Recipe: Sweet Treat Chocolate Chip Cookies

Have you hit the midweek slump and found yourself in need of a treat?

Fear not, we’ve got just the thing. Our pals at Avonmore recently announced details of the first ever Avonmore Cook and Taste Awards. Aimed at home cooks throughout Ireland, the competition invites Irish cooks aged 18 years and over to invited to submit their favourite tried and tested recipe through Cook with Avonmore’s Facebook Application www.cookwithavonmore.ie/comp to be in with a chance to win €1,000 in cash.

We’re already prepping our resident foodies for their entries, but in the meantime Avonmore kindly provided us with a simple recipe for some delicious cookies so we can easily flex our kitchen muscles too…

INGREDIENTS

• 225g Avonmore Butter, softened
• 200g sugar
• 220g brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 10ml vanilla extract
• 375g plain flour
• 1tbsp baking soda
• 1tbsp salt
• 10ml hot water
• 335g chocolate chips
• 115g walnuts (optional)