Recipe: Salty Chocolate Chip Cookies

Mmmmm....homemade cookies! Nothing beats the smell or the taste.  But if you are looking for a slightly different chocolate chip cookie recipe - here it is! 

A little known fact: salt helps to bring out the full flavour of chocolate, so if you like a little salt with a little sweet - this is for you!

These are great for a after school treat or something warm and yummy on a cool rainy day.  Cookies also freeze very well in Ziploc bags, so make a ton and freeze them for next time.

Pre-heat your oven to 360 degrees.  And grease your cookie sheets.  This recipe makes about 2 to 3 dozen

You need:
- 1 cup of unsalted butter (soften or zap in the microwave to clarify - makes it much easier to mix)
- 1/2 cup of sugar
- 1 1/2 cups of brown sugar
- 2 eggs (large)
- 2 tsp. of vanilla
- 2 3/4 cups of flour
- 3/4 tsp of sea salt or coarse salt
- 1 tsp. of baking soda
- 1 1/2 tsp. of baking powder
- 2 1/4 cups of semi-sweet chocolate chips

- Mix the butter and the sugars together, until smooth.  Once smooth add the eggs (one at a time) and mix.  Once blended together, add the vanilla.

- Next add the baking soda, baking powder and salt mix it all together.  Add the flour and blend together.

- Last but not least, add the chocolate chips and mix.

- I use a table spoon to scoop up the dough.  I roll it in my hands creating a ball and place on the greased cookie sheet roughly one to one and a half inches apart.  I find a tight ball keeps them from spreading out too much.  Once all of my cookies are on the sheets, I use a small dessert fork to make little grip patterns on top by slightly squishing them down (like you would do on a peanut butter cookie)

- You know your oven best but these should bake for about 12-14 minutes.  Look for them to be slightly golden on the edges.

- Let them cool for about 5 minutes

- Once cool - dig in and enjoy!