Practically Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies

This is a recipe from some kind of consumer reporting group. They were talking to people about the best attributes of chocolate chip cookies. This is what they came up with.

• Ready In: 1 hr 30 mins
• Serves: 40

Ingredients

• 2 1⁄4 cups flour
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 3⁄4 cup white sugar
• 3⁄4 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1  cup butter, at room temperature
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2  large eggs
• 1 (12 ounce) package  semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 375°F
2. Mix flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl and set aside.
3. Mix the 2 sugars with a portable mixer, gradually add the butter. Mixing first at low speed then at high speed until it's pale, light, and very fluffy.
4. Add the vanilla, then the eggs gradually until mix looks creamed in not curdled.
5. Gradually add the flour, baking soda, and salt. First mixing at low speed building up to high speed.
6. Add the chocolate chips and mix briefly.
7. Drop by Tablespoonful onto ungreased cookie sheet.
8. Bake until the cookies are pale, golden brown.(approx 9 min).
9. Remove and let them cool on a rack.