The Most Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie (Recipe from Norma Bates)

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons of butter
2 firmly packed tablespoons of dark brown sugar
1 tablespoon of granulated sugar
a pinch of sea salt
a cap full of pure vanilla extract
1 egg yolk
1/4 teaspoon of baking soda
1/4 cup of all purpose flour
3 heaping tablespoons of chocolate chips

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Heat butter until softened. Blend butter together with sugars, salt, and vanilla extract.
Then add the egg yolk and baking soda and flour until well combined.
Stir in chocolate chips
Form cookie dough balls and bake for 8 minutes, or until golden brown on a cookie sheet.
Remove the cookie tray from oven and tap the sheet against the counter top. This will deflate the cookie and give it a perfect wrinkly and homemade appearance.

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