Mrs. A's Chocolat Chippers

These are the cookies of my childhood, best made by the mother of my childhood best friend, who was known as "Mrs. A" because she worked in a daycare centre where the other woman had a name that was unpronounceable by little mouths and preferred to be known as "Mrs. B." Now Armstrong is not so difficult, but it seemed only natural that she become Mrs. A, and when I was little, that's what everyone called her. Her cookies were one of many reasons why I referred to her as "my second mum".

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup butter
• 2/3 cup white sugar
• 2/3 cup brown sugar (lightly packed)
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 6 oz chocolate chips

Sift or blend together flour, soda, and salt. Cream butter and sugars. Blend in the egg and vanilla. Stir the flour mixture into the wet mixture, and then add the chocolate chips. Drop onto an ungreased baking sheet leaving plenty of room for them to spread. Bake at 375 until starting to brown around the edges. Cool a minute or two on the sheet, and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.