RECIPE for Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

It took me a very long time to find a recipe for chocolate chips cookies that would give me that specific chewy texture that I found in ready made cookies (usually packed with a million E's, stabilizers,optimizers anfd anything else they decide to throw in for good luck!). FINALLY i found this recipe in an ancient magazine of my mum's.
I hope that you love them as much as I do :

INGREDIENTS:

• 200g of sugar
• 200g of unsalted butter (room temperature)
• 2 free range eggs
• 400g plain flour
• 4 tbsp golden syrup
• 2 sachets of vanilla sugar
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 2 large bars (200g each) of good quality dark chocolate (I prfer Cadbury's Bourneville)

The number of cookies you make depends on how big you make them :)
STEPS:

1. Preheat oven to 190 C and line your baking trays with grease proof paper
2. Chop the chocolate bars into thick chunks so you have them ready to place into your mixture. TIP: I find that the ideal size for each chunk is approx. 1cm cubed

    

3. Cream the butter with the sugar using a hand mixer on medium speed. When they have blended well add the golden syrup (also using the mixer at medium speed).
4. Beat the eggs and the vanilla in a seperate bowl (just to make sure your eggs are ok) and add to the mixture.
5. Sift the flour, baking powder and baking soda together and fold into the mixture with a wooden spoon.
6. Last but not least add your choc chunks.
7. Using a spoon place dollops of the mixture on the baking trays
TIP: I like to use an ice cream scoop to get them all the same size BUT BEWARE this is only for those who like large cookies :)

COOKING TIME: LITERALLY until theybecome golden on top. The secret to a chewy cookie is to take it out of the oven before they harden, they should be soft to the touch when you remove them. Allow them to cool and enjoy!!