Bret's Recipe Collection

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:

3cups all-purpose flour
1teaspoon baking soda
½teaspoon baking powder
1teaspoon salt
1cup butter, unsalted
1cup granulated sugar
1cup brown sugar, packed
2teaspoons vanilla
2eggs
2cups chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 375° F. Line baking sheets with parchment.

Stir together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside. In a mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugars until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla, and beat until creamy. Gradually beat in the dry ingredients, then stir in the chocolate chips until distributed evenly.

Ball up about 1½ to 2 tablespoons of dough and place on baking sheet spaced every 3½‑inches. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, removing a sheet just as the cookies are starting to turn brown. Allow to rest on the baking sheet for 2 minutes, then move to a cooling rack. Yield: about 3 dozen.