Chocolate Chip Yummies

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Cream together the butter, sugar, and vanilla.
3. Beat in the egg.
4. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
5. Blend the dry ingredients into the creamed mixture.
6. Stir in the chocolate chips.
7. Drop cookie dough by rounded teaspoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
8. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown.
9. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Interesting Facts

• Chocolate chip cookies are one of the most popular cookies in the world.
• The first chocolate chip cookie was invented by Ruth Graves Wakefield in 1938.
• In 1997, chocolate chip cookies became the official state cookie of Massachusetts.