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layout: recipe
title:  "Best Big, Fat, Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie"
image: best-big-fat-chewy-chocolate-chip-cookie.jpg
imagecredit: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/25037/best-big-fat-chewy-chocolate-chip-cookie/
date: 2017-03-16

authorName: Elizabeth BH
authorURL: http://allrecipes.com/cook/183690/made-it/
sourceName: All Recipes
sourceURL: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/25037/best-big-fat-chewy-chocolate-chip-cookie/
category: Dessert
tags:
  - chocolate
  - cookies
yield: 7
prepTime: 15
cookTime: 15

ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

directions:
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). 
- Grease cookie sheets or line with parchment paper.
- Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
- In a medium bowl, cream together the melted butter, brown sugar and white sugar 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 by hand using a wooden spoon. 
- Drop cookie dough 1/4 cup at a time onto the prepared cookie sheets. Cookies should be about 3 inches apart.
- Bake for 15 to 17 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the edges are lightly toasted. 
- Cool on baking sheets for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.

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