Easter egg cookies

PREP: 20 MINS

COOK: 15-55 MINS

EASY

MAKES 20

Create the perfect cookie with a soft, chewy centre and crisp outer edge. Mini chocolate eggs and white and dark chocolate chunks make them an indulgent Easter treat

175g butter, softened

200g light brown soft sugar

100g golden caster sugar

1tbsp vanilla extract

1 large egg

250g plain flour

½ tsp bicarbonate of soda

50g white chocolate, chopped into chunks

100g bar dark chocolate, chopped into chunks

100g mini chocolate eggs, lightly crushed with a rolling pin, leaving some larger pieces to decorate

1 Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Line two baking sheets with baking parchment. Tip the butter, sugars and vanilla into a bowl. Beat with a handheld electric whisk until pale and fluffy. Add the egg and beat again. Tip in the flour, bicarb and a pinch of salt, then use a spatula to mix together before adding the chocolate chunks and about half the crushed mini eggs (set aside the larger pieces) and mix again until everything is combined.

2 Scoop golf-ball-sized mounds of cookie dough on to the baking sheets, making sure you leave plenty of space between each one. (You should fit four to six cookies on each, so you’ll have to bake in batches to make the total 20 cookies.) Push the remaining mini egg pieces into the tops. Can be frozen at this point for up to three months. Defrost thoroughly in the fridge before baking. Bake for 15-18 minutes, swapping the sheets around halfway through. For soft, chewy cookies, they should be golden around the edges but still pale and soft in the middle. If you prefer a biscuit texture, you will need to bake them a little longer.

3 Remove from the oven and leave to cool for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack, then bake the second batch. Continue until all are baked. Will keep in an airtight container for up to a week.