Delicious and Easy Chocolate Chip Cookies

I love these cookies! They stay so soft for days after you make them. Plus, they're easy to make. Here's what you'll need.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter (I used Country Crock spread)
• 3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 (12 ounce) bag semisweet chocolate chips, or chunks
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt

*you can also add in chopped nuts. This time I added in some walnuts.*

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone sheets (saves so much cleaning time!).

Put the butter in a microwave safe bowl, cover and microwave on medium until melted (about a minute or so). Cool slightly. Whisk the sugars, eggs, butter and vanilla in a large bowl until smooth. Whisk the flour, baking soda, and salt in another bowl. Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients with a wooden spoon; be careful not to over mix (no clue what this means, but I was cautious for some mysterious over mixing.) Stir in the chocolate chips or chunks.

Scoop heaping tablespoons of the dough onto the prepared pans. Wet hands slightly (man does this make a difference) and roll the dough into balls. Space the cookies about 2 inches apart on the pans. Bake, until golden, but still soft in the center, 12-15 minutes, depending on how chewy or crunchy you like your cookies. Transfer hot cookies with a spatula to a rack to cool. Serve.

If you make them, let me know how they turned out! I have to literally keep Tony away from them or else five are gone in minutes!