Big Fat Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies - yields 18 cookies
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 T vanilla
1 egg
1 egg yolk
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper. Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt and set aside. In a medium bowl, cream the butter and sugars until well blended. Beat in the vanilla, egg, and egg yolk until light and creamy. Mix in the sifted ingredients until just blended. Stir in the chocolate chips.
Drop the cookie dough 1/4 cup at a time (I used my large Pampered Chef scoop) onto the cookie sheets. Bake 15-17 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned. Cool on cookie sheet for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.
