Name: Salted Gula Melaka Chocolate Chip Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 35
Cuisine: Bakes
Ingredients: 1 Egg; 80 g Fine granulated sugar; 100 g Gula Melaka, finely grated; 125 g Butter, softened; 150 g Semi-sweet chocolate chips; 200 g All-purpose flour; 1/2 tsp Baking soda; 1/2 tsp Sea salt; 1/4 tsp Sea salt flakes for sprinkling; 1 tsp Vanilla essence

Salted Gula Melaka Chocolate Chip Cookies

Level

easy

Cooking

35 min

Preparation

10 min

Ingredients

Servings

Egg	1
Fine granulated sugar	80 g
Gula Melaka, finely grated	100 g
Butter, softened	125 g
Semi-sweet chocolate chips	150 g
All-purpose flour	200 g
Baking soda	¹⁄₂ tsp
Sea salt	¹⁄₂ tsp
Sea salt flakes for sprinkling	¹⁄₄ tsp
Vanilla essence	1 tsp

How to cook

Step 1

In a large mixing bowl, add granulated sugar, Gula Melaka, softened butter, egg and vanilla essence.

Step 2

Beat with a mixer until smooth and thoroughly combined. Small chunks of Gula Melaka might be visible.

Step 3

Add flour, baking soda and sea salt. Stir and fold to mix well.

Step 4

Stir in chocolate chips until it spreads evenly in the batter.

Step 5

Refrigerate batter for about 20 mins.

Baking

Heat oven to 190°C and line baking tray with baking paper.
Once the batter has chilled, remove it from the fridge.
Use two regular teaspoons to scoop up some batter to form balls of dough ~ 1 teaspoon in size.
Place balls of the cookie dough 5 cm apart on baking sheet to allow for spreading.
Sprinkle some sea salt flakes on top of each cookie.
Bake for approximately 8 – 10 mins.
Once baked, rest cookies on the baking sheet for 5 mins before removing and transferring to a cooling rack to cool.

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