Entenmann's Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter
• 3/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup chopped walnuts, optional

Directions

1. Heat the oven to 375 degrees F, and cover several baking sheets with parchment paper. In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt, then put that bowl aside.
2. In a separate bowl, cream the butter with the brown sugar, white sugar and vanilla extract until the mixture looks pale and airy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each goes in.
3. Add the dry mixture to the butter mixture and stir just until it comes together. Fold in the chocolate chips and the nuts, if you are using them, and mix the dough until everything is evenly distributed.
4. Scoop rounded tablespoons of dough onto the lined baking sheets, leaving about 3-inches between each mound. Bake for about 10 minutes, until the edges are lightly golden.
5. Leave the cookies on the baking sheets for 2 minutes, then transfer them to wire cooling racks and let them cool completely.