TRADITIONAL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKES

TRADITIONAL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKES

PREHEAT oven to 375° F
CREAM together:	1 cup butter or margarine, softened ¾ cup granulated [white] sugar ¾ cup golden brown sugar
BEAT in : and then	2 eggs 2 tsp vanilla
COMBINE, then add:	2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp baking soda 1tsp salt
Stir in	2 cups chopped nuts & chocolate chips
Drop by teaspoonful onto un-greased baking sheets and bake 8 to 10 minutes just until golden brown.
FoodNotes: The higher the brown sugar content, the higher the flour content needs to be. Best to work with no more than 3 cups of flour per batch as it is difficult to fold it in without overworking the dough and making it tough. Betty Crocker recipe substitutes shortening for half of the butter. Most recipes have ratios of sugar: fat = 1.5:1 and flour: fat = 2.25:1. Eggs are a variable - they affect texture. The more eggs, the more cake-like the texture.