Chocolate Chip Cookies

Photo by D Sharon Pruitt.

This recipe makes about 30 cookies.

1 cup all purpose flour
2/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup butter (1 stick) at room temperature
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/3 cup chopped nuts
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
0.5 teaspoon baking soda
0.25 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 375F. Mix salt, backing soda and flour together well. In a separate bowl, cream butter with sugar. Add egg and vanilla extract and beat until smooth. Add flour mixture to the bowl and beat until well mixed. Stir in chocolate chips and chopped nuts. Place small mounds (about 1 tbsp) of batter on your backing dish and lightly press them. Bake in the oven for 10 minutes until lightly browned. Cool on racks before serving.