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Link: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Best-Big-Fat-Chewy-Chocolate-Chip-Cookie/Detail.aspx

This is my favorite recipe for Chocolate Chip Cookies, Lances favorite Dessert!It was found at http://allrecipes.com . I like All Recipes because it has a large selection of recipes for the same dish and people comment and rate each recipe helping me to choose the one I want to try. This recipe was given an averaged score of 4 1/2 stars (out of 5) by 2,686 people...sounded like a winner to me! It was and is and will always be So here it is...I didn't/don't change anything except I use unbleached pastry flour sometimes

PREP TIME 10 Min
COOK TIME 15 Min
READY IN 40 Min
Original recipe yield 1 1/2 dozen

INGREDIENTS

* 2 cups all-purpose flour
* 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 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 semisweet chocolate chips

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.

Serve warm with a tall glass of ice cold milk YUM!