American chocolate chip cookies

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• ½ cup butter
• ½ cup sugar
• ½ cup brown sugar
• ½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 egg(s)
• 1 tsp flavoring (vanilla essence)
• 1 1/4 cups ground oats (or instant oats)
• 1 cup flour
• 60 g dark chocolate (or 1/2 pkt. chocolate shavings)
• ¾ cup candy (chocolate chips)
• ¾ cup nuts, chopped
• possibly chocolate (dark, milk and white, mini Smarties)
• possibly peanut butter

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Total time approx. 20 minutes

approx. 30 pieces

Cream butter and sugar (brown and white) until fluffy. Add egg and vanilla essence. Mix in flour, oats, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Fold in chocolate chips, chocolate, and nuts. The dough should be stiff and relatively dry. Roll teaspoon-sized portions into small balls and place them about 3 cm apart on a greased or parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake the cookies for about 10 minutes at 190°C until light brown. I usually mix the chocolate chips with dark chocolate, peanut butter, white chocolate, and milk chocolate, sometimes with mini Smarties (for a more vibrant look). Makes about 30 cookies.