Wholemeal (wholewheat) Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 54 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 14 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 15
• 150 g unsalted butter, softened
• 50 g sugar
• 150 g brown sugar
• 1 egg, lightly whisked
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 115 dark chocolate, roughly chopped (good quality)
• 30 g walnuts, roughly chopped
• 225 g wholemeal self-rising flour
• 35 g plain flour
• 1 pinch salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 180 deg c., 350 deg f. line 2 baking trays with non-stick paper.
• 2 place butter in mixing bowl then beat with electric mixer until smooth.
• 3 gradually add both sugars and beat until mix is pale and creamy.
• 4 add egg and vanilla. continue to beat until well combined.
• 5 stir through the chocolate and walnuts.
• 6 stir in both flours and the salt. when this becomes difficult finish this using your (washed) hands.
• 7 using 2 tablespoons of mix, roll into ball and place on tray. repeat with remaining mix. leave a 5cm gap between cookies as these spread quite a bit. gently flatten top of balls with fingers (don't press too flat).
• 8 bake in oven for approximately 14 minutes or until light golden & cooked through.
• 9 remove from oven and rest on baking trays for 2 minutes to harden. transfer to wire rack to cool.