photo by Romulo Yanes
Recipe information
Total Time
45 min
Yield
Makes about 150 (1 1/2-inch) cookies
Ingredients
1 1/4 sticks (10 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened
2/3 cup packed light brown sugar
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups semisweet chocolate chips (7 1/2 oz)
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 400°F.
Step 2
Beat together butter, sugar, salt, and baking soda in a large bowl with an electric mixer until fluffy, then beat in egg and vanilla. Add flour and mix at low speed until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
Step 3
Drop barely rounded 1/2 teaspoons of dough about 1 1/2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets and bake in batches in middle of oven until golden brown, 6 to 7 minutes. Transfer cookies as baked to a rack to cool.
Recipe notes
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