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Chocolate Chip Cookies

There's a reason why chocolate chip cookies are a standard. Nothing quite beats the smell of them in the oven, except maybe eating the dough right out the bowl (which you totally shouldn't be doing, btw). Images of warm chocolate chip cookies and ice cold glasses of milk recall fond memories in many. Wouldn't you like to keep that going? Try this recipe out.

Ingredients (for 12 cookies):

• 8 tbsp butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar 
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3/4 cup chocolate chips

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Microwave butter for 40 seconds so that's it's barely melted.
3. Using an immersion blender, mix the butter with the sugars until creamy. Add the vanilla and egg and beat for 15 seconds. If you beat any longer, the mixture can harden.
4. Add the flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix until you achieve a crumbly consistency. Using your fingers, press the crumbles together so that a dough is formed. Press everything together so that a large ball is formed. The ball should fit into your palm and should be greasy.
5. Squash the ball into a square, sprinkle in your chocolate chips, and roll into a ball again.
6. Roll the ball into a sheet again, and divide into 12 smaller balls. Place on a cookie sheet, and bake for 10 mins. Take them out when they look pale and puffy.
7. Once you've taken them out of the oven, let them cool for 30 mins. 
8. Enjoy!