My Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

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his recipe is painted on an antique sign that I have hanging in my kitchen. I modified it slightly to better explain the technique. It produces wonderful chocolate chip cookies  (about two dozen)!

Ingredients:

• 2 ¼ cups All-purpose flour
• 1tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp. salt
• 1 cup butter, softened (I like to use Kerrygold unsalted and at room temperature it makes a big difference in the outcome)
• ¾ cup sugar
• ¾ cup Brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup, semi-sweet chocolate chip morsels (Although I use high quality milk chocolate)

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees (350 if convection – and convection works better)
• Sift and combine flour, baking soda and salt, set aside
• In a mixer, or another bowl, beat butter and sugar until creamed
• Add brown sugar and vanilla, continue mixing
• Beat in eggs, one at a time
• Gradually stir in flour mixture – do not over-mix the dry and wet ingredients
• Drop by spoonful onto an ungreased cookie sheet about 2 -3-inches apart
• Bake at 375 degrees (or 350 convection) about 7-12 minutes, until the edges become golden brown
• Remove and cool on a cooling rack