Super Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

Everyone loves a great chocolate chip cookie, but not everyone likes theirs the same. Some like them chewy, some like them crispy, some like them soft. You can start with a great recipe, such as the good old Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe, and tweak it in order to get the consistency of cookie you want. My brilliant Sister-In-Law gave me the tip to double the flour in the original recipe. That's how you end up with soft, fluffy cookies! Don't be scared to experiment with the amount of flour. You'll feel like a professional baker when they turn out amazing!
 

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (Doubled to 4 1/2 cups for soft batch)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 1 (12 ounce) package NESTLE® TOLL HOUSE® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
• 1 cup chopped nuts (optional) - I omitted these

Directions

1. PREHEAT oven to 375 degrees F.
2. COMBINE flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl until creamy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in morsels and nuts. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.
3. BAKE for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.

Some helpful hints:

• Don't bother making these if you don't have a stand-up mixer. The dough will be pretty tough to hand mix.
• Use mini semi-sweet chocolate chips. They're much easier to stir into the dough and you don't need the full 12 oz. (I used about 8 oz.)
• Use your hands to roll the dough into 1" balls and flatten them with your palm a bit to help them bake all the way through. The dough doesn't spread much at all, so you can place them about 2" apart after flattening.
• To make these GF, use a GF baking mix. If you use Pamela's (which in my opinion is the best) make sure to cut down on the butter a bit.

 Recipe Source: http://burkulater.blogspot.com/2009/12/super-soft-chocolate-chip-cookies.html