Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened

¾ cup brown sugar

¾ cup granulated sugar

2 eggs

1 tbsp. vanilla

½ tsp. water

2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour

1 tsp. each of baking soda and baking powder

½ tsp. salt (if using unsalted butter)

2 cups chocolate chips

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 F.

Step 2

Cream the butter and sugars together. Add the eggs, one at a time, then the vanilla and water. Mix thoroughly.

Step 3

Mix the flour, baking soda. baking powder and salt in a small bowl. Pour dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix until just combined. Now stir in the chocolate chips.

Step 4

On parchment-lined cookie sheets, place evenly sized dollops of cookie batter down, leaving space around each for expansion. Bake for about 10 minutes, or until golden brown.