Chocolate Chip Cookies with April!

April, my sister-in-law was in town recently, so of course, we had to bake!


Here is my family's (Waters side) favorite Chocolate Chip cookie recipe!

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. 

Cream together the following:

1/2 C butter (1 stick, should be room temperature)

1/2 C sugar

1/2 C brown sugar

Then add 

1 tsp. vanilla
1 egg

In a separate bowl, sift together the following:

1 1/2 C white flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

Slowly add the flour mixture to the rest of the dough, mixing constantly (either by hand or using the Kitchen Aid on a low speed). Stir in (by hand) about 2 cups of chocolate chips (April introduced me to chocolate chunks-- so yummy!)

Dough should be fairly stiff. Scoop the dough (either by hand or with a spoon) and form into a small ball. Arrange onto a cooking sheet or baking stone about 2-3 inches apart (cookies will flatten a bit).

Bake each sheet of cookies for about 10-12 minutes or until the cookies are just starting to brown around the edges. Let the cookies cool for about 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack. 

Recipe should make about 24 cookies, depending on how large (or small) you want them! The recipe doubles well. Cookies will stay fresh in airtight storage (bag or container) for a few days. My mom enjoys freezing them!