Cookie Scoop

I've learned the hard way the key to a good cookie is not only the recipe but the size of the cookie! When you use a spoon to scoop out your cookie dough you get different sized globs of cookie on the sheet. If they are all different sizes they bake at different rates of speed. Resulting in not so perfect cookies.

Get yourself a good scooper. I got mine at Wal Mart. (of course) It was about $6 and totally worth it. They come in different sizes so get the size that looks the best to you. I have a medium sized one. My cookies are all the same size and cook evenly. Not to mention kids love to help when they are put in charge of scooping the cookie dough!