Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients
(makes about 24 cookies)
115g butter, softened
115g caster sugar
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 tsp vanilla extract
175g plain flour
175g plain or semisweet chocolate chips

Method

Preheat oven to 180degC. Line baking trays with parchment paper.
With a wooden spoon or electric mixer, cream butter and sugar in a mixing bowl until the mixture turns pale and fluffy.
Beat in the egg gradually. Mix well after each addition. Add in vanilla extract, mix well.
Sift the flour over the mixture, fold in with wooden spoon or a spatula. Fold in the chocolate chips.
Drop tablespoonfuls of the cookie dough onto the prepared baking tray. Leave some space between the cookies to allow for spreading. Flatten each cookie dough slightly with the back of a fork, keeping the shape as even as possible.
Bake for 10 mins or until golden. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Variations:
* Chocolate - substitute 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder for the same amount of flour.

* Replace chocolate chips with equal quantity of whole or coarsely chopped nuts such as macadamia nuts or hazelnuts; or use combination of both chocolate chips and nuts - 75g of each.