Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

• 2¼ C flour
• ¾ C sugar
• ¾ C brown sugar
• ½ lb butter (2 sticks)
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 tsp salt
• 12 oz chocolate chips
• 2 eggs
• ½ C chopped nuts (optional)

Directions

1. Mix Wet: Melt butter. Stir in sugars, then add eggs one at a time, mixing well. Add vanilla and blend thoroughly.
2. Add Dry: Mix in flour, salt, and baking soda until smooth.
3. Fold In: Stir in chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, mint chips, and nuts to taste.
4. Bake: Scoop dough onto a baking sheet in 2-tbs mounds, spacing about ½" apart. Bake at 3757degF for 7-9 minutes.
5. Cool: Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

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