Best Chocolate Chip Cookies Ever

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These are my own recipe, although I'm not the one who named them. :) They're easy to make - start to finish in about 30 minutes (less if you use pre-made chocolate chips or chunks). Try them once with the chocolate chunks you cut yourself, because when you cut the chocolate, some of it gets shaved into lovely little crumbles that then give the cookie an oh-so-fudgy flavor. These cookies are relatively flat; add a few more tablespoons of flour if you like a chewier, taller cookie.

1/2 cup (1 stick) Earth Balance, softened

1/2 cup packed light brown sugar

1/4 cup granulated sugar

egg replacer for 1 egg (Mix powder with water according to package. I use Bob's Red Mill.)

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup plus 2 Tbs all-purpose flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

Really good chocolate, cut into small chunks, to taste. I add about 3/4 cup of chunks (plus any shavings left on the cutting board). I use Trader Joe's dark chocolate "Pound Plus" bar. You could substitute 3/4 to 1 cup store-bought chocolate chips, but the cookies will only be great - not "best ever."

1. Preheat oven to 350.

2.Combine Earth Balance with sugars using a mixing bowl or electric hand mixer until light and fluffy. Add egg replacer and vanilla, blend well.

3. Add dry ingredients and stir until just combined. Fold in chocolate chunks.

4. Use a small cookie scoop to drop rounded teaspoons of dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10 minutes or until just starting to turn golden brown.