ChocolateChipCookies

2 1/2c all-purpose flour
1tsp baking soda
1/4tsp salt
1 1/2c brown sugar, firmly packed
1c salted butter, softened
2 large eggs
2tsp vanilla extract
2c (12oz) semisweet chocolate chips
(for variation, add nuts, marshmallows &/or raisins)

Preheat oven to 300F.

1. In a medium bowl, whisk dry ingredients: flour, soda & salt. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl, mix sugar and butter to form a grainy paste.
3. Add eggs and vanilla extract and mix at medium speed until just blended. Do not overmix.
4. Add the dry ingredients and mix at low speed until just combined.
5. Fold in chocolate chips.
6. Use ice cream scooper or drop by rounded tablespoons onto an ungreased cookie sheet, two inches apart. As they bake, the cookies will spread quite a bit.
7. Bake for 18-22 minutes or until golden brown.
8. Transfer to a cool surface or cake rack to cool.

Yield: 2 1/2 dozen

Adopted from Mrs. Fields' Cookie Book.