Okay I wish I could take all the credit for this recipe but I got it from my neighbour. Here's the story:

Last spring a bunch of us are sitting on the curb drinking coffee, watchin' the kids play, when my one neighbour asks "would anyone like a cookie?"

Of course we all said 'sure'

She brings out a plate of cookies that looked good, but tasted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!OMG so good

"where did you get these?" I asked

"I made them" she said

" Yeah right," I laughed, "You wish, are these from Starbucks?"

"no I made them"

"YOU did not; Did you get these from Loblaws?"

"I made them, I'll show you the recipe"

"Really? You Made them? Cuz I've been making cookies since I was 6 and I never made any that tasted like this"

" And it's a really easy recipe too" she replied with a smile.

So here it is the BEST, (not to mention easiest) Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe EVER!

and it only makes 2 dozen small cookies, or a dozen large, so it's a good size recipe:

Leanne's World's Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

Beat until fluffy-1/2 cup shortening or margarine or butter

1/2 cup white sugar

1/4 cup packed brown sugar 

1 egg

1 tspn vanilla extract (I just use water)

Mix together : 1 cup flour

1/2 tspn baking soda

1/2 tspn salt

Add to sugar/egg mixture

add chocolate chips

Bake on the middle rack 10-15 minutes depending on the size of your cookies at 375

cool on pan for a few minutes, put on cooling rack

Enjoy, and I do mean enjoy!

anni

ahhhh Pete, maybe we use US.

Sheilae, I have used both shortening and margarine. the margarine must be hard. If you use soft margarine your cookies will be 'bready' (if that's a word)

I like the shortening best I think, makes them nice and chewy.

anni