I wonder if Hilda’s ‘cakes’ were meant to be ‘biscuits’, or ‘cookies’? The recipe for these cookies is very similar to the proportions for Hilda’s ‘cakes’, and there is no added liquid.
Chocolate Chip Cookies
There are lots of recipes on the internet – over 3,300 recipes listed on Eat Your Books! For an informed discussion about Chocolate Chip Cookies there is Felicity Cloake for the Guardian, whose cookies are the featured image above
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