Chocolate Chip Cookies

(From Betty Crocker Kids Cook!)

Ingredients:
1 egg
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar (I like it with dark brown sugar...it's more caramel tasting)
1/2 cup butter, softened  
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt (only use a pinch when using salted butter)
1 cup chocolate chips (or add toffee bits or white chips and cranberries, or mini M&Ms...)

Directions:

Heat oven to 375.  Mix egg, sugars, and butter.  Add the flour, baking soda, and salt.  Stir in the chocolate chips. Scoop onto parchment paper or ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake 10 - 12 minutes until starting to get very light brown in spots.  Makes 18-24 cookies.

Can pre scoop and freeze. Just bake an extra minute or so.

I think my favorite time I did half salted and half unsalted butter and did 1/4 tsp coarse salt. Gave a nice salty kick. Next time I might instead use flake salt on top. Kyle thinks these are, dare I say, better than Panera's Kitchen Sink cookies. First time he tried them he said they were "heaven in my mouth."  Super easy and super yummy ;)  ENJOY!