Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
Makes about 4 dozen

• 3 Cups All-Purpose Flour
• 1 Tsp Baking Soda
• 1 Tsp Salt
• 1 Cup (2 sticks) Butter (room temperature)
• 1 1/2 Cup Light Brown Sugar (tightly packed)
• 1 Cup Sugar
• 3 Tsp Vanilla Extract
• 2 Eggs (room temperature)
• 1 Bag Chocolate Chips (sem-sweet, milk, dark, your choice)

1. Adjust baking rack to top rack and preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Mix flour, baking soda and salt together in a seperate bowl
3. Cream the butter and sugars together on low speed with a stand mixer (using a paddle attachment) for about 3 minutes. Make sure you scrape the sides of the bowl as you go. 
4. Add the vanilla and eggs and beat on low speed for 15 seconds until just blended. (don't over-blend)
5. On low speed, add the flour mixture. Add a 1/2 a cup at a time and beat until blended, still scraping the sides as you go.
6. Add the chocolate chips and mix together using a thick spatula or wooden spoon.
7. Using an air-bake cookie sheet or a regular cookie lined sheet with parchment paper or silicone mats, spoon the dough, using a large cookie scooper or a tablespoon, 2 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheets.
8. Bake for 11-13 minutes or until golden brown around the edges but still soft, almost underdone-looking, in the center. To ensure even baking, turn the sheets front to back and switch racks halfway through.
9. Remove the sheets from the oven and carefully slide the parchment or silicone mats directly onto a work surface. When cookies are set, remove them to a cooling rack. Wait at least 5 minutes before serving or 20 minutes before storing in an airtight container for up to 3 days at room temperature.

Side notes

These are the world's best homemade chocolate chip cookies, hands down. Any time I make a batch I have to make at least 4 batches because everyone wants some. My coworkers, my honey's coworkers, some for the neighbors, etc. I hear I'm famous for my cookies. Seriously.