Great Chocolate Chip Cookies

This is an awesome cookie worth the little extra work caused from only cooking 6 at a time and then cooling on paper toweling. You won't be disappointed, I guarantee it!

• Ready In: 22 mins
• Yields: 36 cookies

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)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Beat butter about 1 minute until fluffy.
3. Add sugars, vanilla and salt; beat until thick and pale.
4. Beat in egg until just blended.
5. Mix flour and baking soda together.
6. With spoon stir flour mixture into butter/sugar mixture.
7. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts.
8. Drop about 2 tablespoons dough per cookie on ungreased cookie sheet (6 per sheet).
9. Bake for 10-12 minutes until golden brown around edges and only lightly browned on top.
10. Cool on wire rack 2 to 3 minutes and then move to paper towels.
11. Leave on towels for another 5 minutes before moving to wire rack to finish cooling.
12. Be sure to completely cool cookie sheets before reusing.