This recipe is a great recipe to make a some great chocolate chip cookies. It uses ingredients that can be found in most kitchens. All you need to do is gather all the ingredients, put them into a big bowl and mix them by hand or with a mixer! These cookies are great to eat fresh out of the oven or as a quick snack later on!

EQUIPMENT

• measuring sppons
• measuring cups
• electric stand or hand mixer
• spatula
• small or medium sized scoop
• baking parchment
• baking sheet

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup salted butter softned
• 1 cup white (granulated) sugar
• 1 cup light brown sugar packed
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 3 cups all-purpose flour OR pastry flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1⁄2 tsp baking powder
• 1⁄2 tsp salt
• 2 cups chocolate chips (mini, regular, or chunks) OR chopped chocolate

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a baking pan with parchment paper and set aside.
2. In a separate bowl mix flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder. Set aside.
3. Cream together butter and sugars until combined.
4. Beat in eggs and vanilla until fluffy.
5. Mix in the dry ingredients until combined.
6. Add 12 oz package of chocolate chips and mix well.
7. Roll 2-3 TBS (depending on how large you like your cookies) of dough at a time into balls and place them evenly spaced on your prepared cookie sheets. (alternately, use a small cookie scoop to make your cookies).
8. Bake in preheated oven for approximately 8-10 minutes. Take them out when they are just BARELY starting to turn brown.
9. Let them sit on the baking pan for 2 minutes before removing to cooling rack.