Winter Snapshot

The Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie

My brother used to tease me about the fact that I had not mastered the art of making chocolate chip cookies. Now that he is married, he teases his wife (and still makes the chocolate chip cookies himself). I have now found the perfect recipe for these delectable morsels, one that I hope will save myself and my sister-in-law from any future teasing. They are amazingly chewy and soft, and the finished cookie is perfectly rounded. The end of my brother's cookie superiority is at hand.

Thick and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

2 cups plus 2 Tbsp.flour

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

3/4 cup unsalted butter melted and cooled until just warm

1 cup packed brown sugar (light or dark)

1/2 cup white sugar

1 large egg, plus 1 large yolk

2-3 tsp. pure vanilla extract

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 320 degrees. Whisk dry ingredients, set aside. Cream butter and sugars, add egg, egg yolk and vanilla until just combined. Add dry ingredients, beat until just combined. Add chocolate chips.

Form a ball of approximately 2 Tbsp. of dough. Break ball into two pieces, then mash two pieces together again with both jagged sides up. This will make the cookies spread correctly when baked. Bake for 12-15 minutes, rotating trays from top of oven to bottom halfway during baking time. Enjoy!