Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies (to soften bullies hearts)

As promised in this post, here is an AWESOME chocolate chip cookie recipe.  I forgot to mention that it makes soft cookies-- not crunchy ones. 

Yields 2 1/2 dozen (unless your Danny snitches cookie dough)

Ingredients
2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter
3 C. BREAD flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 C. sugar
1 1/4 C. brown sugar
1 egg + 1 egg yolk
2 Tbsp. milk
1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
2 C. semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Melt butter in a saucepan. 
2. Cream melted butter and sugars in a large bowl or mixer. 
3. Add the eggs, milk, and vanilla and continue mixing.
4. In a separate bowl, mix bread flour, baking soda and salt.
5. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet.
6. Fold in the chocolate chips.

 *Cover the dough and chill in the fridge for a few hours (or even overnight).*

1. Preheat oven to 375° Fahrenheit and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. 
2. Using a small scoop form 6 cookies on the pan. 
3. Bake for about 14 minutes (check after the 10 minute point).  The cookies should be pretty big.

Nikki's notes:  I like to bake for about 8-10 minutes (depending on size) and leave the cookies on the cookie sheet for a few minutes before transfering to the cooling rack.

They freeze well.  You just can't let anyone know you froze them.  Or they'll eat them frozen.  I know these things.  Trust me.

You can also freeze the dough before baking.  A super-easy way to get uniform size cookies from frozen dough is to roll it up in wax paper and freeze.  Then when it's baking time just slice them. 

I like to use my Pampered Chef stainless steel scoops and flash freeze scoopfuls on the cookie sheet.  When they're completely frozen, dump in a prelabeled freezer-safe bag.