Chewy Delicious Chocolate Chip Cookies

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

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 2 1/4 cups unsifted all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (or more to taste)
• 3/4 cup chopped nuts (optional)
• 1 3/4 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 375°f for regular pans and 350° for dark pans.
• 2 in a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda and salt.
• 3 in a large bowl, cream together the butter, both sugars, and vanilla until light and fluffy. add eggs and beat well.
• 4 gradually add in the flour mixture. beat well.
• 5 stir in the chocolate chips and nuts.
• 6 drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• 7 bake in the middle of the oven about 8 minutes or until lightly browned. do not overbake.
• 8 cool slightly.
• 9 remove from the cookie sheets and cool completely on a wire rack.
• 10 tip: store cookies in an airtight container and add a piece of soft bread or a slice of apple to keep cookies soft. change the bread or apple every day or two.
• 11 cookies may also be frozen for longer storage. (make sure they're tightly wrapped).