The Perfect Cookie (Bonus: "Cookies for two" recipe!)

Ok. So if you know me, you know I love love love cookies! And I just happen to stumble upon the perfect recipe last year. Seriously. Every time I tried to make cookies before, they came out too flat, too salty, or too done (a crispy cookie is a crappy cookie). I love big, soft baked cookies. I thought about not sharing my most perfect recipe...buttttttttt, I decided that I should share the wealth so that I am no longer solely responsible for bringing cookies everywhere. Plus, this recipe is really really easy!

Make sure to check the bottom of this for the "cookies for two" breakdown :)

Makes 20-24 cookies (depending on cookie size).

~ Ingredients ~

• 1 stick (1/2 cup) of softened butter
• 6 tbsp brown sugar
• 6 tbsp white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 cup chips of your choice*
• 1/2 cup nuts, toffee bits, or more chips of your choice!*
• If you want chocolate dough, add 1/4 cup cocoa powder (pictured)*

~ Directions ~ 

*Please note that all of the following photos (except the last one) are shown when I used the "cookies for two" recipe.

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees (175 C)

• Cream the butter and sugars together 

• Add the egg and vanilla and mix well. Yes, I did all of this with a spoon.

• In a separate bowl mix together the dry ingredients. If you are adding anything such as cocoa powder, nutmeg, pumpkin pie spice, etc. you can add it now. 

• Slowly add the dry to the wet ingredients. 

• Once you've done that, add your "mixers". I used dark chocolate and peanut butter chips tonight. There is no such thing as too many chocolate chips.

• Make dough balls with about 2 tbsp of cookie dough and place on a greased cookie sheet and bake for about 9-10 minutes.

• I usually go for about 9 minutes so that the cookies are about 90% done. Keeps them nice and soft for days! (If they last that long).

~ "Mixer" combinations I've used ~

• Chocolate chips and mint extract or mint chips (chocolate dough)
• White chocolate chips and macadamia nuts (add pumpkin spice for a yummy surprise)
• Crushed mini Oreos and chocolate chips (with or without cocoa powder)
• Cinnamon chips and white chocolate chips
• Peanut butter chips and chocolate chips
• Other ideas - 
• Ground cinnamon
• Hazelnuts
• Caramels
• Reeses Pieces
• Espresso powder
• the list is endless!

~ Cookies for two! ~

Makes two big cookies

• 1/4 stick (1/8 cup) of softened butter
• 1 1/2 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 1/2 tbsp white sugar
• 1/4 egg (get some egg beaters. It's impossible to get 1/4 of an egg from an egg)
• 1/4 tsp vanilla
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1/8 tsp baking soda

Follow directions as above.

Enjoy these cookies! They are my absolute favorite!