Recipe: Chewy Chocolate Chip cookies

Everyone has their own recipe for chocolate chip cookies. I mean, everyone loves these timeless cookies their own way. I know I do. It took me a while to figure out how to make them they way that I like them.

I started out with the Toll House recipe. Everyone knows that one right? But I could never get my cookies to turn out the way I like them. They ended up too puffy and not at all chewy. So I went back to buying the pre made dough… which I hated but I did it.. for a long time. I got tired of using store bought dough and went back to trying to figure out what I liked in a cookie. I found a post by Handle the Heat called The Ultimate Guide to Chocolate Chip Cookies. I got the chance to see what the cookies looked like if you eliminated different ingredients. So I tried the one that identified with me the best.. and it worked! Here is my recipe, let me know what you think!

Chewy Chocolate Chip cookies

Adapted from the Toll House Cookies recipe
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Ingredients:

1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature

1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons packed light sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 large egg
1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray the cookie sheet with nonstick spray.

In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt.

In another bowl, beat butter and sugars until creamy (about 2 minutes). Add the egg and vanilla, beat well to combine. Slowly beat flour into mixture. Stir in chocolate chips.

Put dough into fridge for about 4 hours to cool. Roll spoonful into balls and add the the cookie sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the bottom of the cookie is golden brown. Cool for 2 minutes before removing.