The BEST EVER Chocolate Chip Cookie

Truly this will be the best and easiest chocolate chip cookie you will ever make. My husband used to say that he wasn't a "cookie guy" and preferred ice cream until he had this cookie. Now he gets upset when I make anything other than this recipe. It does have toffee bits and walnut, but trust me they make the cookie. You NEED to try it.

There are a some things that I want to emphasize with this recipe that hold true for all cookie recipes. Baking is a science, you want to do it precisely.

1. Use European butter. Trust me the cookies will be better.

2. Cream eggs and sugar before adding everything else.

3. Fold in dry ingredients and don't over mix at this step. Over mixing gluten causes the cookies to become drier and more cake like.

4. Please let the dough chill in the fridge. I don't know the science here but I do know that it makes a difference.

5. If you care about hoe cookies turn out, do yourself a favor and get a scale. This makes it so that measurements are exact AND helps with clean up. Win Win!

Ingredients:

• 312 gr flour (2.5 cups)

• 213 gr brown sugar (1 cup)

• 100 gr white sugar (1/2 cup)

• 1 egg

• 2 tsp vanilla

• 1 cup butter softened (use European butter which has higher fat content)

• 1 tsp baking soda

• 1/2 tsp baking powder

• 1/2 tsp salt

• 3/4 cup dark chocolate chips or chunks

• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips or chunks (can also just add more dark chocolate)

• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (Pecans work, as well. If you don't have nuts add a tablespoon of flour)

• 3/4 cup health bits / chopped up toffee

Steps:

1. Using an electric mixer, mix butter and sugars together until creamy.

2. Add egg and vanilla. Mix again until creamy.

3. In another bowl, mix together dry ingredients.

4. Fold dry ingredients into wet. Don't over mix at this step.

5. Fold in chocolate, walnuts and health.

6. Let dough chill for at least 30 minutes up to overnight (it’s best overnight). You can also roll the dough into balls and freeze for about a week or two.

7. Using a 3 tbsp cookie scoop, form cookies.

8. Bake at 350 for 10-11 minutes. Don’t over bake! (Heath bits should look slightly melty)

9. Let sit for 10-20 minutes and enjoy!