Best Chocolate Chip Cookies... EVER!

I spent a good portion of my undergrad in pursuit of truely the best chocolate chip cookie recipe... mostly my searches resulted in a crispy, cakey, or flat gooey messes. Where were those giant thick chewy chocolate-y cookies that would remain soft for more than a few hours? I was determined to find what I was in search of... even if that meant making my own recipe. Ok, so... I didn't make it up out of the blue, but the final recipe was a combination of a few recipes I no longer have and the resulting recipe omitted odd, random, or rare ingredients from the pantry... I'm not a fan of having to go buy 'special' ingredients for basic baking. So... here goes!

REAL Thick, Soft, and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies:


You will need:
2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
3/4 c. butter, melted
1 c. packed brown sugar
1/2 c. white sugar
1 Tbsp. vanilla
1 egg
1 Tbsp. honey
1 c. chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 325 F (165 C).

Heat butter until just melted (do not boil). Cream together melted butter, brown sugar, and white sugar. Add vanilla, egg, and honey and beat well. Mix in the dry ingredients, the mixture will be stiff. Finally add the chocolate chips.

Ball into ~1/4 c. portions and place on un-greased baking sheet about 1-2 in. apart. Bake for 15-17 minutes (they will continue to cook a little once removed).

*Tips/Hints/Suggestions:

Try these with white chocolate chips, milk chocolate chips, semi-sweet chocolate chips (my favorite) or a combination of the above.

I've seen raspberry chocolate chips and chocolate chunks both would be good too!

I mix up a double batch and roll half of the dough into a log, wrap it in waxed paper, and freeze it for later. That way you can make single servings later on whenever you crave a cookie or two!

ENJOY!