Ingredients:

•  2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup packed light-brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons of pure vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 2 cups (about 12 oz) semisweet and or milk chocolate chips 

Preparation:

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

   My grandmother makes the sweetest cookies. They always taste the same, but i don't know how she does it. She never uses any measuring utencils. She just adds a little of this or a sprinkle of that or maybe a hanful of something else. I remember when we once made chocolate chip cookies together for Thanksgiving. It was the year 2008, I was eleven years old at the time. My grandmother did not have a very high tech stove at the time, so it didn't beep whenever it was ready. I would ask her how she knew it was ready and she would tell me she just knew.

   In a small bowl, whisk together the flour and baking soda; set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the butter with both sugars;

   Cooking was a nonstop thing. It seemed that when we finished doing one thing, we started on another. She never really let me cook anything. She would always have me to pass her this or hand her that. I got really upset because I wanted to actually make the food. So she told me she would let me mix the ingredients in the bowl with the mixer. She gave me this lecture on how I have to start out with the mixer on low, and how I had to go slow and gradually speed up. I was so excited about getting to use the mixer, I wasn't really listening to what she was saying.

   Beat on medium speed until light and fluffy. Reduce speed to low; add the salt, vanilla, and eggs. Beat until well mixed, about 1 minute. Add flour mixture; mix until just combined. Stir in the chocolate chips. She then left out of the kitchen. I then turned the mixer on hitgh speedand just put it in the bowl. Food was everywhere. I then turned off the mixer, and before I could get a towel, she walked back into the kitchen. She was so angry at me.

   Drop heaping tablespoon-size balls of dough about 2 inches apart on baking sheets lined with parchment paper.Bake until cookies are golden around the edges, but still soft in the center, 8 to 10 minutes. Even though she was upset with me, we still made the cookies together.

   Remove from oven, and let cool on baking sheet 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack, and let cool completely. Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature up to 1 week.