Chocolate chip cookies

Best EVER Chocolate Chip Cookies
adapted from: Anna Olson
(Printable Recipe)

3/4 c. unsalted butter, softened
3/4 c. brown sugar
1/4 c. sugar
1 egg
2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 c. all-purpose flour
2 tsp. cornstarch
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
chocolate chips, as many as you like

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Cream together butter, brown sugar and sugar until light and fluffy.  Add the egg and vanilla and beat to combine.  Combine the flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt and add to wet ingredients.  Mix to combine and stir in the chocolate chips.  Chill dough for 30 minutes (optional).  Use a small cookie scoop and drop dough onto a greased cookie sheet.  Bake 8-10 minutes or until barely golden around the edges.  The key is to NOT overbake.  

If you want crispy cookies, omit the cornstarch and replace the baking soda with baking powder.

Jenn's Notes:  I had read a lot of comments on these cookies and everyone loved them, but said the dough was a little crumbly.  So, I added 2 tsp. of water just to get the dough to bind better (add just barely as much as needed or it will cause your cookie to be flat) and I did refrigerate the cookie dough.  Other than that, I followed the recipe exactly and LOVED these cookies.  Using a small ice cream scoop, I got 27 cookies and I baked them for 10 minutes (NO LONGER).  They will look underdone, but they set up perfectly.