Brown Sugar Chocolate Chip Cookies

Brown Sugar Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 pound (2 cups) unsalted butter

3 cups brown sugar

1 cup granulated sugar

4 eggs

2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 1/2 teaspoons salt

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 1/2 cups best-quality chocolate chips

Heat oven to 375° F.

Cream butter until smooth; add sugars. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Sift together dry ingredients, and slowly beat into wet mixture. Fold in chocolate chips.

Drop 2 to 3 tablespoons batter per cookie onto a well-greased baking sheets lined with baking mats or parchment; space batter about 2 inches apart for spreading.

Bake 8 to 10 minutes, until golden. Remove from baking sheets, and allow to cool on baking racks.

Makes 50