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The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 egg
1 egg yolk
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips (or dark, or white, or mixed! Follow your bliss.)

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets or line with parchment paper.
2. Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
3. In a medium bowl, cream together the melted butter, brown sugar and white sugar until well blended. Beat in the vanilla, egg, and egg yolk until light and creamy. Mix in the sifted ingredients until just blended. Stir in the chocolate chips by hand using a wooden spoon. Drop cookie dough 1/4 cup at a time onto the prepared cookie sheets. Cookies should be about 3 inches apart.
4. Bake for 15 to 17 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the edges are lightly toasted. Cool on baking sheets for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.

Baking note: If you want smaller cookies, just drop them by the spoonful on the cookie sheet and lower the cooking time by a few minutes. Watch the oven on this one! I always set the timer for about nine minutes regardless because I am freaky about not over-baking my beloved cookies.

The low temperature and melted butter make these cookies deliciously soft and chewy. Let me know if you try it! I don't think I'll ever abandon this recipe; its idiot-proof ways make me happy.

This recipe is from All Recipes.