Burt's Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 cups brown sugar, packed
• 2 cups real butter
• 3 eggs
• 2 tablespoons vanilla
• 6 cups sifted flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 (12 ounce) bags chocolate chips
• 2 cups nuts (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 blend sugar, brown sugar, and butter; then cream for 2 more minutes.
• 3 add eggs and vanilla and beat till well blended.
• 4 sift flour - measure - then sift again with the remaining dry ingredients. add gradually to the creamed mixture.
• 5 stir in the chocolate chips and nuts. drop by heaping teaspoonfuls (or cookie scoop) onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
• 6 bake at 350 for about 7 - 8 minutes . . . or you can bake at 325 for 15 minutes.