minimalist cookie

i'm not foreign to the blogging world; my trusty wordpress blog is where i first started, and where these first few recipes are from. 

it's so interesting going back to them, re-reading them, and re-living them, because i feel as though so much has changed since then. i had first baked these cookies during my undergraduate years, when i first began to get my feet wet in the blogging world. and i. was. addicted. 

i first shared this recipe on christmas three years ago, writing it right after we had dinner at my grandpa's apartment. how those feelings rush back so quickly, and how familiar, yet foreign, they seem. i never imagined my life without my grandpa, but the new normal is life without him now. that sounds a bit silly, doesn't it? now, i'll leave the sappy stuff on my wordpress blog post about him, and get you straight to the good stuff: the minimalist cookie! 

i called it the minimalist cookie because the ingredients are incredibly, you guessed it, minimal. i baked these with the ingredients hanging around in the kitchen. and if i have these, i'm sure you will, too!

ingredients:

3/4 cups sugar

1/2 cup butter (softened)

1 egg

1.5 cups flour

1.5 tsp baking soda

.5 tsp vanilla extract

chocolate morsels

instructions:

1. preheat the oven to 400F
2. combine the sugar, butter, and egg thoroughly
3. add flour, baking soda, and vanilla extract (slowly incorporate flour)
4. place ping pong sized dough balls about 2 inches apart on parchment paper
5. bake for 6-8 minutes or until edges are slightly brown
6. place morsels on top after taking them out from the oven while they're still warm

and believe it or not, you've reached the end of the recipe! crazy, right? i know, crazy. i'm all about baking, and all about easy baking. i feel fancy at times, but sometimes the quick recipes are all you need to get the job done. enjoy!