Chips Ahoy

Chocolate Chip Cookies

125g Butter OR Margarine
125ml ( ½ cup)  White Sugar
125ml ( ½ cup)  Brown Sugar
3ml ( ½t) Vanilla Essence
1 Egg, lightly beaten
435ml (1 ¾ cup) Self-raising Flour
3ml ( ½t) Salt
125g Chocolate Chips
60g Walnuts, chopped (optional)

·  Cream the butter/margarine, sugars and vanilla essence together.

·  Gradually add the lightly beaten egg. Mix in the sifted flour and salt.

·  Add the chocolate chips and chopped walnuts, and mix well.

·  Shape teaspoonfuls of the mixture into small balls and place on a lightly greased oven tray, allowing room    for spreading. Push a few extra choc chips into each cookie if desired.

·  Bake in at 180°C for 10–15 minutes