Chocolate Chip Cookies

Yield: 35 cookies
Source: Cookies Unlimited

Ingredients:

• 1 1/4 c all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 8 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 c firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1/4 c granulated sugar
• 1 ea egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 c semisweet chocolate chips
• 3 oz (3/4 c) coarsely chooped walnut or pecan pieces

Directions:

1. Set the rackes in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheated to 375 degrees.
2. In a bowl, combine the flour, salt and baking soda; sitir well to mix.
3. In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until combined, then beat in the egg and vanilla, beating until smooth. Don't overbeat.
4. Remove the bowl from the mixer and with large rubber spatula stir in the flour mixture. Stir in the chips and optional nuts.
5. Dtop tablespoonfuls of the dough 2 or 3 inches apart on the prepared pans.
6. Bake the cookies for 12 to 15 minutes, or utnil they are deep gold and firm.
7. Slide the paper off the pans onto racks.
8. After the cookies have cooled, detach them from paper and store them between sheets or parchement or wax paper in a tin or plastic container with tight-fitting cover.