Jan's Fabulous Chocolate Chip Cookies

From Anna Anawalt

2 cubes butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 egg
2 tsp. vanilla (real vanilla if possible)
2 1/4 cups white flour
1 tsp. baking soda

Start with butter at room temperature (I just microwave for a few seconds. Try to avoid it melting though.). Beat butter and sugar together; add egg and vanilla. Mix soda and flour together; add to wet ingredients. Beat together, then use your hands to mix (shouldn't be a sticky dough). Add chocolate chips, macadamia nuts, Reeses chips, or whatever you want (between 1/2 to 3/4 package). Cook medium-sized balls at 375F for about 10 minutes, or until barely cooked. They will cook a bit longer on the cookie sheet. The secret to making these delicious is how long you cook them and the flavor of the vanilla. Of course the butter and sugar help too!