Ingredients

• 3 1/4 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
• 3/4 C granulated sugar
• 3/4 C packed brown sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 large eggs
• 2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips.
• 1 cup chopped nuts (optional)
• Preheat oven to 375.
• NOT IN MIXER: combine flour, baking soda, salt.
• In mixer: beat butter, sugars, and vanilla until creamy. Add eggs, one
• at a time, beating thoroughly between them.
• Gradually beat in flour mixture.
• Manually stir in nuts and chips.
• Drop rounded spoons onto sheet.