The Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies
The Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Ingredients
- 2-1/4 c. flour, unsifted
- 1 t. baking soda
- ½ t. salt
- 1 c. cold, unsalted butter
- ¾ c. granulated sugar
- ¾ c. brown sugar
- 1-1/2 t. vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 2 c. chocolate chips
- ¾ c. chopped walnuts (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Combine flour, baking soda and salt and set aside.
- Cream butter and sugars until fluffy.
- Add vanilla and eggs and beat until fluffy.
- Add flour, baking soda and salt mixture to shortening mixture and mix with a spoon until blended.
- Blend in the chocolate chips and walnuts.
- Chill dough for 30 minutes.
- Take a heaping tablespoon of dough and roll into a ball. Place each ball approximately 2 inches apart on a greased cookie sheet. Using the palm of your hand press the dough ball until it is half its original height.
- Bake 10-15 minutes until lightly browned.
- Remove the cookie sheet from oven and place cookies on a cooling rack.