Aunt Gladys' Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

• 0.5 teaspoon baking soda 
• 0.3 cup firmly brown sugar packed
• 0.5 cup butter softened
• 1 large eggs 
• 1 cup flour all-purpose
• 0.5 cup pecans chopped
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 6 ounce semisweet chocolate morsels 
• 0.3 cup sugar 
• 0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract 

Equipment

• baking sheet
• oven
• hand mixer

Directions

1. Beat butter and sugars at medium speed of an electric mixer until creamy; add vanilla and egg, beating until blended.
2. Combine flour, soda, and salt; add to butter mixture, mixing well. Stir in pecans and chocolate morsels. Drop dough by heaping teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets.
3. Bake at 350 for 8 to 10 minutes. Cool slightly on cookie sheets; transfer cookies to wire racks to cool completely.