Easy Chocolate Chunk Cookies for Lunchboxes | Healthier Homemade Recipe

Описание: Looking for an easy chocolate chunk cookie recipe that’s perfect for lunchboxes? 🍪. In this tutorial, I’ll show you exactly how to bake chocolate chunk cookies at home, even if you’re short on time. I share simple prep-ahead tricks so you can enjoy freshly baked cookies without last-minute stress.

Ingredients

200g softened unsalted butter cut up into small chunks
300g brown sugar
(you can use light brown or dark brown - the darker the sugar the more intense the flavour)
2 large eggs - at room temperature
300g self raising flour
80g cocoa powder
1 teaspoon of baking powder
100g milk chocolate chopped into chunks

Optional nutrients to add in: 30g Yum & Yay or Linwoods milled mixed seeds - this is totally optional but gives a little crunch and packs in extra nutrients which is exactly what I was looking for, for myself & my kids.


Method

Line a baking tray with baking parchment or a silicone mat to stop it sticking

Heat your oven to 160 degrees (fan) as you start.

Add the brown sugar and butter into a mixing bowl and mix / beat for a few minutes.

Add the first egg and give it a really good mix, then add the second egg and mix again making sure it's thoroughly combined.

Now it’s time for the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder. Sieve these together over a separate bowl. to remove any lumps. Add this to the mixture, along with the milled mixed seeds and mix slowly to stop you getting coated in flour. Mix until everything is combined.

We are now going to divide these into balls and to ensure that they bake at the same time I’d suggest getting a chopping board to lay the balls out onto. We are aiming for 35g per cookie ball and I'd recommend using the weighing scales and a couple of dessert spoons.

Scoop up a dessert spoonful of mixture and place it on the scales, weighing 35g at a time, so you may need to add or take away from the cookie ball. When you have 35g place it on a board at the side and repeat this until you have used up all of your mixture.

When this is complete we are going to roll the balls in our hands to get a round ball shape. Then finally place chocolate chunks on the top of each cookie ball.

Place 6 cookie balls onto a lined baking tray and make sure you space them out because they will spread quite a bit.

Place this in the oven for 15 minutes (at 160 degrees fan oven).

Place the remaining cookie balls in an airtight container and store in the fridge until you want to bake them.

When the 15 minutes is up take them out of the oven and put the baking tray on a cooling rack for at least 10 minutes, don’t try to lift the cookies straight off the tray as they will still be really soft and will break. Once cooled tuck in and enjoy!

These are definitely at their best on the day you make them but this mixture keeps well in the fridge for at least 7 days.

Happy Baking!

Love Caroline xxx

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