Barefoot Contessa Cookies (Tasnim)

Ingredients

  • 2 ⅓ cups flour
  • 1 heaped teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cup cocoa
  • 2 ¼ cups butter (room temp)
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla essence
  • 1 ½ cups brown chocolate (chopped or chips)
  • 1 cup white chocolate (chopped or chips)
  • Badaam (almonds) to taste

Instructions

  1. Sift together flour, bicarbonate of soda, salt and cocoa
  2. Beat butter for 10 seconds
  3. Add white and brown sugar and beat till just combined
  4. Add egg and vanilla essence, and beat for 10 seconds
  5. Add sifted ingredients from Step 1
  6. Add chocolate and badaam
  7. Scoop onto baking tray and bake at 180°C for 10-12 minutes