Chocolate chip cookies cure any ailment

Unfortunately my future sister-in-law was in a bad car accident last night and is pretty banged up.  In order to help the recovery process, I think some homemade chocolate chip cookies are definitely in order and I have the best recipe for them.  Before this recipe, I was so horrible at making chocolate chip cookies that it was kind of joke to all that knew me.  My husband would not even eat my cookies and that is saying a lot considering his sweet tooth.  But I have redeemed myself with this recipe.  So I share it with you in hopes that it cures any ailment that you ever run into.

From Cook's Illustrated

• 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly (1 1/2 sticks)
• 1 cup brown sugar (light or dark)
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg + 1 large egg yolk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1-2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Heat oven to 325 degrees. Adjust oven racks to upper- and lower-middle positions. Mix flour, salt, and baking soda together in medium bowl; set aside.

Either by hand or with electric mixer, mix butter and sugars until thoroughly blended. Mix in egg, yolk, and vanilla. Add dry ingredients; mix until just combined. Stir in chips.

Form scant 1/4 cup dough into ball. Holding dough ball using fingertips of both hands, pull into two equal halves. Rotate halves ninety degrees and, with jagged surfaces exposed, join halves together at their base, again forming a single cookie, being careful not to smooth dough’s uneven surface. Place formed dough onto parchment paper-lined cookie sheets.

Bake, reversing cookie sheets’ positions halfway through baking, until cookies are light golden brown and outer edges start to harden yet centers are still soft and puffy, 15 to 18 minutes.  Cool cookies on cookie sheets.