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Nigella's Ultimate Intense Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

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The Most Chocolatey Chocolate Chip Cookies Ever!

Looking for the best chocolate chip cookies you have ever tasted? Well so was I when I was browsing my cookery books for a delicious treat last Christmas. One of my favourite books is Nigella Express by the divine, Nigella Lawson, and, seeing her recipe for Totally Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies , I was inspired to give them a go. Well, I have to confess, I gathered the ingredients together and persuaded my lovely step-daughter to make them.

Unfortunately I didn't take any photos of our delicious triple chocolate cookies that time, but my youngest has persuaded me to make some for her birthday so here they are!

Photos are my own except where otherwise stated, and feature not only Nigella's chocolate cookies but my very own cookie-maker extraordinaire, Tegan, age 9.

Valentine Cookies

Men can make these too.

This recipe is so easy, even a (non-cooking) man could make them! In fact, a man would probably be rather useful because the mixing can get a little hard going for those of us with puny wrists. Man, make a batch. Put into a (clean and lined) box, tie up with red ribbon. Give to woman. Instant... er... brownie points. If my hubby made some of these for me, it would (almost) be as good as being taken out for a candlelit dinner. Add a bottle of red wine and a movie and I'd be chuffed to bits.

Go See What Nigella is Cooking Today!

This is Nigella Lawson's main website: Welcome to Nigella. The site is regularly updated with news of her appearances, book signings and TV shows. There are 'kitchen queries' and 'kitchen wisdom', with all kinds of useful tips such as the difference between baking powder and bicarbonate of soda. You can also sign up for her newsletter if you need more of Nigella's nuggets.

She has a fabulous recipe there for irrestible 'Mint Choc Cookies'. Go HERE to see all her online recipes.

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Photo courtesy of fattkatt and the hippy 2 under the Creative Commons license.

Ingredients for Totally Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies

For your convenience I've converted grams to ounces - you know what a 'smidge' is, don't you? A pinch, a very small amount, a little bit on the tip of a teaspoon. Don't worry too much, I've always found Nigella's recipes to be very easy going as far as weighing is concerned - have you seen how she usually estimates and chucks in the approximate amount? Be bold. Be brave. More is always better.

Photo courtesy of Editor at Large under the Wikimedia Commons license




  • 125g/4.5 oz dark chocolate, minimum 70% cocoa solids

  • 30g/1oz cocoa, sifted

  • 150g/or a smidge over 5oz flour

  • 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

  • 125g/4.5 oz soft butter

  • 75g/2.5 oz light brown sugar

  • 50g/or a smidge under 2 oz white sugar

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

  • 1 egg, cold from the fridge

  • 350g/12.5 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips - I buy one packet of dark and one milk

Purchase the Main Ingredients for Nigella's Cookies Right Here

The rest you will probaly already have in your store cupboard

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Method for Making Totally Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies

1. Preheat the oven to 325° F 170° C/gas mark 3. Get your step-daughter, daughter, daughter-in-law, oldest kid or otherwise nearest relative (no, you don't have to do the work - there'll be a queue forming to help, don't you worry!) to break up the dark chocolate and melt in a heatproof bowl on top of a simmering saucepan of water.

2. Mix the cocoa, flour, bicarb and salt into a bowl.

3. Get yet another bowl (hope you have enough) and cream together the sugars and butter (use a mixer, if you need more muscle power).

4. Add the egg and vanilla essence slowly to the butter and sugar. It will 'split', don't panic, just keep going. Add in the melted chocolate

5. Mix in the dry ingredients and add the chocolate chips if there are any left.

6. Divide into 12 mounds onto a baking sheet (you may need two baking sheets). Nigella recommends freezing 6 of them at this point as they are so big and filling but we always bake the lot as they keep well in an airtight container for a few days - I'm guessing... they've never lasted more than a day and a half in our house.

7. Bake for 18 - 20 minutes, test with a skewer. If it comes out clean, your cookies are done.

8. Leave them on the baking sheet for a few minutes, then transfer them to a cooling rack. They will harden and go crispy on the outside, yet remain chewy on the inside.

Ohhhh....

Photo from Nigella Express

Tegan in a state of 'Delicious Anticipation'

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Little mountains of chocolate goodness

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Tip: Christmas Gift

Lightly dust with powdered (icing) sugar, place in a cellophane bag and tie with festive ribbon to give as a Christmas gift. One per person is sufficient as they are so big and chunky. Or, for a large family, pack them into a gift box as shown. Bake cookies as close to Christmas as you can.

Photo courtesy of IngaMun under the Creative Commons license.

Everyone Needs Nigella

Nigella Lawson's books are not just for recipes. They are feasts all by themselves. Lots of reading, tons of advice, opinions and tips, all in Nigella's inimitable style. Get Nigella in your kitchen and beside your bed!

Mix up the Chocolate Chips!

We made another batch of Nigella's yummy cookies over the weekend. This time we used dark, milk and white chocolate chips. Served with vanilla ice-cream to friends while having an X-Factor party. These cookies definitely have the X-Factor!

How can you resist these utimate chocolate chip cookies?

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