Nutella Chocolate Chip Cookie

The hubby and the kids are big cookie lovers , their fav is chocolate chip , but I was bored of making them so I thought of putting in a bit of Nutella into the batter ( more of it went into me ;p ), I love... love.... love Nutella , I simply cannot  resist them so I only bought a  small bottle of it to use it for the cookie . I gotta tell you the cookie dough was more delicious than the cookie itself . The hubby and kids gave it a big thumbs up so here goes..........

INGREDIENTS 

200 gms butter room temp 

1/2 cup caster sugar 

3/4 cup packed brown sugar 

1 tbsp vanilla extract 

2 eggs 

2 and 1/2 cups of all- purpose flour 

1 tsp salt 

1 tsp baking soda 

1/3 cup Nutella

1 cup or more chocolate chips 

METHOD 

Cream the butter , sugars and vanilla essence till light and fluffy .

Add in the eggs one at a time and beat well 

Sift the dry ingredients together and fold it in .

Fold in the nutella  and the chocolate chips .

Chill the mix in the fridge for an hour .

Roll the dough into medium sized balls and place it 2-3 inches apart in the a lined baking sheet .

Bake it in a preheated 180 c oven for about 20-23 min .

Nigella's Chocolate Banana Muffins

By now , you all must know that I am a huge Nigella fan , I just love.....love.....love her recipes , they all turn out so well , never has it not worked for me . I have so many things going on right now that I have absolutely no time to think or create some new flavours and recipes . I am in the middle of moving house and the kids have their hands full with their exams and stuff that it is an absolute mess around here . I thought I better get at least one new post in before I move because who knows when I will get the net connection and also get settled in .
I had a couple of bananas rotting here and was bored of making the stuff I know so I thought why not give this recipe a try , it sounds simple and delicious and as usual Nigella does not disappoint , these muffins were just too good , they were so moist and delish so here goes ................

INGREDIENTS

3 very ripe bananas
125 ml vegetable oil
2 eggs
100 gms light brown sugar
225 gms plain flour
3 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tsp baking soda

METHOD

Mash the bananas well .
Add the oil and mash it and then add the eggs and sugar and mix it well
Sift the dry ingredients together and then add them to the wet mixture and mix it up .
Grease and line the muffin pan and spoon the mixture into the muffin moulds till 3/4 full .
Bake in a preheated 200 c oven for about 15 - 20 min or till a toothpick inserted comes out clean .
Makes nice round and shiny 12 muffins .