Kristi's Chocolate Chip Cookies

3/4 cup butter

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup white sugar

1 egg

2 tsp vanilla

2 cups flour

1 tsp corn starch

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 cup chocolate chips

Mix butter, sugars, egg and vanilla then stir in mix of flour, corn starch, baking soda, salt and chocolate chips. Drop dough in your preferred cookie size onto a cookie sheet pan and bake in 350 degree oven for 10 to 12 minutes. Rest on cookie sheet pan for 2 to 4 minutes then cool on rack.

Enjoy. 

Recipe by Kristi Knipp.

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