Ingredients:

1/2-lb. (2 sticks) unsalted butter at room temperature
1 cup brown sugar
3/4-cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt

Variations:
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup chopped almonds
1 cup chopped Heath Bars
1 cup M&M's
1 cup Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
   
2. Lightly grease a cooking tray with oil.
   
3. Mix together butter, brown sugar and sugar until well combined, light and fluffy.
   
4. Stir in the eggs and vanilla to thoroughly combine.
   
5. Mix flour, baking soda and salt and pass through a fine sieve or sift.
   
6. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix thoroughly.
   
7. Form the cookies into about 25 balls just a bit smaller than a golf ball.
   
8. Place four or five on the oiled baking tray, several inches apart.
   
9. Gently press the cookies with a glass to flatten them to about a half-inch thick.
   
10. Push your choice of toppings into each cookie.
    
11. Bake 15 minutes or until lightly golden in color. Continue in batches until all of the batter is baked.
    
12. Cool the cookies for five minutes before transferring onto a cooling rack.
    
13. Cool completely. Eat immediately or store in an airtight container for up to a week.