Allie's Famous Chocolate Chip Cookies

Yesterday, we got about 13" of snow dumped on us.  Husband kept going out with the snow blower but within a couple of hours, you couldn't tell that he'd done anything.  Everything is shut down today and everyone is digging out.  Snow day means playing outside, then coming in to hot chocolate and freshly baked cookies.  These are also great to pass around the campfire.

I am not Allie, but she makes amazing cookies.  She shared this recipe with our group of friends, and those friends have shared the recipe.  Now, I'm sharing the recipe.  Allie does not have a blog, but I'll recommend her Etsy shop.

These cookies are huge.  Certainly, you can make them smaller and adjust the cooking time.  Isn't one of the joys of childhood eating a cookie bigger than your head?  It does limit you to eating too many because you just know that 1 is plenty.

Allie's Famous Chocolate Chip Cookies

What you need:

• 2 cups flour
  
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup melted putter (1.5 sticks)
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 cups of semisweet chocolate chunks or chips

What to do:

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees
2. Mix flour, baking soda, and salt together in a medium sized bowl.
3. In a stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugars
4. Add eggs slowly, then vanilla.  Slowly add the sifted dry ingredients.
5. Stir in chocolate chips by hand
6. Drop 1/4 cup balls, 3 inches apart on a baking sheet (they'll spread!)
7. Bake for 15-17 minutes.  When they cookies are starting to brown on the edges, take them out.  You don't want to overbake these!