There is NO DESSERT I love more than a soft, chewy, thick,
chocolate chip cookie.
I like mine with mini semi-sweet chocolate chips and not too much vanilla. No raisins, no nuts, no oatmeal.
So if you like crunchy cookies, or thin ones, or milk chocolate, then go ahead and skip this recipe.
Sometimes when I'm in a hurry (or just want to self indulge in the goodness) and don't have time to scoop out three dozen cookies and bake in batches, I press the entire bowl of dough into a 9x13 glass baking pan and bake for about 17 minutes. If I need to serve them, I cut them up into squares. Honestly, I kind of like them better as bars.
Also great dough for spoozokies.
(Half bake dough in a single serving bakeware, remove from oven and top with vanilla ice cream and chocolate syrup- or whatever the heck you want. You get the idea.)
3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
2 tsp vanilla
2 cups flour
2 tsp cornstarch (yes, cornstarch)
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
at least 1 cup of semi sweet chocolate chips
Cream butter, sugars, egg and vanilla in electric mixer with paddle attachment.
Mix in flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt.
Stir in chocolate chips.
Bake cookies @350 for 8-10 minutes a batch (no more than ten minutes)
OR
press into a 9x13 pan and bake @350 for 17-20 minutes
OR
triple the recipe and freeze four dozen for cravings.
