Ultimate High-Altitude Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

• 3.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.5 teaspoons salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter , softened
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2. 2

   Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl.

3. 3

   Beat butter, white sugar, and brown sugar in a mixing bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Mix in eggs, one at a time, then stir in vanilla. Add flour mixture and beat just until incorporated. Stir in chocolate chips until evenly distributed. Drop heaping teaspoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart onto the ungreased baking sheets.

4. 4

   Bake in the preheated oven until the edges begin to turn golden, 12 to 15 minutes. Allow cookies to cool for a few minutes on the baking sheets before removing to wire racks to cool completely.