Bake a batch of these soft American-style cookies, studded with chunks of white chocolate. Leave to cool or eat slightly warm with a scoop of ice cream

• Preparation and cooking time
  • Prep:10 mins
  • Cook:12 mins
• Easy
• Serves 10

• Vegetarian

Ingredients

• 120g unsalted butter, softened
• 85g light brown soft sugar
• 65g golden caster sugar
• 1 medium egg
• 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
• 180g plain flour
• ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 180g white chocolate, broken into chunks

Method

• STEP 1

  Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and line two large baking sheets with baking parchment. Beat the butter and sugars together in a large bowl using an electric whisk, or in a stand mixer until just combined. Crack in the egg and beat again. Stir through the vanilla, flour, bicarb, chocolate chunks and ¼ tsp fine sea salt.

• STEP 2

  Roll the mixture into 10 even-sized balls between the palms of your hands. Arrange over the prepared baking sheets and bake for 10-12 mins until golden brown at the edges. Leave to cool slightly on the sheets, then transfer to a wire rack and leave to cool completely, or eat warm with ice cream.