In Search of the Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie

  From a young age I had clear preferences when it came to cookies, much to my mother's dismay. I did not like peanut butter cookies, oatmeal cookies with raisins, coconut macaroons or chocolate chip cookies with nuts. Of course, my mother loved all of these. When she attempted to bake any one of these I would give her a very hard time. Some things never leave a person. The fact that my mother was never allowed to bake the cookies she wanted has never left her.
  Fast forward thirty years....Certainly my palette is much broader. I like the peanut butter cookie. I make a mean variation of the oatmeal raisin cookie that contains five spices. I will tolerate coconut macaroons, although they are not my favorite. But one thing that has not changed - Chocolate chip cookies WITHOUT nuts are still my absolute favorite!
  If you read my previous post about chocolate chip cookies with cayenne pepper and peanuts you must realize that I do eat nuts in cookies now. But, if you want a deliciously soothing cookie, there is none better than a warm chocolate chip cookie! Period. End of story.
  I believe I have found the perfect cookie recipe. It is the basic cookie recipe from the peanut -cayenne cookies. Here it is:

The Ingredients:

6 TBSP unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup light brown sugar
1 large egg
1 and 1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup AP flour
1 cup chocolate chips

To Make:
  
Preheat oven to 375 F.

In a mixing bowl cream together  butter and brown sugar until smooth. Add egg and vanilla extract. Mix until well blended. Add baking soda, and salt. Slowly add flour until well blended. Fold in chocolate chips with a spatula.

Using a small cookie scoop, drop the dough on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake for about 9 minutes.

Makes about 3 dozen smallish cookies.

  This is my favorite. I believe it makes the perfect cookie. But it may not be yours. A week or so ago, I stumbled upon an article that highlights the science of the chocolate chip cookie. It discusses what happens when you use different amounts of ingredients or different ingredients entirely. It even had  comparison pictures. I like pictures. Pictures are helpful. Here is the site:

The Secret to Baking the Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie

Check this out. If you are on a quest for the holy grail of chocolate chip cookies this will help. Cause there is nothing better in this world than a warm chocolate chip cookie.... without nuts.