I have yet to find a better recipe for chocolate chip cookies than the one you find on the nestle bag.

And I love a good homemade cookie… I mean, given the choice, I’d rather eat pie or, honestly, something savory anytime. But a good, homemade cookie is tough to beat. So, when your 72 year old friend asks you to make pecan chocolate chip cookies for her husband’s 73rd birthday, you make pecan chocolate chip cookies for her husband.

Tips for great cookies.

1. Use real butter
2. Take the time for your butter to soften at room temperature
3. Bake your cookies for the lower end of the recommended time (10 minutes in my oven).
4. Tap the pan when you pull the cookies from the oven
5. Allow the cookies to cool for 10 minutes on the pan before moving them to a wire rack