The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies. Ever.

You read the title right. We have discovered the BEST chocolate cookie recipe e.v.e.r. seriously. We saw it on America's Test Kitchen months ago and have been hooked ever since. I've made them many times and have perfected all the little details to make them seriously perfect. I am drooling thinking about them...I may have to make some after I type this!
Chocolate Chip Cookies
America's Test Kitchen

2 1/8 cups (2 cups plus 2 Tablespoons) flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
12 Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled until warm
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 granulated sugar
1 large egg plus 1 egg yolk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 to 2 cups chocolate chips

1. Heat oven to 325 degrees. Mix flour, salt and baking soda together in medium bowl, set aside.

2. Mix butter and sugars until thoroughly blended. Mix in egg, yolk and vanilla. Add dry ingredients; mix until just combined. Stir in desired amount of chips.

3. Form 1/4 cup (or a little less if you want more cookies) balls of dough. Don't roll them into perfect balls; kinda plop them on the sheet so it will look more rustic. Place balls on parchment lined sheets.

4. Bake 15-18 minutes until cookies are light and golden brown and outer edges start to harden yet centers are still soft and puffy. (start checking at 13 minutes) Cool cookies on cookie sheet.

*we have learned that the quality of the cookie sheet matters a TON with this recipe. I have made a batch and cooked them on 2 different sheets and have gotten 2 completely different results! The batch cooked on our nicer-heavy-duty sheet came out beautiful. The batch on our cheap-flimsy sheet came out flat and crunchy. So, make sure to use your BEST cookie sheet!!

ENJOY!