Sam's chocolate chip cookies

Where has the glorious sunshine gone.... praying like everyone it will come back soon. In the meantime today was a perfect baking day - to cheer us all up! Everyone loves a chocolate chip cookie in my opinion the chewer and softer the better. These were made by Sam who was very clear on what he wanted and how they were to be done. There was an option of double chocolate chip but Sam wanted vanilla cookies with chocolate chips. If you wish for the double chocolate version substitute 25g cocoa powder for 25g self raising flour.
Makes about 15 cookies

Ingredients
75g softened butter
75g golden caster sugar
75g light muscavado sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 egg
150g self-raising flour
100g plain, milk or white chocolate chips

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180C/160C fan/Gas 4. Line two baking trays with baking paper. Place the butter and sugars in a mixing bowl and beat with a wooden spoon or electric whisk until soft and creamy. Gradually beat in the vanilla and egg until well combined.
2. Stir in the flour and chocolate chips and mix to a soft dough. Roll the mixture into 15/16 golf size balls; the mixture will be a bit sticky, so chill for about 15 minutes before rolling if you have time. Flatten each biscuit with the palm of your hand. They will spread out so make sure you have left space between them.
3. Bake the cookies for 12-15 minutes, until golden brown. Baking them for 12-13 minutes will give you softer cookies, 15 minutes will dry them out a little more to make them crisper. Leave to cool on the baking tray for 10 mins before lifting them to a wire rack to cool.