Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1.5 tsp vanilla extract
2.25 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 375.

2. Using a mixer, cream together butter and sugar. Add the eggs and mix together. Pour in vanilla and mix until combined.

3. In a medium bowl, pour flour, baking soda and salt. Mix with a fork until completely combined.

4. Slowly add flour mixture to butter mixture, mixing each time until combined before adding more of the flour mixture.

5. Fold in the chocolate chips with a spatula.

6. Drop dough onto cookie sheets in rounded tablespoonfuls placed about two inches apart.

7. Bake 8-11 minutes (mine took 9-10 minutes), until lightly golden brown. Remove from oven and allow to cool on cookie sheets for 5 minutes before transferring cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.

Makes approximately 3 dozen cookies.