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I’ve used this recipe since Alaska days — probably first in 1990. I’ve been meaning to publish it for a long time. Karen says these are the best chocolate chip cookies she’s ever had and that I can make them any time.

I found the recipe on the back of a 5-pound bag of chocolate chips from Costco. I tried it, and it really turned out great. I’ve used it ever since. I’ve noticed that the ratio of sugar to butter is much higher than in other recipes, as is the ratio of sugar to flour. Perhaps that makes the difference.

• 1 cup butter
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated white sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 egg
• 2 1/4 cups white flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and egg. Beat well. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture. Mix well. Add chocolate chips. Mix well. Roll a heaping teaspoon of dough into a ball. Place each ball 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in a preheated oven for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from oven and place cookies on a cooling rack. Makes approximately 2 dozen cookies.

My modifications: I use 3 or 4 cups of chocolate chips instead of 2 cups. I mix, beat, and cream using my super-clean and often-washed hands, and otherwise use no tools. I use the large cookie sheets you can get at Costco, using a 3, 2, 3, 2, 3 equidistant ordering to the cookies to get 13 on a sheet. I make the dough balls a little less than 2 inches in diameter. I look for the cookies to be a blond color, very slightly brown — any more than that and they are a little tougher than they need to be. When the cookies are done, I remove them from the oven and let them cool slightly before I use a spatula to remove them from the sheet. I don’t use a cooling rack. I use the dark brown paper bags from the grocery store Trader Joe’s if I can get them. I also usually make them 12 dozen at a time and freeze the ones that aren’t eaten immediately.

I have calculated, and each cookie is approximately 400 calories. I have made them many times, and no one seems to complain. Once, I made them for a sales contest at a software company. I carefully gave two to each of the sales staff, and then put the rest in a bowl with a sign above that read “Cookies are for Closers!” I think it worked!

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