Best Big Chocolate Chip Cookies

By acampman

Ingredients

• 20 tbsp. (2 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups packed tight-brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp. Vanilla extract
• 3 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tsp. Baking soda
• 1 1/2 tsp. Salt
• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips; or 12 ounces good-quality dark chocolate, broken into pieces

Details

Servings 18

Preparation

Step 1

Position your oven racks sot that one is in the center, and preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Cream the butter and sugar together in a big bowl, using the whisk attachment of an electric mixer on high speed (or a study wire whisk), until they are fluffy and light lemon-yellow in color, about 5 minutes. With the mixer on low speed, beat in the eggs one at a time, than the vanilla. In a separate, medium-size bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda, and salt together. Gradually add this to wet ingredients, using the paddle attachment of your mixer on low speed (or stirring with a wooden spoon) until no flour is