Bakery Size Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

These are a delicious cookie, giant-sized just like you get at the bakery!  Yes, melted butter and one tablespoon of pure vanilla extract!   I used mini chips as you get more chocolate throughout the dough that way! 

Makes 14 large cookies. 

2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 egg
1 egg yolk
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Prepare cookie sheets with lined parchment paper.

Sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.

In a medium bowl, cream together the melted butter, brown sugar and white sugar until well blended.  Beat in vanilla, egg and egg yolk until light and creamy.  Mix in the sifted ingredients until just blended.  Stir in the chocolate chips by hand using a wooden spoon.  

Drop cookie dough 1/4 cup at a time onto the prepared cookie sheets.  (I use the largest OXO ice cream scoop for this - it measures 1/4 cup).  Cookies should be about 3 inches apart.  

Bake for 15-17 minutes (I baked mine for exactly 16 minutes).  Cool on baking sheets for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.

Adapted from allrecipes.com