Good Old Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar (golden or dark brown both work well)
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla (i use an estimated capfull, so feel free to add more for softer cookies)
• 2 1/2-3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup chocolate chips (or 1 cup whatever else you feel ( these make good chocolate macadamia nut cookies as well) or 1 cup nuts (or 1 cup whatever else you feel ( these make good chocolate macadamia nut cookies as well)

Recipe

• 1 cream together the margarine and sugars first.
• 2 beat in the egg abd vanilla.
• 3 add in baking soda and chocolate chips.
• 4 gradually mix in flour until the dough comes to consistency you like, the dough should not be too gooey or sticky, but not too dry. the less sticky the dough the breadier the cookies.
• 5 preheat oven to 350 degrees f (on a convection over 325).
• 6 bake 8-10 minutes.
• 7 some variations:.
• 8 chocolate cookies with chocolate chips - add 1 1/2 tbsp cocoa powder and replace milk/semisweet chips with .
• 9 oatmeal raisin - 2 cups flour, 1/2 cup oatmeal, 1 cup raisins (or chocolate chip, nuts, etc.).
• 10 peanut butter cookies - 1/4 cup margarine, 1/2 cup peanut butter. (or more depending on preference).