Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

Most of my cookie recipes I do not use white sugar. Makes everything hard and crunchy and adds extra sweetness that is not necessary. Sugar overload! I always prefer the soft more biscuit like cookie so we just use brown sugar in most of our cookies unless it will totally change the flavor.

Today I made a batch of chocolate chip cookies with my little baker assistant Domenic. The photos are courtesy of Kiera getting picture happy with my phone.

Chocolate Chip Cookies
Preheat oven to 375 degrees

Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (unbleached)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt (do not use if you are using salted butter)
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups bittersweet chocolate chips

Directions:
In a small bowl combine flour, baking soda and salt (if using).

In a large bowl cream together butter and brown sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla until well combined. Add flour mixture until mixed together well. Stir in chocolate chips.
**I usually do not add them but you can always add 1 cup of chopped walnuts when you add the chocolate chips.**

Drop dough in rounded tablespoons on a cookie sheet.

Bake until golden around the edges. About 10 minutes

Let cool on the pan for a minute before transferring them to a cooling rack with your spatula.

Makes 3 dozen cookies.

Enjoy!