Really Good Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 c of butter, softened

1/2 c white sugar

1 1/2 c brown sugar

2 eggs

2 1/2 c flour

2 tsp vanilla extract

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp cream of tartar

1/2 tsp salt (omit if you used salted butter)

2 cups chocolate chips

 

Pre-heat oven to 350. Cream together butter, white sugar and brown sugar, stir in eggs one at a time.

Whisk or sift dry ingredients together, add to your wet ingredients a little at a time. Stir in chocolate chips.

Roll dough into walnut sized balls and drop onto an un-greased cookie sheet. Bake 10 - 12 minutes, removing
as soon as they are starting to brown. Allow to cool for 5 minutes on baking sheet before moving to a rack to finish cooling.

Makes 4 dozen cookies.