Step 1

Add your butter and sugars to a bowl and beat till creamy - I use my stand mixer with the beater attachment!

Step 2

Add in your egg, and beat again. If using the vanilla, add it in now!

Step 3

Add in the plain flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, and salt and beat till a cookie dough is formed!

Step 4

Add in your Chocolate Chips and beat till they're distributed well!

Step 5

Weigh your cookies out into eight cookie dough balls - they're about 115-120g each!

Step 6

Once they're rolled into balls, put your cookie dough in the freezer for at least 30 minutes, or in the fridge for an hour or so!

Step 7

Whilst the cookie dough is chilling, preheat your oven to 180C Fan, or 200C regular! If your oven runs hot, go for 160C-170c.

Step 8

Take your cookies out of the freezer/fridge and put onto a lined baking tray. I put four cookies per tray!

Step 9

Bake the cookies in the oven for 12-14 minutes. I don't personally flatten the cookies, as they flatten enough during baking - however, if you like flat cookies, flatten them a bit before baking.

Step 10

Once baked, leave them to cool on the tray for at least 30 minutes, as they will continue to bake whilst cooling!

Step 11

ENJOY!