a better chocolate chip cookie.

Chocolate Chip Cookie
adapted from David Lebovitz's The Great Book of Chocolate

1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature, cut into 1/2-inch (1cm) pieces
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups (200 grams) dark chocolate chips
1 cup (130 grams) walnuts, chopped

Preheat oven to 300F.

Beat the sugars and butter together until smooth. Add in the egg, vanilla extract, and baking soda.

Stir in the flour and salt. Mix to combine. Add the chocolate and the walnuts to the batter.

Make ~2tbsp cookie dough balls and place them about 4 inches apart from each other on a baking sheet.

Bake for about 18 minutes, or until golden brown, and let cool.

Makes about 20 small cookies.