< < Andy's Chocolate Chip Cookies Rich, thick, crunchy chocolate chip cookies Ingredients (makes 2 dozen) 1/2 pound butter (2 sticks) 1 1/2 cups dark brown sugar 2 eggs 2 tsp vanilla extract 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp baking soda 1 lb chocolate chips 1) Preheat oven to 375 deg. F. Cream butter and sugar in a mixing bowl until creamy. Spend some time and make sure it is well mixed. Add eggs and vanilla, and mix well. Add flour and soda, again mixing well. Add chocolate chips. If it doesn't look like enough, then add some more. 2) Make big, thick cookies so that you get only 2 dozen of them out of this recipe. Put them on a lightly-greased baking sheet. Put the cookies in the oven, close the door quickly, and turn the heat down to 350 degrees. Bake for 10 minutes. A little trick for Moms; When baking insert popscicle sticks, the kids will just love em.