Chocolate Chip Cookies

(From my friend Jenny White)
Cream:
1 cup unsalted butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup white sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs

In a separate bowl sift:
3 1/4 cups flour
1 1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp baking soda

Combine. Then add:
2 more tsp of vanilla
2 cups of chocolate chips

Form into balls and bake at 375 degrees for 7-9 minutes. Cool on racks.
These won at a Chocolate Chip Cookie "Throwdown"

(from Carrie: The best trick to these cookies is to NOT over-bake them.  Take them out just as the highest peaks are turning brown.  The cookie may look a little doughy still, but take them out!  For my oven, this is right at 7 1/2 minutes!  Butter notes: And I use salted butter all the time, and then add only 1 tsp of salt into the recipe.  Whatever you do, always use real butter. NO margarine!  And have it soft but not melted. This is my favorite cookie recipe, and is requested all the time!  And I sometimes add M&M's into the dough, along with the chocolate chips.  Yummy!)

(from Stacie- I used salted butter and don't add salt at all. I also like 3 c. of chocolate chips!)