How to make Millie's cookies
This recipe is as close as we can get to our favourite Millie's cookies. For the perfect soft, chewy texture, bake them for no more than 7 minutes. Take them out and let them set as they harden up a bit more. If you prefer them a little harder, just leave them in the oven for a couple more minutes. The flavour combinations are endless; Caramac, Chocolate Orange, Kinder, Smarties (150g or x4 38g tubes), M&Ms... just follow the same recipe and swap out the chocolate chips for your favourite sweeties and voila, you can tailor cookie flavours for your family and friends so that everyone is happy.
We've added red and green M&Ms for ultimate Christmas movie nights in, or tied with a ribbon and gifted to a friend - brownie points all round.
If you love this recipe, why not turn it into a traybake with salted caramel sandwiched between? Try our Salted Caramel Cookie Traybake recipe.
Find out below how to make these delicious copycat Millie's cookies.
Method
Step 1:
Preheat the oven to 200°C, (fan 180°C, gas mark 4) and line 2 baking trays with baking parchment.
Step 2:
In a large bowl cream together the butter and sugars until pale and fluffy then add the egg and vanilla extract and mix together well.
Step 3:
Sift the flour and salt and then add to the egg mixture. Mixing thoroughly until a soft dough forms. Finally stir in the chocolate chips.
Step 4:
Break off walnut sized pieces of the dough, and roll into balls. Place these on the baking trays leaving space between them as they will spread out during baking.
Step 5:
Place in the oven and bake for 7 minutes for the ultimate Millie's experience, or 10 minutes if you prefer a crunch. Leave to cool on the trays for about 10 minutes then transfer onto a cooling wire to cool completely.
These store for about 4 days in an airtight container.
If you love this recipe, why not try making our cookie ice cream cones? Perfect for the summer- Homnomnom!
Ingredients
For The Dough
- 125g Unsalted butter (softened)
- 115g Billington's Unrefined Light Muscovado Sugar
- 110g Silver Spoon White Caster Sugar
- 1 Medium egg
- 1 tsp Nielsen-Massey Vanilla Extract
- 220g Allinson's Self Raising Flour
- 0.5 tsp Salt
- 200g Chocolate chips (we used milk chocolate)
Utensils
- 2x Baking trays
- Baking parchment
- Large mixing bowl
- Sieve
- Wooden spoon
- Wire cooling rack
Recipe Reviews
A versatile yummy cookie recipe. Stick to the cooking time, it may look under done but they are amazing!!!
I've made this recipe 3 times in the last 10 days and my family and friends can't get enough. Simple to make and always have these ingredients in the cupboard.
I made these a billion times and they taste absolutely amazing. It is the best cookie recipe ever! I even added tiny fudge and extra salt to make salted caramel cookies. I am only 11 and don't need help from any of my parents.
This is the best cookie recipe ever! You can honestly add anything you want in place of the chocolate chips, such as Smarties, m&ms, caramel chunks, etc... Last bake i actually caramelized walnuts, set them, blitzed them into largish chunks and folded them into the incredible batter. It was delicious with the caramel cookie taste but a nutty side flavour.
A quick note : if you want a softer, more rusty flavour use 100g golden granulated sugar instead of the caster sugar.
I absolutely love these cookies! Whenever I'm in a baking mood they're my go-to. They're easy to make, delicious, and perfect in every way- 100% recommend!
Can you just not incorporate the muscovado sugar?
The first method step is to cream together the butter and both sugars before adding the egg. This will help create little air pockets in your dough creating the most delicious of cookies
Ingredients
For The Dough
- 125g Unsalted butter (softened)
- 115g Billington's Unrefined Light Muscovado Sugar
- 110g Silver Spoon White Caster Sugar
- 1 Medium egg
- 1 tsp Nielsen-Massey Vanilla Extract
- 220g Allinson's Self Raising Flour
- 0.5 tsp Salt
- 200g Chocolate chips (we used milk chocolate)
Utensils
- 2x Baking trays
- Baking parchment
- Large mixing bowl
- Sieve
- Wooden spoon
- Wire cooling rack