Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

1. 3/4 cup sugar
2. 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
3. 1 cup butter
4. 1 large egg
5. 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
6. 1 teaspoon baking soda
7. 1/2 teaspoon salt
8. 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
9. if desired, 1 cup chopped pecans

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Mix sugar, brown sugar, butter and egg in a large bowl by hand.
3. Stir in flour, baking soda, and salt. The dough will be very stiff.
4. Stir in chocolate chips.
5. Make a small ball and press it. flat, place it on the aluminum sheet in baking pan 2 inches apart.
6. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light brown. The centers will be soft. Do not over bake.
7. Let cool for one minute then remove to finish cooling.

Submitted by Ping Liu, Network Services -- ADM
Chocolate chip cookies are not my favorite. Julia, my daughter in 10th grade needed some for one of her classes. She printed out this recipe from the Internet and asked if I know how. The recipe looks fairly simple and there are no unfamiliar ingredients so I gave it a try. It turned out very good. They smelt so good and looked professionally done. I reduced the sugar. I didn't over bake it.