- 1/3 cup (1 dl) brown sugar
- 1/3 cup (1 dl) sugar
- 1 stick (100 g) soft butter
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract, or 2 tsp vanilla sugar
- 1 1/4 cups (3 dl) all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp potato or corn starch
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup (2.5 dl) morsels for flavoring (chocolate chips, nuts, candy, dried fruit)
Chocolate Dough- replace 2 – 4 tbsp flour with cocoa powder
Snickerdoodle Dough- white dough with 1/2 tsp baking soda and 1 tsp cream of tartar instead of baking powder
Set the oven to 400°F (200°C). Beat butter and sugar until creamy, then add egg and vanilla. Stir in dry components. Fold in chocolate, nuts and other flavorings. Roll into 16 balls and place them on lined baking sheets. Flatten them into thick disks. Bake until the edges begin to brown, about 10 minutes. Leave them on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before cooling on a rack.
VariationsChocolate Chip: semi-sweet chocolate is standard, pick your favorite kindDouble Chocolate: add chocolate chips to chocolate flavored doughWhite Chocolate Macadamia Nut: a popular combo, but any combination of chocolate and nuts worksSugar Cookies: white dough, sprinkle with sugar or roll out thinly, cut out shapes and ice them for the holidaysSnickerdoodles: white dough made with cream of tartar and baking soda coated with a cinnamon-sugar mixPeppermint: add chopped peppermint candy to white, regular or chocolate flavored dough, white or semi-sweet chocolate chips taste great in there tooCandy: M&M's, chopped up chocolate bars and caramels can all be used
For even better results, wrap the dough in plastic and refrigerate overnight. Or double the recipe and freeze half for later.
Calories will vary depending on the flavorings, plain cookies are 125 kcal. |
