Recipe(tried): Best Ever Big Chocolate Chip Cookies

I have searched for the perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe and think I finally found it. This is my absolute fave, though the Toll House official one is excellent as well.

BEST EVER BIG CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, melted
2 cups brown sugar, firmly packed
1 cup white sugar
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
2 eggs
2 egg yolks
3 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips or chunks

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease cookie sheets.

Combine flour, baking soda and salt in one bowl.

In another bowl, cream melted butter and both the brown sugar and white sugar until well blended. Beat in the vanilla, eggs, and egg yolk until the consistency is light and creamy. Mix in the flour, baking soda and salt from the other bowl until blended. Stir in the chocolate chunks by hand. Drop 1/4 cup of dough onto the prepared cookie sheets. The cookies should be about 3 inches apart as they spread a bit.

Bake for 15 to 18 minutes at 325 degrees F or until golden brown. Let sit on baking sheets for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.

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A Note from Betsy at Recipelink:

Thank you for sharing this recipe Bette. Just a note about the source, this is a recipe that appeared in the February 1996 issue of Cooks Illustrated magazine. The differences are the recipe has been doubled. The original recipe, doubled, would include 4 tablespoons more flour and 3 cups chocolate chips instead of 3 1/2. I think they're very good and they stay soft the next day. The only change I would make the next time I try them is to cut back the amount of sugar - they were a little too sweet for our taste. Here is a link to the original recipe if you'd like to check it out:

Big Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies
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