Recipe: Butterscotch Chocolate Chunk Cookies

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From: Nancy,.SanFran

Butterscotch Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Washington Post Oct 30 1996
Dale & Gail Shipp, Columbia MD
Makes 2 dozen large cookies or 4 dozen small cookies.

1 cup Unsalted butter - room temp
1 cup Light brown sugar
1/2 cup Dark brown sugar
3/4 teaspoon Vanilla (optional)
1 Egg
1/8 teaspoon Salt
1 1/2 cups Unbleached all purpose flour
2 cups Semisweet chocolate -- cut into coarse chunks

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.

Cream the butter with both sugars until very well blended. Mix in the vanilla and egg, then fold in the salt, flour and chocolate chunks.

Form into small (walnut sized) or large (golf ball sized) balls as desired.

Place on the baking sheets and press down slightly. Bake until done about 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on racks.