Best Cookie Recipe in the West

That's right, I said it, the BEST! I'm no Martha Stewart but these cookies are to die for! If you like your cookies slightly crunchy on the outside and soft and gooey on the inside, then you'll be in hog heaven with these! We stumbled upon this one night when we ran out of one key ingredient (eggs) and were way too lazy to go to the store on a Friday night, which, granted is only like 5 minutes away. But Friday nights are meant for lazy and lazy doesn't go to the store on a whim (especially when lazy is in the middle of a good movie!). :) So, I did a search on the internet for egg subs and found that 2 tablespoons of cornstarch equals one egg. Okay, got that? Here we go...

Best Cookie Recipe in the West:
Go to your local grocery store (preferably before Friday night)
Buy a bag of Nestle Semi-Sweet Morsels
Turn over and look for Original Recipe
Make according to instructions EXCEPT:
-use 2 tablespoons of cornstarch in lieu of eggs (the recipe calls for 2 eggs, so that'd be 4 tablespoons of cornstarch)
-add vegetable oil and water

The dough will be a bit dry and chunky, so once you've mixed all ingredients except chocolate chips, add 1-2 (or more) tablespoons of vegetable oil and 1-2 tablespoons of water. This part is where your artistic choices and taste palette come into play...you want the dough moist enough to pack into cookie balls but not too moist with the vegetable oil that is TASTES like vegetable oil when you're done. Your goal is to just moisten the dough enough that you can then spoon out a chunk of cookie, use both hands to shape into a ball and plop it on a cookie sheet. And people, do NOT skimp on the chocolate chips! Do your taste palette a favor and heap those puppies in! You don't need a measuring cup for this - just good eye sight and a tendency for generousity.

Cooking times will vary but we cook around 12 minutes at 375. We like 'em a bit gooey though. Enjoy!

ummmmmmmmm.....