Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies

By srumbel

I like to make 18 giant cookies, but you could easily make smaller cookies. I think the larger cookies are awesomely gooey and delicious, though. Yum!

from thebakerupstairs

Ingredients

• 12 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg plus 1 egg yolk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325. In a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, combine butter and sugars and mix until combined. Add egg and egg yolk, vanilla, and almond extract, and mix until combined. Add flour, baking soda, and salt, and mix until just combined (be careful not to over mix). Gently fold chocolate chips into the dough. Divide dough into eighteen large balls. Pull each ball into two pieces using your hands. Place one half, rough side down, on a lightly greased baking sheet, then place the other half, rough side up, on top of the first half. Bake 12-15 minutes, or until very lightly browned around the edges. The middles of the cookies should still be soft. Let cool on baking sheet for 5-10 minutes, then remove to cooling rack. Enjoy!