Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350ºF/175ºC.

Step 2

Put the softened butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar into the bowl of your stand mixer. Beat them together for 3-4 minutes until the mixture is light. 1 stick softened salted butter½ cup light brown sugar⅓ cup granulated sugar

Step 3

Add the vanilla extract and egg, then beat slowly until everything is creamy and even lighter in color. (Around 3 minutes)1 tsp vanilla extract1 egg

Step 4

Add in the flour, salt, and baking soda, then mix until the flour is almost combined.1 ½ cups plain all-purpose flour¼ teaspoon salt½ teaspoon baking soda

Step 5

Tip the chocolate chips into the mixture. 1 ½ cup semi-sweet choc chips

Step 6

Then mix until everything is combined. Don't overmix.

Step 7

Roll golf ball-sized balls of dough and place them onto a baking sheet lined with cooking paper. Ensure they are 2”/5cm apart

Step 8

Bake for 8-10 minutes until lightly golden. (They will be soft when you take them from the oven!)

Step 9

Bang the baking sheet on the countertop to flatten the cookies; use a metal spoon to lightly flatten them further.

Step 10

Cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet.

Step 11

Carefully transfer the cookies to a cooling rack and leave to cool.