Chewy Chocolate Fudge Cookies

Good day all!

So my thoughts on Saturday were:  What am I going to cook this weekend?

The answer it seems, is cookies.
Cookies are my all time favourite treats.  Possibly single handedly to blame for about 80% of my after college weight gain.  Frankly, I blame the Rugrats.  When I was younger, I would sit and watch it and after Angelica would sit and scream for cookies...well... I had to have some too.  One of my most vivid memories is grabbing a stool, and raiding the highest shelf of our cupboards whilst my brothers eagerly awaited the bounty below.

So began a lifetime love affair with cookies.  It was my nickname for a while, and still is to some people.  A fair few people don't know my real name is Emma, most refer to me as "cookie" or "cookie Lou" which I personally think is awesome.

Whilst I'm working on healthy cookies as time goes by, I'm afraid these are not those.  If you are looking for that kind of cookie, come back some other time, because these are full fat, chewy, glutenous cookies that crumble, squish and tumble down your shirt as you eat them.

There's nothing wrong with that every now and again, really.

Ahh cookies.  My sweet love.  They are so simple & easy to make they should be called "easy peasy cookies"  There is no separating, or stages of cooking.  There's no kneading or having to put ingredients in a certain way to get the right reaction.

You just pop it all in.  Beat the hell out of it, scoop onto a tray and bake it.

Perfect for a lazy Saturday afternoon.  Just get someone else to do the washing up.  In return for a cookie or two...

6 oz plain flour

5 oz light brown sugar

1 oz golden caster sugar

1 teaspoon baking powder

4 oz unsalted butter (melted but not boiled)

3 teaspoons white wine vinegar

2 heaped tablespoons 0% fat Greek yoghurt.

1 large egg beaten.

1 heaped tablespoon cocoa powder

2 tablespoons golden syrup (corn syrup to oversea readers)

1/2 teaspoon salt

125g milk chocolate chips

100g fudge, crumbed or chopped into small bits.

Preheat oven to gas mark 6 / 200℃

Sieve the flour, baking powder, cocoa powder and salt into a large mixing bowl to rid of any nasty lumps.  Then add everything else into the bowl and get beating.  If you're using your hands, I would recommend using a large spoon, as it's a thick mixture.  If you're using an electric mixer, set on low speed and mix for roughly 10 minutes.

It should look creamy like so:

Then, scoop out tablespoon sized portions and spoon onto a greased baking sheet, leaving a generous space between each one.

Pop into the oven for 10-15 minutes until crispy on top.  Stick a knife into the middle and make sure it comes out clean.  They will still be flimsy when hot, but once cooled should be a lot less flexible.  Leave to cool on a rack for about 10 minutes.

Serve!

Brilliant stuff.