THE best chocolate chip cookie recipe ever!

this is it - this is the recipe i've been looking for! if you like CHEWY cookies you'll love this one

Quick Mix Chewy Choc-Chip Cookies

makes about 32, pre 20mins, cooking 12 mins per tray

3/4 cup (165g) firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup (110g) caster sugar
1 1/2 cups (225g) SR flour
1/2 cup (75g) plain flour
185g butter, melted
1 egg, beaten lightly
2 tspns vanilla essence
3/4 cup (140g) dark or milk chocolate chips (or varations, below)

1. preheat oven to 160'c / 140'c fan forced. grease and line trays with baking paper
2. combine sugars and flours in a large bowl
3. add the combined butter, egg and essence; mix to a soft dough. stir in teh chocolate (or variations)
4. place level tabs of dough about 6cm apart on prepared trays, flatten slightly. bake for about 12-15 minutes or until browned lightly. cool on trays.

variations: white chocolate and cherry - 1/2 cup (90g) white chocolate chips and 1/2 cup (100g)chopped red glace cherries
pecan and raisin - 1/2 cup (60g) chopped pecans and 1/2 cup (80g) chopped raisins from the AWW october 2007