Ingredients: |
Ingredients: 1 cup salted butter, softened 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup light brown sugar, packed 2 tsp pure vanilla extract 2 large eggs 3 cups unbleached, all purpose flour 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp fine sea salt 2 cups chocolate chips (I like to use varying sizes and/or flavors) 1/2 cup walnut pieces (optional)
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Directions: |
Directions:Preheat oven to 375F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugars until combined. Beat in eggs and vanilla until light and fluffy (about 1 minute).
Mix in dry ingredients until just combined.
Add chocolate chips and nuts and mix well.
Roll dough into balls and place them evenly spaced on your prepared cookie sheets. I use a 1.5 tbsp cookie scoop for consistency. If you like larger cookies, you can use 2-3 tbsp of dough per ball.
Bake in preheated oven for 8-10 minutes. If baking two pans of cookies at the same time, I rotate the pans from top to bottom rack/vice versa about half way through. Remove from the oven when the cookies are just barely starting to turn brown, usually 8-9 minutes in. They won't look done but will continue to firm up as they sit on the baking pan for 2 to 5 minutes before moving to a cooling rack.
DO NOT OVERBAKE! This is the secret to these cookies turning out so yummy!
Cookies can be stored in an air-tight container for up to five days or in the freezer for up to 2 months. But, let's be honest...they won't last that long! |