Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

A classic chocolate cookie batter which produces a delicious, moist cookie. Great for creating cookies with your favourite flavoured chocolate chips, and/or nuts.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup butter, softened to room temperature
  
• 1 cup brown sugar
  
• 1 egg
  
• 5 oz semi-sweet chocolate, melted
  
• 1/4 cup sour cream
  
• 1 2/3 cup all purpose flour
  
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
  
• white, raspberry or mint chocolate chips

Directions:

Cream together butter and sugar.
Beat in eggs until mixture is light and fluffy.
Mix in melted chocolate and sour cream.
Sift baking powder, soda and salt into flour.
Fold flour mixture into egg mixture until well blended.
Stir in chips and/or other goodies as desired.
Refrigerate batter for 30 minutes.
Drop spoonfuls of chilled batter onto a greased (or non-stick) cookie sheet, allowing space between each spoonful for batter to spread as it cooks.
Bake for 10-12 minutes at 375°F.

These cookies are delicious hot out of the oven.
If you have any leftovers, allow them to cool at room temperature on cookie sheets or wire racks. Then store at room temperature in airtight tins.