classic chocolate chip cookies

everybody needs a chocolate chip cookie recipe in their repertoire

ingredients

• 1 cup salted butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 cups chocolate chips

instructions

1. preheat oven to 375 degrees
2. in one bowl, mix dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder) and set aside
3. in another bowl, mix together butter and sugar until they're nice & creamy, then mix in eggs and vanilla. mix everything thoroughly so it's nice and creamy
4. dump the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix it all together until thoroughly combined
5. then add the chocolate chips and mix some more
6. scoop out a spoonful of dough at a time and plunk them onto cookie sheets lined with parchment
7. put them in oven for about 8 to 10 minutes and take them out before they turn brown. they will appear to be undercooked. THAT IS GOOD. take them out of the oven and let them sit for a few minutes, and then transfer them to a cooling rack if you have one.
8. when they reach room temperature they should be moist and gooey, but they should not fall apart in your hands. eat! eat!