Make this recipe a recipe that people in that category can eat. categories: ['dairy_free'], recipe: set the oven to 190°c/375°f/gas 5. beat the butter and sugars together in a mixing bowl until creamy. break the egg into the bowl and beat it into the mixture until smooth. then add the vanilla essence and mix. add the flour, salt and bicarbonate of soda to the mixture, a little at a time, and stir everything together well. now add the chocolate chips and stir them in until they are evenly spread through the mixture. butter the baking trays and spoon small mounds of the mixture on them leaving quite big spaces between the mounds. bake the cookies for 10 to 12 minutes until they are an even golden brown colour, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool.

Target recipe: *either use purchased milled flaxseed (flax meal), or grind whole flaxseed in a coffee grinder to a granular, free-flowing meal. you can purchase this at healthfood stores or healthfood sections at some grocery stores. cream margarine (or butter), white sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy. add eggs and vanilla and beat well. in a separate bowl, mix together flour, oats, milled flaxseed, salt, baking powder and baking soda. stir into creamed mixture. add nuts and chocolate chips, mix until blended. form dough into 1-inch balls. place balls on an ungreased cookie sheet, leaving 2 inches between cookies. bake at 350 degrees for about 10 - 12 minutes.