Chocolate cookies.

Makes: 16+
Cooking Time: 15 minutes

You will need:

125g salted butter, softened
125g caster sugar
½ tsp. vanilla extract
155g plain flour
30 grams unsweetened cocoa powder
½ tsp baking powder
60g dark chocolate, roughly chopped or chocolate chips

5cm round cookie cutter
baking sheets
parchment

Method
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/gas mark 4. Line four baking sheets with non-stick baking paper, or bake two batches at a time on two trays.
2. Using an electric mixer, use the paddle attachment to cream together butter, sugar and vanilla until fluffy.
Add the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and  chocolate chips, continue mixing until combined.
The dough will be quite thick and stiff.
3. Tip the dough out into a very lightly floured surface.
Rollt it out until about 1cm thick.
Stamp out discs with the cookie cutter and arrange 4cm apart on a piece of baking  sheets. Do this until all the dough is used up.
4.  Bake in a preheated oven for 15 minutes  then allow it to cool.
They will harden as they cool.
5. They will keep for 7-10 days in an airtight container or freeze for to 2 months.