Big Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

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   Preheat the oven to 170 C / Gas mark 3.

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   Grease baking trays or line with parchment.

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   Sift together the flour, bicarb and salt; set aside.

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   In a medium bowl, cream together the melted butter, brown sugar and caster sugar until well blended.

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   Beat in the vanilla, egg and egg yolk until light and creamy.

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   Mix in the sifted ingredients until just blended.

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   Stir in the chocolate chips by hand using a wooden spoon.

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   Use your hands and shape the dough into walnut size balls.

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   this is very rough and doesn't have to be perfect balls, more like blobs, onto a plate.

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    place balls into fridge overnight or if you're short for time, put into the freezer for an hour or two.

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    Or you can freeze the balls and keep them for future use.

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    once chilled, place cookie dough balls onto the prepared baking trays, Do not flatten the dough.

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    Cookies should be about 8cm apart.

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    Bake for 17-20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the edges are lightly toasted.

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    Cool on baking trays for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.