Chocolate chunky cookies - for kids?

I love chocolate chip cookies, (they’re about the only thing I can bake) I used to make these with my daughter quite regularly – sometimes swapping the type of chocolate we used. They are really easy to make, great for getting the kids involved. Especially the bit when you have to smash up the chocolate, with a rolling pin, all good fun. By adding some flavouring you can easily change the taste slightly, orange and chocolate work really well together, I would sometimes add a few drops of orange flavouring to the cookie dough, a healthier option would be to add a little orange zest perhaps.

 Chocolate Chunk Cookies

2 eggs, beaten
200g butter
300g flour
150g soft light brown sugar
100g caster sugar
½ tsp salt
½ bicarbonate of soda
300g chocolate
1 tsp Vanilla essence

 1. Preheat the oven to 180˚C (350˚F). Break the chocolate into squares, place them in a freezer bag, put it on a solid surface and with a rolling pin give it a good bash, until it’s broken up into small chunks.

 2. In a bowl, beat the butter with all the sugar until creamy and smooth, gradually beat in the egg.

 3. Beat in the flour, salt, bicarb of soda and vanilla, now stir in the chocolate chunks.

 4. Spoon mounds of the cookie dough onto a baking sheet and bake for 10-15 minutes or until they are golden, take out of the oven and leave for 5 minutes to harden before transferring to a wire rack, to cool.