Ingredients
- 100 g almonds Or use 100 g of Almond meal
- 160 g plain flour
- 125 g butter
- 1 egg
- 100 g soft brown sugar
- 1 teas vanilla essence
- 1.5 teas baking powder
- pinch of salt
- 120 g choc chips
Instructions
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Blend the almonds in the food processor till fine. Or use 100g of almond flour.
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Add the plain flour, salt, baking powder and combine for 15 seconds. Remove and set aside.
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Pop butter and brown sugar into food processor and combine till smooth and creamy. Usually around 1 minute or more. Alternatively cream with a hand mixer.
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Add egg, vanilla essence and mix in for another 30 seconds.
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Place the creamed sugar and butter in with the flour and almond meal and mix or knead till just combined. Add your choc chips and mix a little more.
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Divide the dough into 10 portions (if you like weigh them out to get evenly sized biscuits), and place on a tray lined with baking paper.
Flatten just a little with your hand.
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Place into a heated oven at 180 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes. Check and if needed turn trays and cook for another 2 minutes or longer if you like your cookies crunchier.
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Allow to cool for 5 mins and transfer onto a wire rack to cool.
Recipe Notes
Serve with ice-cold milk (for the big kids) or have with a soothing cup of tea or cappuccino.
As this recipe makes 10 extra large Choc Chip Cookies, If you prefer you can make smaller ones ideal for kid's lunch box's too.