INGREDIENTS
2¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
¾ cup sugar
¾ cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
1 12-ounce package (2 cups) Nestlé semi-sweet chocolate morsels
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)
PREPARATION
Preheat oven to 375.
In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, combine butter, sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla extract. Beat until creamy. Beat in eggs. Gradually add flour mixture. Stir in semi-sweet chocolate morsels and nuts.
Form and drop rounded tablespoons of cookie dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake for 9 to 11 minutes. Makes about five dozen cookies 2¼ inches around.
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