Mrs. Hamilton's Chocolate Chip Cookies

How To Make

• 1

  Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• 2

  In large bowl, cream together softened butter and sugars on low speed. Add eggs, sour cream and vanilla. Mix on medium speed for 2 minutes.
• 3

  In medium bowl, stir together dry ingredients. Slowly add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture and mix just until incorporated. DO NOT OVER MIX.
• 4

  Stir in chocolate chips and nuts (if using).
• 5

  Use a 1/4 cup measure or large ice cream scoop and fill to heaping. Scoop dough out and roll into ball. Place 6 balls of dough, 3 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets.
• 6

  Place cookie sheets on two center oven racks. Bake 16 - 18 minutes, switching cookie sheet from top to bottom and turn each cookie sheet 180 degrees half-way through baking time. (Move top cookie sheet to bottom, move bottom cookie sheet to top AND turn each cookie sheet so the front edge [nearest the oven door] of the sheet is turned to the back of the oven.)
• 7

  Cool cookies for 2 minutes on sheet; move to cooling rack to cool completely.
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