for classic chocolate chip cookies Ingredients 1 cup 2 sticks unsalted butter softened 1 cup brown sugar packed cup granulated sugar 2 large eggs 2 tsp vanilla extract 2 cups a l l -purpose flour 1 tsp baking soda tsp salt 2 cups chocolate chips Instructions 1 Preheat the oven to 350 F 175 C Line a baking sheet with parchment paper 2 Cream the butter and sugars in a large bowl until light and fluffy 3 Add eggs and vanilla mixing well 4 Whisk together flour baking soda and salt in a separate bowl Gradually add this to the wet mixture until just combined 5 Fold in the chocolate chips 6 Scoop t a b l e s p o o n -sized portions of dough onto the baking sheet spacing them about 2 inches apart 7 Bake for 1 0 -12 minutes or until the edges are golden