The Gourmet Mama

Chocolate chip cookies are one of the most popular cookies known to mankind and susprisingly enough…are one of the easiest to make as well. There are hundreds of recipes out there but the best one that I have come across so far is super simple. It started out as a recipe that I found on the back of a bag of chocolate chips but I have adapted it to the following recipe.

Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 cup butter or margarine…i use margarine but its really a personal preference.

1 cup brown sugar

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

2 cups chocolate chips

1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Cream together butter and sugar. Mix in eggs and vanilla. Combine flour and baking soda and mix into creamed mixture. Mix in chocolate chips and nuts.  Drop by the spoonful onto cookie sheet and bake at 375 degrees F.  for 10-12 minutes. See? Easy as pie!