Halley's Chocolate Chip Cookies

I know, I know, everyone has a great chocolate chip cookie recipe. I have been making these cookies since I was 15 years old. I found it by chance on the back of a chocolate chip bag and have never used another recipe since. My parents loved them so much I was dubbed the official chocolate chip cookie maker of my house as a kid. I continue to make these on a regular basis (I hate to admit how regular). My husband and son are now hooked...

Maybe it is the gooey, soft, ever so slightly doughy, chocolaty goodness but with a nice crunch around the outer rim of each cookie that has us under its spell.

Halley's Chocolate Chip Cookies

 2 ¼ cups flour

 ½ tsp. salt

1 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. cinnamon

1 cup cold margarine (not butter!)
 ½ cup sugar

 ¾ cup brown sugar

1 egg

2 tsp. vanilla extract

1 bag chocolate semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 375˚.

In medium bowl, mix together flour, salt, and baking soda. Set aside. In a large bowl, cream together margarine, sugar, and brown sugar. Add egg and vanilla to mixture and beat. Slowly add flour mixture, continuing to mix. Stir in chocolate chips. Bake at 375˚ for 7-9 min*.


*TIP: Do not over bake. The trick to moist, borderline doughy cookies is to remove cookies from oven just before they look done. My best gauge is when they still look a little doughy but the very top ridges of the cookies are just turning golden brown.