Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookies

By Addie

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 (12-ounce) package semisweet chocolate morsels

Details

Servings 5
Adapted from keyingredient.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat first 3 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla, beating until blended.

2. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl; gradually add to butter mixture, beating well. Stir in morsels. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto parchment paper-lined baking sheets.

3. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 14 minutes or to desired degree of doneness. Let cool on baking sheets 1 minute. Remove to wire racks, and cool completely. Store in airtight containers.

Pecan-Chocolate Chip Cookies: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan 8 to 10 minutes or until toasted and fragrant. Proceed with recipe as directed, stirring in toasted pecans with morsels.

Oatmeal-Raisin Chocolate Chip Cookies: Reduce flour to 2 cups. Proceed with recipe as directed, stirring 1 cup uncooked quick-cooking oats into dry ingredients in Step 2 and 1 cup raisins with morsels.