Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 cups chopped walnuts (optional)

Recipe

• 1 evenly space 2 racks in oven.
• 2 heat oven to 350º.
• 3 mix flour and baking soda.
• 4 beat butter about 1 minute until fluffy.
• 5 add sugars, vanilla and salt.
• 6 beat until thick and pale, 1 to 2 minutes.
• 7 beat in eggs until just blended.
• 8 with spoon, stir in flour mixture, then chocolate and nuts.
• 9 drop about 2 tablespoons dough per cookie on ungreased cookie sheets, placing 6 on each sheet.
• 10 bake 10 to 12 minutes (two sheets at a time) until golden brown around edges and only lightly colored on top.
• 11 switch sheets halfway through baking so they are cooked evenly.
• 12 cool on wire racks 2 to 3 minutes then move cookies to paper towels.
• 13 leave on towels for 5 minutes before lifting to wire rack to cool completely.
• 14 cool sheets before reusing.
• 15 dough can be refrigerated a day or two or frozen.