Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine the softened butter with the sugars and corn syrup. Beat at medium-high speed for 3 to 4 minutes until the butter is light and fluffy and much of the granular sugar is dissolved into the butter. Add the egg and the scrapings from the inside of the 1/2 vanilla bean.
3. In another mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking soda and salt.
4. Reduce your mixer speed to medium and combine the dry ingredients into the liquid. Only mix enough to fully combine the ingredients. Over mixing toughens the cookie up.
5. Using a spatula fold the chocolate chunks and shavings into the dough.
6. Scoop mounded tablespoons of dough onto a parchment lined cookie sheet. Bake for 8-9 minutes. Actual baking time depends on the size of the cookie; 2 inch cookies are about 8 minutes, very large 3-4 inch cookies are more like 10-11 minutes.
7. Remove from oven and allow them to cool for 1 minute on the sheets before removing to a wire rack.
8. Serve with milk and a smile.