i've been making chocolate chip cookies forEVER, but have just recently come across the best recipe i've ever used. and yes, it's even better than that tollhouse recipe. i've made it several times in the past few weeks: for friends who just had a baby, for friends who just moved, for my family visiting last week, and now today because it rained and we needed something to shake off the crabby-cranks that rainy days like to bring with them.

so i'm sharing my new favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe ever. the best part about this recipe is that you don't have to remember to set out sticks of butter on the counter to soften a few hours before you start since you use melted butter, not softened butter.


CrispyChewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

this recipe is very easy to double, and i often do. because semi-sweets come in 12 oz bags and who wants to save or waste a half bag of chocolate chips because i don't know about you, but those things do not have a long shelf life once opened in our house. if you know what i mean.

1 stick butter, melted
1 egg
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour
6 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 and lightly grease cookie sheet.
Beat melted butter and egg, add sugars and mix well. Stir in vanilla, soda, and salt. Mix with flour and chips.
Place 1" balls of dough at least 2" apart on greased cookies sheets. Bake 10 min (or 14 or 13...depending on the mood of your oven). Cool cookies on cookie sheet before removing them to cooling rack.