Easy-To-Make Candy Cookies

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% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Preheat your oven on at 190c/Gas mark 5

Step 2

Put your butter in a microwave safe bowl then place in the microwave for 1 minute so it's soft

Step 3

Place the soft butter and caster sugar in a bowl and beat together with a wooden spoon

Step 4

Stir in the egg and vanilla essence with the same spoon

Step 5

Sift in the plain flour, baking powder and salt into a different bowl and stir together

Step 6

Pour the flour mixture into the butter and sugar mixture

Step 7

Add the chocolate chips and stir everything together

Step 8

Roll the mixture into golf-ball sized portions in your palms and flatten them with your fingers onto non-stick baking tray, 5cm apart

Step 9

Put in the oven for 11 minutes

Step 10

Remove from the oven. Don't worry if they are not quite down- they will harden when they cool

Step 11

Place the cookies on a rack for 10 minutes