Cookies Recipe
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Ingredients
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Dry Ingredients
Wet Ingredients
Add-ins
Method
Preparation
- 1
Preheat the Oven
Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- 2
Mix Dry Ingredients
In a medium bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt until well combined.
Mixing
- 3
Cream Butter and Sugars
In a large mixing bowl, use an electric mixer to cream together the unsalted butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- 4
Add Eggs and Vanilla
Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla extract until fully incorporated.
- 5
Combine Wet and Dry Ingredients
Gradually add the dry ingredient mixture to the wet mixture, mixing until just combined.
Adding Ingredients
- 6
Add Chocolate Chips and Nuts
Fold in the chocolate chips and chopped nuts (if using) until evenly distributed throughout the dough.
Baking
- 7
Scoop and Bake
Using a cookie scoop or tablespoon, drop rounded tablespoons of dough onto ungreased baking sheets, leaving space between each cookie. Bake in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are golden brown.
- 8
Cool
Remove cookies from the oven and allow them to cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.