Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs (or 1 egg + 2 egg yolks)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons hot water
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups chopped chocolate (a mix of milk/dark/darker)

Directions

• Preheat oven to 175 degrees C
• (Optional) Heat the butter on medium-low heat, stirring occassionally until butter turns brown. Let cool.
• Cream together the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until smooth (10 minutes)
• Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla.
• Dissolve baking soda in hot water. Add to batter along with salt.
• Stir in flour and chocolate chips.
• Chill the dough for 30 minutes minimum and for great flavour, up to 5 days. 3 days is the sweet spot.
• Drop by large spoonfuls onto lined pans.
• Bake for about 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are nicely browned.

Notes

• Blend the butter, and sugars together for longer than you think you need to. This will stop the cookies from having that undissolved sugar feeling.
• Use 1 egg and 2 egg yolks for better cookies with a deeper flavour.
• Swap chocolate for macadamias for good nut cookies. Chocolate and coconut is also good.
• Browning the butter changes the texture of the cookies---they will taste better but may be not be as chewy if cooked for the same amount of time.