Cooking with Michy

Prep Time: 15 Min

Cook Time: 10 Min

Ready In: 25 Min

Servings: 9 - 10

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup margarine, softened

• 1/2 cup white sugar

• 1/2 cup brown sugar

• 1 egg

• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 1 cup all-purpose flour

• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 2 tablespoons and 2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder

• 1-1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

2. Line cookie sheet with parchment.

3. In a medium bowl, cream together the margarine, white sugar and brown sugar until smooth.

4. Beat in the egg, then stir in the vanilla.

5. Sift in the flour, baking soda, salt and cocoa powder; mix well.

6. Stir in the chocolate chips.

7. Use a scoop to drop cookies on the prepared cookie sheets.

8. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven.

9. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Review: Today I took the step and made cookies at my house all by myself for my family and it went really good with very little mistakes. I really struggled with getting used to that I have to prepare and mix everything without anyone else’s help. What went well is how my cookies turned out, they were so soft and chewy and my family loved them, they could keep their hands off them, they were gone within 2 days. The thing I would change is to be given the size of scoop I should use to measure the dough so that I could make sure that the size of the cookies is consistently the same size and shape to enhance the appearance. I learned today that it is not easy to make cookies all by yourself and that you need to be extra careful and make sure you read the step and know what you are doing. All in all today was a very big stepping stone for me and I hope to make more cookies all by myself!