Chocolate Chip Delights

Chocolate Chip Delights

Ingredients (A)

150g brown sugar

100g castor sugar

120g butter

130g vegetable shortening

2 tablespoon vanilla essence

1 egg

Ingredients (B)

250g plain flour

1 teaspooon bicarbonate soda

¼ teaspoon salt

150g chocolate chip

120g almond nuts

Methods:

1) Preheat oven to 180 degree Celcius

For Mixture (A)

2) Cream vegetable shortening and butter together

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3)Add in brown sugar together with castor sugar

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4) Cream in the egg bit by bit and pour vanilla essence

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Mixture (A)

Mixture B

5) Sift the flour and add in 1 tbsp of bicarbonate soda and salt

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6)Add in the sifted flour into mixture (A) and mix well

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7) Add in almond nuts and chocolate chips

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8) Lightly grease the baking tray with butter

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9) Take rounded tablespoons of mixture and roll into balls.

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10)Place balls about 3cm apart on slightly greased baking trays

Bake in pre heated oven for 15 minutes or until browned

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Ingredients	Functions
Brown Sugar	-Caramelization ( contributes to colour) -Rich in flavour
Castor Sugar	-dissolves much faster than normal sugar -ideal for flavour and consistency
Vegetable Shortening	-Promotes tenderness in the cookie and prevents excessive gluten development during mixing -Contributes to the spread of the cookies
Butter	Contributes to a more desirable taste and flavor
Egg	-Act as both tenderizers and tougheners in cookie baking. -Egg yolks contain a very large percentage of fat which helps to tenderize the cookie while egg whites acts as structure builders because of the proteins which coagulate during baking. -Contribute moisture - Whole eggs contribute the combined characterists of shortness, aeration, and tenderness.
Vanilla Essence	-act as a flavouring agent
Flour	-the principle structure builder or binding agent -toughening agent because when it comes in contact with the liquids in the formula, the flour proteins (gluten) form the main structure of the cookies.
Salt	-Used for its own flavor and to bring out the natural flavors of the other ingredients
Bicarbonate Soda	-act as a leavening agent -lowers the caramelization point of sugar in the cookie batter, causing faster and darker coloring of the crust
Almonds & Chocolate Chips	-To produce particular flavors and textures -Interfere with gluten development by cutting gluten strands, thus making a product more tender, with a lower volume.