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{March 20, 2009}   Chocolate chip cookies

Ingredients:

1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour

1/4 th teaspoonsalt

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 cup butter(if using salted butter omit the salt)

3/4 cup sugar

1 large egg, at room temperature

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips or 1 cup chocolate chips and 1/2 cup m&m’s

cookies

Method:

Whisk the flour, salt, and baking soda in a medium bowl.

In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar with a hand held mixer until light and fluffy, about 4 to 5 minutes.

Beat in the egg and then the vanilla.

Gradually add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture, to make a soft dough.

 Stir in the chocolate chips.

Preheat the oven to 400 F.

Spoon a heaping tablespoon of dough onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them about 3-inches apart.

Bake the cookies until brown around the edges, about 12 to 14 minutes.

Repeat with the remaining dough.

Enjoy with milk. Perfectly crunchy and delicious.



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