Giant Chocolate Chip Cookies

by Rachel
from Virtuous Daughters, September 2009~Volume 9, Number 6

• 1 1/2 c. margarine or butter          
• 1 1/4 c. granulated sugar
• 1 1/4 c. packed brown sugar         
• 1 T. vanilla
• 2 eggs   
• 4 c. flour
• 2 tsp. Baking soda            
• 1/2 tsp. Salt
• 4 c. chocolate chips 

Preheat oven to 350. In a large bowl, place softened butter or margarine, sugar, brown sugar, vanilla, and eggs. Mix with an electric mixer until creamy. In a medium-sized bowl, place flour, baking soda, and salt. Stir with a whisk or eating fork to combine. Add flour mixture to butter mixture. Stir using a wooden spoon. Dough will be stiff. Add chocolate chips. Stir with wooden spoon. Place dough into level 1/4 cup measuring cup. Drop onto ungreased cookie sheets 2 inches apart (about 9-12 on a tray). Don’t crowd or they will run into each other. Flatten slightly with a fork. Bake 12-15 minutes or until light brown. Remove from oven. Place cookie tray on a cooling rack for 5-10 minutes. Remove cookies to the cooling rack to finish cooling.