Chocolate chip and walnut cookies

By Birgitta

Chosen by Michael Caines

Ingredients

• 220 g butter
• 255 g caster sugar
• 115 g soft brown sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla essence
• 2 eggs
• 315 g plain flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 450 g chocolate pieces
• 290 g walnuts, chopped

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 160°C/gas 3. Cream together the butter, caster sugar, brown sugar and vanilla essence. Gradually add the eggs and mix until fluffy.

In a separate bowl, sieve the flour, salt and baking powder together then fold gently into the mixture. Finally add the chocolate pieces and walnuts. Rest the mixture for an hour in the fridge, then roll into small balls and place on a baking tray with a 5cm gap between each ball. Bake for 12-15 minutes. When it is cooked, place on a cooling rack and then store.