Christmas Cookie: Chocolate Chip

This recipe is from Anna Olson's book Sugar.

3/4 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup white sugar
1 egg
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons corn starch
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
8 oz. chocolate chips or dark chocolate chopped into chunks

Preaheat your oevn to 350'f.
Sift together the dry ingredients and set aside.
Cream together butter and sugars.
Add the egg and vanilla and stir to combine.
Stir in dry ingredients until dough forms.
Stir in chocolate chips.
Drop tablespoonfuls of dough onto lined baking sheet and bake 8 - 10 minutes until the edges of the cookie have darkened to a golden brown colour.

Including the cornstarch in this recipe will give you cookies that remain chewy eve after they have cooled. Leave out the cornstarch for crunchy cookies.