recipe! Great way to use up Easter eggs :-) we tried a second batch with cinnamon and raisins really easy to make and quick to bake!
Reviewed on 17/04/16
Guest
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.Really easy and really nice. I made them dairy and gluten free, and split the batch into 3 flavours: apricot and stem ginger, raisin and cinnamon and chocolate chip and vanilla. Lovely!
Reviewed on 25/03/16
Guest
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.Lovely! Easy and quick to make. I doubled the recipe and ended up with about 30 biscuits.
Reviewed on 07/02/16
Guest
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.These are delicious, they were also very easy to make which is always a plus!
Reviewed on 06/11/15
Guest
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.These are just delicious and so easy to make.
Reviewed on 30/09/15
Guest
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.These cookies are amazing, make them every time I am feeling down!
Reviewed on 27/06/15
Guest
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.These cookies are amazing, make them every time I am feeling down!
Reviewed on 27/06/15
Guest
★★★★☆ Rated 4 out of 5 stars.Easy to bake and taste great :-)
Reviewed on 10/05/15
Guest
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.Lovely American style cookies. So easy too make. My children have assured me that these cookies are excellent with a glass of warm milk!
Reviewed on 26/04/15
Guest
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.Great recipe, these worked so well. I normally tweak recipes to make them slightly healthier so i made my own variations- I used 70g of sugar and 30g of syrup, and I used 2/3 sr flour and 1/3 spelt flour. I added a tablespoon of milled flaxseed and used white and dark chocolate chunks. Delicious, thank you!
Reviewed on 23/04/15
Guest
★★★★☆ Rated 4 out of 5 stars.Best chewy cookie recipe I've found yet!
Reviewed on 20/04/15
Guest
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.Made these cookies with my 2 children aged 7 & 4. They loved making & eating them, so easy & very tasty!
Reviewed on 20/04/15
Susanna C(11)
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.I don't usually make biscuits or cookies, but I love chewy chocolate chip cookies, so I decided to save some money and give this a go - great success, they are delicious!
Reviewed on 19/04/15
Guest
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.These always sell out when we make the, for fundraising, I have to make quadruple too!!!!
Reviewed on 17/04/15
Guest
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.Yummy. My little one loves them!
Reviewed on 27/03/15
Guest
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.Great recipe! One of my children is allergic to eggs and nuts and sometimes it is difficult to find a decent recipe. The whole family love these!
Reviewed on 25/03/15
Guest
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.We used white chocolate and they were delicious
Reviewed on 16/03/15
Guest
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.These were easy to make and tasted great
Reviewed on 16/03/15
Natalie G(345)
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.My children and I thought these were delicious :)
Reviewed on 16/03/15
Guest
★★★★☆ Rated 4 out of 5 stars.I made these with my son. They were easy for him to make alone and tasted delicious, highly recommended
Reviewed on 06/03/15
Guest
★★★★☆ Rated 4 out of 5 stars.Need to try these, they look yummy. Love the time saving idea of freezing the dough and using at a later date.
Reviewed on 04/03/15
Julie H(1292)
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.They were so easy to make and everyone enjoyed them. Will certainly make them again
Reviewed on 04/03/15
Guest
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.Easy to make and tasty too! My kids loved them
Reviewed on 27/02/15
Theresa M(2)
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.Definitely my go-to cookie recipe. Work a treat everytime!
Reviewed on 25/02/15
Guest
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.These are lovely. I swapped 40g of butter for peanut butter and it makes an easy variation of the recipe :)
Reviewed on 23/02/15
Guest
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.Since I first made these after receiving the email mentioning them from Netmums AGES ago (or so it feels), I have made them countless times. The other half likes them so much he makes them too. This isn't to say that he doesn't do his share of time in the kitchen, it is just that this time doesn't ever, usually, involve baking. These cookies are, however, so easy that they practically bake themselves. And they are so quick that it takes longer to do the dishes afterwards than it does to go from 0 - eating. Love them. Not too crunchy, although with nice, crispy edges. Not too gooey that they feel under cooked. You can make several normal sized ones, or fewer huge ones a la Subway. Either way, they will be gone before you have had time to save any for later. This is maybe not a good thing. Haven't tried freezing the dough as there is never an occasion when I have made them and then not thought to throw them straight into the oven for (almost) instant cookie gratification.
Reviewed on 12/02/15
Guest
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.I'm always looking for cookie recipes that don't use eggs, this one is perfect.
Reviewed on 05/02/15
Guest
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.Me my 6 yr old step son and 18 mth old daughter made these this morning. They have been a huge success really easy to make and turned out great.
Reviewed on 01/02/15
Guest
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.I always use this recipe for basic cookies & then adapt as needed. I made Crunchy nut cornflakes ones this morning!
Reviewed on 24/01/15
Guest
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.This is my go-to cookie recipe. I add white chocolate and raspberries for adults and add smarties or chocolate chips for the kids. The mixture freezes well too so I often double the recipe up.
Reviewed on 19/01/15
