BIG Chocolate Chip Cookies

I've always wondered how people make those BIG sized chewy chocolate chip cookies. Well, this afternoon, I DID IT! I got this recipe off of allrecipies.com and they were beautiful, chewy, huge, and delicious.

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted (I prefer it with salted butter)
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 TBS vanilla
• 1 egg
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips (I used half semisweet chocolate chips, half semisweet chocolate chunks)

1. Preheat oven to 325. Grease cookie sheets or line with parchment paper.
2. Sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
3. In medium bowl, cream together the melted butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until well blended. Beat in the vanilla, egg, and egg yolk until light and creamy (be sure not to over-beat). Mix in sifted ungredients until just blended. Stir in the chocolate chips by hand using a wooden spoon. Drop cookie dough 1/4 cup at a time onto the prepared cookie sheets. Cookies should be about 3 inches apart.
4. Bake for 15-17 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the edges are lightly toated. Cool on baking sheets for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely. (I use newspaper instead of a wire rack...one of these days I'll by the rack)