Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies

3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup butter (no margarine)
1 Tbsp. vanilla
2 eggs, slightly beaten
3 cups flour
3/4 tsp. baking soda
3/4 tsp. salt
3 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, combine sugars. Add in butter and cream together with the sugar. Add vanilla and eggs. Mix together. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to the creamed mixture. Mix well (the dough will be stiff). Add the chocolate chips. Line the cookie sheets with parchment paper. (IMPORTANT! This keeps the bottoms from burning and the edges of the cookies from spreading. Just try it!) Drop dough by rounded tablespoon onto the cookie sheets. Bake 10-12 minutes. Remove from oven and cool on wire racks. Enjoy!



I found this recipe a few years ago on the internet. I wasn't having much success baking cookies, so I decided to figure out what I was doing wrong. When I follow all of the directions in this recipe, they turn out just right every time. I like to use parchment paper when I bake any kind of cookie now. I like how they turn out.