In a mixing bowl, blend together the flour, baking soda, salt, brown sugar, vanilla, butter and egg until a smooth batter is formed.
Fold in the chocolate chips.
Drop by the spoonful into 6 even cookies on a parchment lined baking sheet.
Bake for 15-18 minutes, or until the cookies are browned and cooked through.
Notes
Don’t over mix the dough. You want to mix until everything is combined and there are no more streaks of dough. Over mixing the dough can result in a tougher cookie.Use softened butter. This means butter that you can indent with your finger. It is not too firm or too soft. This type of butter is not room temperature but has set out for about 30 minutes to an hour. If you need to soften butter quickly, you can use a microwave on 30 % power at 10-second intervals until softened.Use a cookie scoop. This helps to form the cookie dough into the perfect shape for the cookies. It also helps with the cookies baking evenly.Do not overbake. You want to ensure the cookies are soft, yet chewy in the center. They should be slightly undercooked when you take them out of the oven. Then they will finish cooking on the baking sheet before transferring them to the cooling rack.