Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

In a large bowl, beat the butter and brown sugar until well
combined. Add the egg, syrup, and vanilla and beat until smooth.

Add the flour, baking soda and salt (mix them together first if
you like) to the butter-sugar mixture and stir by hand until almost combined;
add chocolate chips and stir just until blended.

Drop spoonfuls of dough about 2 inches apart on a cookie sheet
that has been sprayed with non-stick
spray.

Bake for 12-15 minutes (although 10 minutes in my oven was perfect), or until pale golden and just set around the edges. Don't overbake if
you want them to be chewy (my first 2 sheets in the oven overbaked at 13 and then 12 minutes...so sad). Transfer to rack to cool.