Scrumptious easy choc chip cookies!

What I love most about baking is when you can share it with the people you love. Food for a lot of people is about family, friends and making people happy and for me that's what baking is about. I have just whipped up this delicious choc-chip cookie recipe for my mum and her partner after making them for Valentines Day where they were a big hit. They are so easy to make, taste delicious, can be decorated by the kids and leave the house smelling like heaven! Enjoy!

Choc chip cookies!

Ingredients:
150g softened butter
1/2 cup caster sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tsp of vanilla essence
1 egg
1 3/4 cup plain flour
1 cup milk choc bits (or whatever your fancy)

Butter Cream Icing:

185g butter, softened
2 1/4 cups of icing sugar
2 tablespoons milk.

1. Preheat oven to 160 C and line two baking trays with baking paper. Beat the butter, caster sugar, brown sugar and vanilla essence until combined and then add egg, beating until smooth.

2. Stir in half of the flour and mix together, followed by the last half of the flour. Add in the milk choc bits and  evenly distribute throughout mixture.

3. Roll mixture in to medium sized balls or smaller if you want more cookies,place on tray and press down lightly with a fork.

4. Bake for 15mins or until lightly golden. Cool on wire rack.

5. If you wish to decorate the cookies, use butter cream icing. Simply beat the butter in a bowl until creamy and then gradually add icing sugar and milk until combined. Add a few drops of your favourite food colouring for a bit of fun!