Monster Cookie for a Cookie Monster

My husband has a problem. It involves chocolaty chip goodness. He'll take it in dough or baked cookie form but this time we went for the baked :) I made two giant cookies (mine is gone, except for the third of it that my son knocked out of my hands this afternoon, and the husband forgot his so it's still here). I think next time I'll split this recipe into 4 cookies (to ward off over indulgence).

Here's the recipe. I'll write it out for two giant cookies but I'll give the instructions for 4 also.

Monster Cookie

1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup butter, melted and cooled
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a medium bowl, cream together the sugars and butter. Add the egg and vanilla and mix. Add the dry ingredients and mix well. Fold in the chocolate chips.

Line a large (11X17-inch) baking pan with foil. Separate the cookie dough into two even balls. Press out onto baking pan into two circles about 2 inches apart. The cookie dough should be about 1/2-3/4 in thick. 

If desired, top the cookie with M&M’s or any other garnishes. Bake for 9-11  minutes until the cookies are lightly golden brown. Let the cookies cool completely on the baking pan – this helps the cookie stabilize and set so it can be easily lifted off the pan. Once cool, gently use the foil to lift the cookies off the pan.

*For 4 cookies, separate dough into 4 balls, press into 1/4-1/2 inch thick circles. Bake for 6-8 min. or until lightly golden brown