Traditional Chocolate Chip Cookies

I have always said that cooking is a labor of love and can truly show someone how you really feel and today that motto has held true. Our 4 year old is a bundle is wild energy! She has been sick and that has kept her inside plus she is doing her own count down to Christmas and is well aware of the limited number of days before the big day. With all this being said she was a piece of work today and might have added a few grey hairs to my husbands head. So once the wild animal had been washed and calmed and put to bed three times; yes three times because she always thinks of things that she forgot to tell us. In her very cute four year old worlds " But momma this is berry important!" I decided that the husband was well deserving of his favorite cookie, chocolate chip. There is nothing fancy about these cookies and only require a few kitchen staples, but the one thing that sets these apart from the rest is that they were cooked will 100% love because he is an amazing father.


Traditional Chocolate Chip Cookies:


1 cup plus 2 Tbsp flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter at room temp
6 Tbsp sugar
6 Tbsp packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 egg
Chocolate chips


Preheat oven to 375 degrees.


In a small bowl mix together flour, baking soda, and salt whisk together and set aside


In another bowl cream together butter, sugar, and brown sugar until fluffy. Add in egg and beat well . Add in vanilla extract. Slowly add in flour mixture until well incorporated.
You will notice there is no measurement for the chocolate chips and the reason for that is you get to decide how much to put in. To be honest I always think any recipe calls for to few and add in additional. So pour away, use the whole bag if that makes you happy because I will be honest I did and they were great. Once you have in the amount of chips that you want gently fold into batter.


Drop cookies a tablespoon at a time on cookie sheet and bake between 9 and 11 minutes or just until golden brown.
I do not care for a crunchy cookie so I baked for 9 minutes and got a gooey soft cookie that stayed soft even after it was cooled.
Allow to cool on baking sheet for about 3 minutes then move to wire rack to completely cool.
Goes best with a very cold glass of milk, enjoy y'all!!